u/Material_Cap_7063

I set my minimum per mile rate at $1.10/mile and my hourly at $17/hr (small market). Much to my lack of surprise, all of my Uber offers except 1 was trash. However, all of my Lyft offers were good. It was still a crappy day, but at least this almost proves something I’ve long suspected.

$0.34/mile! This is criminal, or should be.

This ride was offered to me four times yesterday with no increase
and I declined it each time. Yet, on the fourth timed the offer decreased to $88 (was unable to screen shot it). This company has lost its damn mind. It needs to be double the offered $0.60/mile to take this.

I’ve believed this for some time, I have a full spreadsheet with data that somewhat proves this. I did five deliveries today, ones with high tips paid low fares. Ones with low tips, paid higher fares. I know there’s a common conspiracy theory that uber keeps tips, but I have thought this for a long time. May have data to prove it.

Rhetorical question because we all know the answer.

Passenger paid $112 for this and offering the driver $58 to go 80+ miles … ONE WAY! There is never a tip associated with these rides and you’re not getting a ride back. I didn’t accept this, but the audacity is what’s maddening.

90 miles one way for $0.60/mile with gas at $4.49/gallon? You’re out of your mind Uber.

Also, this kind of supports my theory the algorithm is set to cap our earnings at $20/hour.

I might have taken this, but with gas now reaching $5/gallon this ride is not even close to feasible. I drive a car with a 14 gallon tank. At $4.99/gallon that’s about $70 to fill up. My car gets roughly 26-28 miles per gallon. Uber has to do something.