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stevenleser

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2. I've used Uber a lot and I always ask drivers what they think of it

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #1)

Sun May 10, 2015, 09:45 PM

May 2015

I can tell, as I am sure most people can, when someone is unenthusiastically feeding you the corporate line. I never got that from these folks. The folks all seem to really like the job. And to some extent it's understandable. You work only when you want to work as much or as little as you want.

DUer coffeecat is an Uber driver as is her husband. And for both of them its a second job, and because of the flexible hours its an ideal one. And they seem to love it. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6649696

On Edit: Looks like Prism is an Uber driver too. He also uses it as a second job and also likes it. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6648905

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Followup on Uber discussion re: Philadelphia Journalist report [View all] stevenleser May 2015 OP

Yah that thread went somewhere odd... Agschmid May 2015 #1

I've used Uber a lot and I always ask drivers what they think of it stevenleser May 2015 #2

It amounts to taking from the less fortunate FreakinDJ May 2015 #5

Who is taking from whom? What you wrote doesn't make any sense. nt stevenleser May 2015 #6

I can't speak for UberX, but I do know some Uber Black drivers Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2015 #3

Good to know. What I learned from CoffeeCat in the other thread is that the drivers rate the riders stevenleser May 2015 #4

Regarding drivers rating passengers... CoffeeCat May 2015 #9

The $9.30 per hour is interesting... CoffeeCat May 2015 #7

Bingo. Cab medallion owners exploit cab drivers worse than Uber exploits drivers Recursion May 2015 #8

That's what I see and hear in Chicago. I'm going to start tipping the uber drivers when i use them lostnfound May 2015 #10

Kick nt stevenleser May 2015 #11