Re: Uber (becoming a driver)
So I did Uber for about the last 6 months or so that I lived in Milwaukee. For me personally, it wasn't terribly lucrative, but I would accredit that far more to my own personal circumstances than as a general rule of thumb. As I already indicated, despite not making a terribly great deal of money, I still really enjoyed the gig while it lasted - my customers as a whole were really friendly, and I loved being able to work on my own time without any real obligations.
The three big hinderances for me though are something that you might need to consider yourself depending on your circumstances.
1. I learned the hard way, but it's essential to have a car with good gas mileage. I was using my parents' Ford Edge while working as an Uber driver. The plus side of an Edge is that the customers by and large loved it - it's extremely comfortable and roomy, so you are able to take bigger parties than your normal, and therefore reject less rides. Be very careful with taking more than your car can fit though. Anything bad happens, that's a major lawsuit waiting to happen. The downside is obvious - it's a gas guzzler, and it's not hard to be down a fifth of a tank after taking only 3 or 4 rides.
2. The gas guzzler aspect leads to my next point. I lived in a quiet suburb of Milwaukee that was about 20-25 minutes from where all the action was on the weekends. So the fairly decent drive took a good chunk of gas and you're making no money on that gas you're burning up. I said in my previous post that I would do Uber (or Lyft) again, especially in Nashville which I would think is a far better market than Milwaukee, but Murfreesboro is just a bit too out of the way that I would be even worse off now than what I was doing in Milwaukee in regards to getting to the places where all the action is. My personal vehicle doesn't meet the requirements for either Uber or Lyft, so if I do it again, I am waiting until I am living on my own in the middle of the city, close to the action with an upgraded car. I won't use an SUV again, especially in a city that is as spread out as Nashville is.
3. When I was working Uber, I was also a pizza delivery driver, which means my peak hours for delivering pizzas coincided with the peak hours for Uber - Friday and Saturday nights. That was obviously scheduled shifts where I can't choose my own hours, so by the time I was done delivering pizzas, I was just plain too tired to do anything substantive for a night of Uber. Sometimes, I would skip out altogether when there was plenty of money to be made, but both my energy and patience levels would get low. I absolutely hated dealing with game or bar traffic, so some nights would just get too frustrating for me, and I'd call it early. The job I have now is perfect for doing Uber on the side since it's a typical 9-5 Monday-Friday. It's just a matter of living in the city and having a good car to make it happen.
My two biggest tips of advice for a gig like this: Have patience and as the Uber "training" suggests, have cold water for your customers. Trust me, they love it, and they will usually either tip you (though you are supposed to decline it on their first offer, but the vast majority of customers who do offer a tip insist on giving one) or give you an auto 5-star rating for providing it.
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