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I need to get a whip so I can do this. People are going to be out here making a killing with this uber **** this summer
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fact. i think they make since now than they used. plus you guys gotta consider during tax time, they have to report themselves as independent contractorsNo driver is making $90K.
If you live in SF you know how awesome/useful Uber and Lyft are for that particular city. Now, you don't need a designated driver, you don't need to worry about parking, you can order a ride anywhere with your smart phone, etc. Also, it is significantly cheaper and easier to use than a taxi (since they now do carpool type services). I don't know if it is great everywhere else but it is 10/10 in SF.
fact. i think they make since now than they used. plus you guys gotta consider during tax time, they have to report themselves as independent contractorsNo driver is making $90K.
I prefer the back. Most of my passengers have taken the back, but a few have taken the front. I dont mind which they do personally, its a little weird to drive with someone in the back even if a passenger tbh.
I prefer the back. Most of my passengers have taken the back, but a few have taken the front. I dont mind which they do personally, its a little weird to drive with someone in the back even if a passenger tbh.
This.
When I did my first ride, I was kind of confused as to why the people were sitting in the back but I thought about it and this is a taxi service if you think about it. None of my passengers have ever sat in the front.
Not sure what you guys think of the people you drive. Some of the conversations I have overheard and the things they talk about.
This is a lot of wear and tear on your car, not to mention a high risk of accidents.
Handle your business if you need some quick cash though!
[h1]A Philadelphia journalist went undercover as an Uber driver — here's how much she made[/h1]
Last year, Uber claimed its full-time New York City UberX drivers were making a median wage of about $90,000 a year.
Drivers responded by telling Business Insider's Maya Kosoff that they were often making less than minimum wage, with yearly earnings in the range of $10,000 to $41,000.
When UberX arrived in Philadelphia, Emily Guendelsberger, a senior staff writer at the Philadelphia City Paper, became curious about how much drivers would make.
So in January, she went undercover.
In an article in the Philadelphia City Paper, she explains that on her first trip as a driver, the money looked good:
As I let him off at 30th Street Station, he waves goodbye and thanks me, and says he's rating me five stars. The fare pops up on my phone: $10.85. The price of almost two beers for 15 minutes of driving! And if my neighbor had taken a cab, with tip, it would have been an even $20.
But in the long run, Guendelsberger found that the numbers didn't add up. One reason was Uber's massive fare cut, which took place just before she started driving. And since UberX drivers aren't licensed with the company and use their own cars, expenses such as insurance and gas add up, while the car's value depreciates.
Over the course of 100 rides, her hourly rate averaged out to $17. But after subtracting the 28% cut that Uber takes and 19% for car-related expenses, her actual pay ended up being $9.34 an hour.
She writes:
Driving for UberX isn't the worst-paying job I've ever had. I made less scooping ice cream as a 15-year-old, if you don't adjust for inflation. If I worked 10 hours a day, six days a week with one week off, I'd net almost $30,000 a year before taxes.
But if I wanted to net that $90,000 a year figure that so many passengers asked about, I would only have to work, let's see ...
27 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Though Guendelsberger concludes that Uber's business model isn't good for drivers, she admits that passengers benefit from the company's massive growth.
Not only is the service better than with traditional taxi companies, but the prices are generally lower, too.
"Whatever my reservations about Uber as a driver, it really, really is better for riders," she writes.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-driver-earnings-2015-5#ixzz3a113k0iI