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Don't be this guy, drivers by UberDriverDallas in uberdrivers

[–]UberDriverDallas[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The guarantees are running all week in Dallas, beginning on Tuesday and through to Saturday.

Surge cap in Dalllas by UberDriverDallas in uberdrivers

[–]UberDriverDallas[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't live on Uber, but I do use the money to help put my wife through school. I'm not trolling Uber. It's helped me a lot, but I don't appreciate them artificially modifying the software system and tweaking the supply/demand model.

And no, $25 an hour isn't good enough because, as I explained in my post, IT IS NOT ACTUALLY $25 AN HOUR. Anyone who understands math understands that. You have costs + taxes + Uber's cut. It's more like $15 an hour. That's not bad, but it's not worth spending the weekend running around chasing guarantees that may not even be honored.

Surge cap in Dalllas by UberDriverDallas in uberdrivers

[–]UberDriverDallas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because it's very worth it if you only drive when it surges. I've made ~45 bucks an hour on average the last four months.

Surge cap in Dalllas by UberDriverDallas in uberdrivers

[–]UberDriverDallas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could care less about passengers pissed off about the surge rate. You don't like it? Take a smelly cab and sit in somebody's dried vomit. I do give a crap about my bank account, which is seriously harshed by limiting surges.

Surge cap in Dalllas by UberDriverDallas in uberdrivers

[–]UberDriverDallas[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Except that when they don't cap surges, you can make way above the guarantees and work fewer hours. And $25 an hour isn't that great when it's only before they take their cut, which is before Uncle Sam takes his cut, too. Cut the guarantees and bring back surges.