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r/uberdrivers • … • u/Big-Sand-2694

New to Uber < 2 weeks

So I had an arm injury and had to step down from waitressing after 13 years. I needed income quick and was approved by uber same day.

It's been okay so far, maybe not my favorite job. Here are my thoughts so far.

Pros: Flexible schedule, clock in/out whenever, no need to request time off/ commit to shifts. Cash outs daily. Seems to be roughly $20/hr or so.

Getting to know people from all walks of life. Very interesting.

Cons:

Racking up miles.... 100s-1000s...I'm scared

Gas: filling up once every 3 days or so. tripling my gas budget

Insurance: finding it hard to find a car insurance with an uber endorsement that's not $300/m. My current personal is 160/m no accidents, good coverage.

App:

GPS, at one point took me onto a non-existent road and up a dirt hill. ( I cried over the most stressful $5 uber eats order)

Ride offers: Pressure to accept rides bc of acceptance rate. But some of the offers are horrible. I try to calculate total distance away from my home city versus just the time they state. (For example, $15.46 for 1 hour ride, but it'll take me an additional hour to get back home)

Also interrupting your GPS directions to flash a new ride, and giving you 5 seconds to accept. Very distracted driving driven.

Sometimes I feel like there are undisclosed stops? Most times I can see when it says "multiple stops". For example, yesterday uber eats: Add 10 mins for 3.50 to this store. Accepted, but it brought me to 2 different stores for 2 different orders, (20 mins, not 10) huh?

Can someone please comment some good testimonials from uber? and any advice! TIA

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