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angerymonkey

Uber's Propaganda Against California Drivers

Uber's bullshit reason for taking away upfront trip info in California is that drivers have a low acceptance rate.

If I'm on the road for 10 hours, at least 9 hours and 30 minutes of that is on rides. Yet there are so many trip requests that I can shitcan the crappy ones and take only decent ones instead.

The number of trip requests far exceeds the number of drivers, such that even if every driver took request after request without being choosy wait times would still be excessive.

The solution is not to screw over drivers. The solution is to bring back trip info, the multiplier, multiplier surge, and returning driver bonuses, so more drivers get back on the road.

Don't fall for Uber's propaganda.

P.S. If Prop 22 hadn't passed, most drivers would have been out of a gig. Plus, you'd be forced to take every ping, have set hours, etc. If you want a job, apply at Walmart or McDonalds.

Posted May 21, 2021, 6:53 AM UTC · edited

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Gonzalez4515b•

They did it to keep more money, plain and simple.

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angerymonkeyOP•

By pissing off drivers and pax?

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Gonzalez4515b•

You know, in honesty fuck the passengers. They deserve to pay more considering They getting better newer cars with AC than taxi and taxi rates. We the ones getting screwed over because we using our cars but Uber keeping most of the money that pax are paying.

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itsme89•

uber is just flexing to drivers who is the boss

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angerymonkeyOP•

To what end? Wait times will worsen. On-the-spot cancels will increase. More pax and drivers will be pissed. And many drivers will quit or drive less.

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PinkPropaganda•

And it will be just like the taxi times. Only Uber will be taking more money than the tax companies.

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angerymonkeyOP•

The worst changes were only made this week. That's not enough of a data set. My income didn't take a hit last weekend. I'm sure it will this weekend.

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itsme89•

as uber becomes more and more like an utility company. any win for uber will give it more power to exercise control over supply and demand. and uber already won the battle pitching riders and drivers against each other.

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angerymonkeyOP•

Making both parties more pissed solves nothing.

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itsme89•

uber doesn’t care. similar to cable companies, cellphone service companies... only until new technology can put them out of business, uber is king

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UberXNinja•

Ironic how OP talks about propaganda, and in his last sentence he clearly fell for Uber's anti-AB5 propaganda

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angerymonkeyOP•

So you think independent contractors should be banned in CA? That was the point of AB5, but I'm sure you completely missed that. You can always reapply for your greeter job at Walmart.

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HollywoodMate•

OMG who is complaining u/angerymonkey biggest supporter of Uber

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angerymonkeyOP•

Ahh, the old HollywoodMasterMater. Did McDonalds call you back yet?

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HollywoodMate•

still on vacation

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ragnarokfps•

Uber's Propaganda Against California Drivers

Wooow that's fucking rich. Where the fuck were you when prop 22 was about to be voted on? Shilling for Uber. Fuck you. How convenient to just flip a bitch like that

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cdrun84•

You should be at 95 percent acceptance rate. Riders are depending on you to provide a service, canceling and not accepting rides affects the ability to run the platform smoothly. Please accept all rides.

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angerymonkeyOP•

Please GFY!

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