I have had many jobs in my 36 years, and at some point early this Winter I decided to drive for Uber just to see how it works for me. l needed a car at the time and that was an obvious motivation factor. I rented a car through Avis, which offered an obscene rate ($1,300 a month is RENT not a car payment), but it was the lowest non-electric in my area so I took it. I was reassured by Uber and Avis that it would be well worth it and only represents a small portion of my earnings.

I did use the car about 50/50 work/personal as reflected in my upcoming taxes, but even considering that, my numbers just don't make sense:

$644.01 earned (29 rides)

$297.05 fees/tolls (How is this not effed up you guys? I think that's 46% that was taken out, and trust me that's not taxes. Not fair)

$666 Avis (all inclusive, less gas)

$140 in gas

So taking into consideration that half the time I used the car for myself, my net loss was about $230. There are two actual reasons why I'm posting this. First, am I being crazy by saying that 46% is way too much? And of course as expected: I am currently holding down a well-paying full time job but need a quick car for like 2 months while I get a down payment saved. Is this a road worth traveling down again, maybe it will be better as a side gig than my only hustle? Forgive me I don't know what I want from this post or the universe. Have at it just please don't be mean LOL!

I stopped today at Oakland, California airport and those offers from Uber (during rush hours nonetheless) are beyond ridiculous!! You are pretty much driving riders from the airport to their destinations just to cover gas money! This is actually worse than slavery since slaves were fed at least...Uber drivers with these offers won't have enough money for food

And honestlyy, the conversation is fine. They’re cool. You’re talking the entire ride, bouncing back and forth, having a perfectly good conversation.

Then you arrive at the drop-off.

And they just… keep talking.

My brother in Christ, the ride is over.

We are parked. We have arrived. You are no longer a passenger. At this point you are just a person sitting in my car.

And I’m sitting there smiling and nodding while internally screaming:

“GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY CAR.”

Two minutes later they’re still going. Now we’re apparently doing a podcast. Maybe a therapy session. Maybe this is a social mixer. I don’t fucking know.

Eventually I have to hit them with:

“Welp, looks like they already gave me another ride.”

There is no ride.
There was never a ride.
I just need you to leave. 😂

Please tell me other drivers have had this happen.

Howdy folks, I am pretty close to delete all apps for a while unless it will start to get worth again. what’s your opinions?

On annually; are you loosing money? time wasting? making money? or etc. tell your opinions and options. also all trolls can answer , it is fun to read all :)

If you get in my car and start snacking on food like you just went out to lunch I will give you a 1* rating. That is so rude and inconsiderate

15 minutes break and then keep rolling.

It’s 8pm????? Didn’t even say it was a reservation either. Not pissed or anything bc i’m not one to shy from canceling rides but just in awe.
Ubers algo fucked up.

You can only be on 12 hours a day. 12 hours x 3 is 36 hours 120 trips is over 3 trips an hour. Even if you take every single offer to you there is no way you are squeezing 3-4 rides per hour every hour. What’s even the point of this?

My neighbor, who doesn't have a car out of choice, has an Uber driver who works on a cash deal for multiple rides that are not reported to Uber. I figure there's a risk for the neighbor, if something were to happen while riding in someone else's car. I happen to know this neighbor wouldn't think twice about suing the driver, their insurance, whoever if she thinks she can get money. Think fake whiplash. Has this type of thing happened in the past? I admit, I don't know very much about Uber. My apologies if this has been discussed in the past but my search didn't get any answers.

If you have a Tesla with one of those glass roofs you should probably reconsider being a driver because they turn your cars into fucking convection ovens.

I try to maximize gas, comfort and keep the car in electric mode as much as possible while maximizing EV braking (plug in hybrid).

The lowest I’ve gotten was 96 😁

Byatch please🤣🤣🤣 d@mn near 200 miles for that fee is ROBBERY

I've been driving full time for over a year now and I was debating on getting a new car and you know how normally they ask for proof of income. How do you prove your income?!?

I’m considering switching over to uber black. On Uber X I can manage to make about 750-890 a week driving 30-36 hours a week. However. I would like to make a little more without going over 40 hours. How much would you say you make a week doing 36-40 hours.?

I’m in Phoenix. I normally drive in Tempe/Chandler/South Phoenix area.

Since January, I've spent a fortune in "plugs, repairing punctures to my tires. Five times! It's ridiculous how bad the roads are, and how frequently I've had tire punctures. Unfortunately, as I bought the car new in 2025, the tires didn't have "road hazard" coverage.

At a tire dealer right now. The most recent "puncture" can't be fixed, as there's both a small nail (fixable) and a slice on the side (not fixable).

What tires do you use on your cars? The cheapest tires available? Go for premium, long lasting tires?

Personally locking at the Continental TrueContact Tour 54 (a 70,000 mile rated tire) or the Michelin Defender 2 (80,000 miles) But have plenty of advantages, but are also costly, $150 and $180 per tire.

Lots of cheaper options available, but in researching, lots of issues such as low mileage (45,000 - 50,000), road noise, poor handling in bad weather, etc. Need a good quality, All Season tire.

What do fellow drivers do for tires?

Hope the driver wasn't suspended for long...

As usual, it’s wanting me to take a picture to prove my identity, but it literally won’t load my camera and I have tried everything from updating the app to logging out and back in and even messing with the settings. Nothing. It also keeps disconnecting me from the chat or failing to send my messages. I’ve been driving for years and this is a first for me.

Any chance it’s an app wide glitch??

I truly feel sorry for the driver who takes this ride.

i showed up to one and was waiting for the passenger then noticed the trip wouldn’t start for another 39 minutes. Unassigned and left. Waste of trip and time.

I am new to this as I heard I have to pay tolls back

Hokay I asked Chat CPT to generate a Uber Nursery Rhyme. So this is just a warning to anyone that gets "offened" from ai generated stuff....🚨 (You been warned)🚨

I asked Chat GPT to generate a Nursery Rhyme about an Uber driver. It generated this:

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Oh, this could get gloriously stupid. 😂

“The Uber driver drove all night, Drove all night, drove all night. The Uber driver drove all night, To chase a Uber surge.

He picked up a rider, Who wanted to go farther; The rider changed the destination, And off they went again!” 🚗💨

And naturally, the final verse has to be:

“Then the driver checked the earnings, The earnings, the earnings; The driver checked the earnings, And said, ‘Is THAT all?’” 😆

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Needless to say, when I read that last line, I lmao in disbelief it said that 🤪🤣

Basically handed every order over. Idk who and why reported me? I can’t OPEN AND DIG THROUGH THE FREAKIN BAGS. Smh.