Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera...
by atoav on Monday November 25, 2019 @06:59PM
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To be honest I’d feel pretty shitty about leaving a bad review for a driver. It would feel like leaving a bad review for your DHL guy: unless they are downright wreckless, I see them as poor souls in bad jobs, that try to squeeze them out.
It is human to not do a shit job perfectly all the time and I won’t make their day any shitier, just because they hurt my sensitive soul by not treating me like a member of the royal family.
I’d rather blame the systems that organize their days.
Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera...
by bbulkow on Monday November 25, 2019 @07:37PM
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I give non-fives for cheating ( extending pickup or dropoff ), serious safety issues ( falling asleep and drifting out of lane ), and impersonating ( a different person than registered to drive ). The platform should be able to detect the first cheating problem, the other two are much harder and should have customer input.
I doubt that there are many Uber drivers that do it long term. Eventually at some point they have to realize that they're making peanuts (if not operating at a loss) after they factor in routine AND long-term maintenance costs of their vehicle. Or they simply get 'real' jobs and were using Uber between jobs or to supplement income temporarily.
The people I know that have personally done driving for these services has done it in addition to full-time work, largely hoping to earn decent extra money from tips.