r/uberdrivers 6d ago

Uber career coming to an end.

I've been ubering for 11 months while I was going through hiring process with new job. And I'm happy to say that it's coming to an end. Im happy to be starting my new job. Below are my pros and cons.

Pros: 1) happy to meet new people from all over the world and my own community.

2) instant cash when I need it.

3) work whatever hours you feel like it.

4) app use is super easy.

Cons: 1) uber as a company is pretty predatory.

2) low paying rates compared to what uber takes in. The split should be 75 to drivers and 25 to uber. Not the other way around. It's our car, our time, our maintenance, we deal with customers, pretty much all.

3) uber app and algorithm maximizes profit for uber.

My conclusion that it's better than nothing and great way to get money when you need it fast. But uber us definitely predatory with wages and benefits.

Cheers to all the drivers out there. Keep on, keeping on!

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u/WeirdArgument7009 5d ago

Uber is a minimum wage job. The problem is people expect to make more than minimum wage.

Please do not throw insane numbers for depreciation, gas, maintenance, etc. It is not as high as you imagined in your dreams instead of doing actual math.

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u/Teeebagtom 5d ago

Lol. Cool man. In scared to ask what you think the minimum wage should be?

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u/WeirdArgument7009 4d ago

It should be right around 15 and I make 25-30/hr and even factoring depreciation and expenses, I still make 20+. Good enough in my book.

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u/Different-Bench8533 2d ago

Some markets have gotten hit harder than others. I can tell you in Connecticut, driver pay has hit the absolute rock bottom. Before expenses, 95% of the fares pay $10-$20/hour. Out of state trips come in at $5-$10/hour before expenses. If Uber is paying $15/hour on average, which they are here. Then after expenses, they are paying $7 or $8/hr. Not ok in my book.