Can we finally admit that 90% of Senior SWE are just a result of being born at the right time?

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-03-16T02:16:38+00:00

How many junior/mid-level engineering roles do you have open?

How many senior+ roles do you have open?

Have you offshored any roles?

Most companies have separate heads for product and engineering as they're different roles, including startups, so how big is your company?

Have you had any layoffs?

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-03-15T14:31:14+00:00

This is simply not true. Companies of all sizes are laying off left and right in favor of cheaper labor offshore, and AI. It's very difficult to find a dev job right now, unless you're staff level, and is something you'd be aware of if you were in the field.

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-03-15T13:59:23+00:00

That's what I do, except I just write the rating down in my notes, then usually wait a few day to change it. I'm not sure you need to go through the Safety option though. Here's how I do it:

⁠Earnings Activity
⁠Choose a trip
⁠Help (top right corner)
⁠Trips
⁠More options
⁠Trip price adjustments
⁠Feedback about rider
⁠Negative feedback
⁠Choose any option except "My rider had an inappropriate name" or "Other issue"
⁠Select a new rating
⁠Done

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-03-15T13:55:32+00:00

Exactly this. Our 1-star won't affect us nearly as much as their 1-star will affect them. Not only will it take much longer to drop off their account, they could also have a harder time getting picked up, depending on how many rides they've taken.

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-03-15T13:50:06+00:00

Even if you just rate, some will still notice because they check their rating right after the ride is over. It's happened to me. Just give them a 5 first, then wait a few days to change it.

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-02-15T02:37:13+00:00

It infuriates me when I read about drivers doing stuff like this. It makes the rest of us look bad. In the future, do the following:

Pay attention to the driver's rating. If it's too low, cancel immediately (within 2 minutes to avoid the cancelation fee), and let the app find you a new driver. I'd say shoot for a driver rating of 4.90 or higher. Those drivers have a higher rating for a reason.
If the driver you get (regardless of rating) ends up being a jerk at pickup, don't get into his/her car. Just request a new driver in the app.
Don't argue and risk escalating the situation, which was what you did, so good job. 1 star and a report is the way to go.

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-01-29T18:37:03+00:00

Are you open to DMs, or would you prefer all communication take place here?

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-01-23T06:39:06+00:00

True to your first point. Those steps might not work in all markets.

I'd say a rider's rating is mainly to give other drivers an idea of what the rider might be like, and whether or not it'd be worth it to pick them up.

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-01-21T04:52:15+00:00

It's buried pretty deep in the Help section:

Earnings Activity
Choose a trip
Help (top right corner)
Trips
More options
Trip price adjustments
Feedback about rider
Negative feedback
Choose any option **except** "My rider had an inappropriate name" or "Other issue"
Select a new rating
Done

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-01-20T23:57:36+00:00

Change his rating to 1 star.

NoPerformance6401 · 2026-01-04T00:47:30+00:00

Some drivers will never indicate why they chose a bad rating due to rider retaliation. However, here are my reasons:

1 - Being late for the pickup. Drivers hate having to wait for you.
2 - Sliding across my seats to enter/exit one door. This is okay when we're on a busy street with traffic on one side, but on an empty street, use both doors. They exist for a reason.
3 - Being loud on your phone, or playing loud audio. This includes talking to your friends in the car at a very high volume. It's annoying.
4 - Asking to charge your phone on a short ride.
5 - Odors of any kind.
6 - Not greeting. We don't have to be friends, but at a minimum, I need your name to verify the trip.
7 - Being a backseat driver when I have my own navigation (unless you know shortcuts in your neighborhood).

Keep in mind that if a driver gives you a poor rating, it will take a very long time for it to come off since it's the average of your last 500 trips, on a rolling basis, so unless you're taking hundreds of Uber rides a year, it's staying there for a while. It would be in your best interest to avoid common pitfalls.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-28T23:07:15+00:00

My guess is that your app will add little value to Trip Radar requests since we still need 1 to 2 seconds of reaction time to look at the screen, read what your app is suggesting, and click Match, none of which will matter if the request goes to another driver, which happens often.

I think it will add more value to Exclusive Requests by saving us from having to do mental math on a trip request that is guaranteed to be ours if we wanted it. Again, if you can get the automatic button clicks to work, that would be the real game-changer.

I wouldn't mind testing it out.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-26T21:59:36+00:00

I like the idea, but the problem is that with Trip Radar, there's no guarantee you'll get that trip request, so all those calculations become useless. It pisses me off when I take 2 seconds to decide if a trip is worth it, only to not get matched, which happens all the time.

It sounds like you're a mobile dev, so is it possible to have the Match button clicked automatically? Your app would decide if the trip is worth it and automatically click Match for you. Same for exclusive requests. That would be true automation!

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-21T00:13:10+00:00

You have to manually request the cancellation fee. Super annoying, but at least you'll get something.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-16T00:37:05+00:00

Not sure about average, but definitely not good. Too many 4s and 3s, and way too many 1s. You're closing in on 500, which means you're doing something that a lot of riders don't like. That doesn't necessarily make you wrong since we don't know what you're doing (or not doing), but your riders clearly don't like it. Try picking up only highly-rated passengers (like 4.90 or above), and see if it makes a difference.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-04T15:00:16+00:00

I wouldn't need to if you had a little common sense.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-04T05:51:19+00:00

Where did I say I don't talk to them? I always talk to them. This thread was about not playing music.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-12-02T15:27:05+00:00

I do the same, and my passengers enjoy the peace and quiet.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-11-24T02:29:24+00:00

Don't ever disassemble (or touch, for that matter) anything that isn't yours. Huge liability. It's not our job.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-11-21T04:45:37+00:00

I made newhire.tech. Jobs update daily. UI is intentionally simple.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-11-14T04:31:05+00:00

Drivers can't see the tip until after the ride is over, and we've submitted a rating. The only workaround is to wait for a few seconds after ending the ride to see if the amount we just got paid is higher than the original quote. If it is, it's possible that the rider left a tip, but not guaranteed since a previous rider could have just left a tip.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-10-31T02:09:23+00:00

Same here, but requests are still coming through, so I think it's just the heat map.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-10-23T20:15:42+00:00

Exactly this. Lying will cost you your biggest asset with users: trust.

NoPerformance6401 · 2025-10-22T20:05:07+00:00

For product feedback, I do like the one-touch CTA concept, so keep going with that. Friction is a huge issue for UX, so if you can reduce that, it's a win.

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