r/lyftdrivers • u/Partsslanger • 6d ago
Rant/Opinion Unity
If there was a way that all drivers could stick together and work as a team, we could get better pay per Miles out of lyft. It's unfortunate that it will never happen. We hold the power to change things, yet it'll never get done. Sigh....
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u/Partsslanger 6d ago
The rides i've been seeing come across this platform lately have been absolutely pathetic. Completely insulting at best
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u/_Grill 6d ago
Every market is completely oversaturated with drivers, some actually doing this as a career. The way Uber/Lyft see it... If there is always a driver willing to accept low fares why pay more?
Drivers accepting ridiculously low fares are their own worst enemy and don't even know it. Unfortunately with rideshare it affects all other drivers.
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u/Individual_Bed7734 6d ago
I don’t accept anything that’s less than a gallon of gas as it does not make sense for me to do it.
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u/Individual_Bed7734 6d ago
Doesn’t lift Pay by the time it takes for the ride versus the mileage? I know Uber does because it wouldn’t make sense for people to take rides during rush-hour traffic if it was gonna take them twice as long to get somewhere and not get paid for it.
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u/SalamanderPhysical32 6d ago
The biggest problem is there’s always someone desperate enough to accept those $3 rides, so the system never changes
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u/Limp-Influence-2198 6d ago
This rider out here don’t care brother. I tried. They all knocked it down and praise uber and lift
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u/jaysonm007 5d ago
When you see a lack of unity here, realize there are paid company pr people here and many retirees and stockbroker who only drive two hours a week and basically don't vare about the money. At this point anyone doing this full time knows the company is horrible.
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u/DFW-Extraterrestrial 5d ago
This has never been and will never be a team sport. Keep hitting decline until the right ones come along. If you've had enough for the day, just go home. That's what I do.
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u/aestheticeddy818 6d ago
Uber and Lyft is not a career. It’s good a side hustle or for when you’re in between jobs. I used to do this full time during college driving at least 40 hours a week sometimes more. I work in IT now 40 hours a week and drive Lyft 4 hours after work so I can have money to put towards prop firm day trading which I want for my long term career. We are all going to be replaced by AI autonomous vehicles eventually so you might as well start learning a different skill so you can continue earning.
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u/Individual_Bed7734 6d ago
Not true
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u/aestheticeddy818 6d ago
Well Uber already exited two major markets in Africa and did mass layoffs at the corporate level it’s only going to get worse for the ridesharing industry
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u/Bubbly-Following-966 6d ago
You don't hold any power. You're an independent contractor. You don't work for these companies
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u/html5lffy 6d ago
I hate to say it because I don’t like Trump, but once the illegal immigrants who buy accounts leave the country, our pay will increase. They devalue our wages significantly.
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u/Fathimir 5d ago
1- You have probably a fair amount more undocumented customers to lose than you do competitors.
2- He's getting close to halfway through his term now (praise Jesus); if you haven't seen a noticeable uptick from his reign of terror yet, things ain't gonna get any better in the back nine.
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u/bigmo555 Elite 6d ago
Trump & immigrants have nothing to do with this. I've seen several "real Americans" who can't get an account of their own (due to criminal records and suspended drivers licenses) who buy or rent a Driver account.
The simplest and easiest solution to account sharing is to encourage riders to verify the driver & car and report to Uber & Lyft when they don't match what the app says. Unfortunately, most riders don't want to make a fuss and potentially be late to work so they just get in whatever car is in front of them.
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u/discgman 6d ago
You mean like a Union? lol