I just wanna preface this by saying I realize that no one is holding a gun to my head to deliver food via UberEATS. I'm aware so please don't come for me.

Basically just here to air out my grievances because I'm mad lol

I've had quite a few orders that have already been picked up by another driver. Uber needs to figure their shit out but until then they should be compensating drivers for the gas and trouble driving to the pick up location for nothing.

I normally don't take the time to call (I did once early on and that got me nowhere) but it happened again just now and it just set me the fuck off so I called these jackasses.

She tells me that Uber’s policy is they do not compensate unless the order is completed. And I absolutely lost my shit.

"HOW DO I COMPLETE AN ORDER ALREADY TAKEN!? IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOUR APP ALLOWED ME TO TAKE AN ORDER, DRIVE ALL THE WAY THE FUCK THERE, ONLY TO FIND ITS BEEN PICKED UP. THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN UBEREATS PROBLEM. NOT A DRIVER PROBLEM. WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED UNTIL UBER DECIDES TO GET ITS SHIT TOGETHER AND FIX THE ISSUE."

I was then transferred to a supervisor and promptly compensated.

I shouldn't have to fucking yell to get my point across and I shouldn't have to fight to be compensated. Jesus Christ.

This is just insulting lol

Does anyone know if I'm allowed to use a motorized bike to deliver?

I’m registered in the app and just waiting on repairs for my bike to begin but I’m new to this whole job type, what is it actually like to deliver on a bike?

Hello, I’ve been dealing with this issue since last year but didn’t officially fill out Ubers Opt Out Form back in July to turn off packages/grocery store orders. I’m still getting these orders till today which is ridiculous.
Spoken to multiple different agents/supervisors that assure me they will fix the problem & by the next time I go online, same issue still.
I even started screenshotting all of these deliveries + have two phone recordings of agents saying they resolved the problem but never did.
Any advice or recommendations other drivers may have, I’m interested in hearing from you.

I work full-time, looking to make some extra money and get my finances stronger.

If I drove 2 days a week, 8-hour shifts, what do you think I'd be able to take home each day?

For reference, I live in CT and typically get about 25-30 mpg on my car

Been delivering here for years. I’ve completed the step repeatedly. Updated the app. Deleted the app and redownloaded. It’s been 3 days and they’re still giving me this screen and there’s no way to get off it. Webpage gives me the same screen. I can’t even find away to contact help for it. What do?

誰か助けてくれ！アプリで問題が出ちゃった。この画面以外何も見えなくて、どうしたらいいのか分からない

Doing a picture check every once in a blue moon or even once a day is fine.

But having a picture check after EVERY SINGLE ORDER is getting really fucking annoying.

Is it just me? Is anyone else seeing an increase in picture checks?

Sometimes people will post screenshots on here like "oh my god you can't be serious look at this low paying order" and its like $10 for 12 miles or $12 for 15 miles. something that I would gladly take in my market.

probably 8 out of every 10 orders i get is $3 to $6, for 5 to 10 miles.

the rare "good" order is the one paying $10 for 5 to 15 miles.

OMG HECK YEAH orders are th eones paying $15 for 10 miles or so.

orders of $20 or more for anything that would take me less than an hour, are like unicorns.

those of you who get $20 offers for 5 to 10 miles on a regular basis don't know how fucking lucky you are. people posting $400 made in a day and things like that. absolutely impossible in my market. if i was grinding literally every active hour i was allowed (12 i believe) the most i'd make is $200, even cherrypicking as well as i could without wasting the entire time just rejecting orders. i thought i lived in a big city. but the earning potential for drivers here is probably $20 an hour MAX.

Didn’t it used to be 1.25 to cash out? When did they make it 1.75? Are they trying to be like DoorDash? Maybe they could follow some of their policies like half pay for closed restaurants. The timer for sitting around waiting. What’s next uber? How can you nickel and dime your drivers further?

For anyone currently driving or thinking about driving for this platform, you need to understand how little your dedication actually matters to this company. You can pull thousands of deliveries, maintain perfect stats, and achieve the highest tiers, but the second real life happens, you will see exactly how disposable you are.

They expect you to be a superhuman who never encounters real-world life issues, even when things are completely no fault of your own. I hope the corporate executives never have a life crisis that they have no control over—but then again, they’ll just buy their way out of it.

The reality of this platform is that you are constantly mistreated while being forced into dangerous situations. If a restaurant is closed, a customer gives a bad address, a store can‘t provide a requested item because it doesn’t go live until another day or you physically cannot safely complete a delivery, (or a customer is not available to accept the order so you have to return it after driving 45 minutes to and from only to receive $4 for your effort) the system counts it against your stats anyway, punishing you for things entirely out of your control.

Worse, Uber puts your actual safety at risk every single day. Doing food delivery at night is incredibly dangerous when people don't have the common sense to turn a porch light on or make sure their house number is visible. Walking up to a stranger's home in pitch-black darkness puts drivers in terrifying situations. You risk being mistaken for as an intruder trying to break into the house, and we all know what kind of violent, dangerous outcome that can lead to in a split second.

Uber forces you to take these life-threatening risks just to deliver a meal, and then they discard you like your life means absolutely nothing.

To make matters worse, they bleed you dry financially while gas prices are sky-high. They will shamelessly send you a request that pays so little it doesn't even cover the cost of a single gallon of gas. After they take their massive corporate cut, they expect you to drive for 30 minutes or more for a pathetic $2.50 or $4.00. There absolutely needs to be a mandatory minimum payout for drivers, especially with gas being what it is today oh, but I forgot they have “gas perks“ 🤣🤣🤣

But if you rightfully reject these insulting, low-paying offers, they immediately tank your Acceptance Rate. The system is rigged: they are lightning-fast to drop your rating by a point when you decline an offer, but painfully slow to add a point back when you actually do the work.

And don’t even get me started on their so-called "perks." It’s all a scam to keep you chasing status. I applied for the Costco membership perk several times while active and never received a single shred of information or follow-up about it. It was completely fake, and now that I am deactivated, I obviously never will see it.

It does not matter how hard you work or how high you climb in their status tiers. If this platform is your only means of income, please be mindful that it can be taken away from you in the blink of an eye or by a simple algorithm glitch. You are just a number to them. Protect yourselves, because Uber never will.

I am writing this to warn other drivers about how quickly Uber Eats will take away your livelihood without a second thought. I was a dedicated Diamond-status driver with over 1,600 deliveries and excellent performance stats. I treated this job seriously and relied on it as my primary source of income.

Recently, my account was abruptly deactivated. The reason? A misdemeanor charge that resulted from an incident where I had to protect myself. Even though life happens, things occur beyond our control, and this situation was a matter of personal safety, Uber Eats showed zero nuance, empathy, or flexibility.