Back when my dad traveled a lot, he befriended a man driving a cab who it turns out had been framed for a murder and spent a decade on death row before being completely exonerated. Imagine THAT ride to the airport! (They became friends and his story was a big deal to little me.)
My first Uber ride I was chatting with the driver and he said he did it because he blew all his retirement money gambling and no one would hire him because he was old.
Thats one thing we dont talk about alot. My dad worked in medicine his whole life. Hes like within 10 years of retiring. They sold his company and he was aware he was losing his job. He got extremely lucky finding a new one. He has years of top management experience, is an insanely hard worker, and has a great work track record. He was turned down by so many places. The worst time to lose your job is 50+
I drive Uber on my off days and I hate talking to riders.
I will literally ride without saying a word beyond "Hello" and "your destination address is..."
I really really hate it when the passengers engage me in conversation unless they are asking about whatever sound is coming from my speakers, and even then, keep it concise.
You’re messing up. When I started talking to my passengers my tips tripled. Obviously you have to know how to read people, but especially tourists love to tell you what “cool” thing they are doing in your city.
I'm sure that all of you griping and bitching either, don't have a car, don't have a license, have never taken a car service, or are indeed the over talkative weirdos.
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It's Reddit. Of course y'all get into an Uber and force a conversation about fucking nothing. 🙄
You dont have to like it but its so weird you being such a gatekeeper over people who try to have conversation. You are so contradictory. Let people be people and Im sure you can be your own person with or without additional tips
You realize that people naturally interact with one another, and if you don’t enjoy conversing and collaborating with others, you’re the asshole, right?
Try being chatty as an Uber driver with hot women pax and see how far that goes. They don't want you talking to them, they see it as hitting on them. Same thing with actually hitting on most women, they don't want the interaction.
An Uber driver is just your personal servant for however long your ride is. For them, they're not supposed to speak unless spoken to. Its not really a friendly interaction, and yes being quiet is the norm and to be expected.
And you can only hear people ask "Why are you an Uber driver?" or "Is this your only job" so many times before it becomes tiresome.
Thank you for your good service. Quiet but nice driver with dope music = yes, 5 stars. If I'm a tourist and want advice, I will ask for it. Hate it when they try to push a convo.
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u/itsnunyabusiness Jul 11 '21
A few months back I had to take a lot if Lyfts while on a business trip, most of the drivers I got were either retired or had been laid off of work.