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01-19-2019, 12:42 AM | #1 |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
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I'm an Uber driver in Houston, USA ... ask me anything.
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01-19-2019, 01:15 AM | #2 |
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Location: || MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!!
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no three musketeers bars?
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01-19-2019, 01:15 AM | #3 |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
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the three musketeers killed lover true. they are not welcome in my car.
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01-19-2019, 01:37 AM | #4 |
BOTTLEG ILLEGAL
Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face
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i been doing amazon mechanical turk as a side job. payin' the bills and shit. about to get a job evaluating search engine results, too. $11 an hour is shit but hey i get to do it at 3am while laying on my bed. i already am hired i just have to pass 3 tests. i passed the first one tonight. i'll do the next two over the weekend.
plus a few other things. prolific.ac is a legit survey site. i make like $30 am month from them. and usertesting.com you make $10 per 10-20 minute test. I've made $60 in a month. they pay exactly one week after you do the test. prolific pays out above 5 pounds (UK monies) which is very easy to get to. i generally pay myself out of mech turk and prolific on sundays. also got approved for rev transcription. they pay you for training which is nice but then all the shit they have up is way too hard to hear for me. don't think i'll be doing much with them. they only pay beginners like 38 cents per transcript minute which is terrible, after a while it goes up to about 50 cents but idk if i have the patience to get there. im too much of a perfectionist to do well enough to get paid but not worry so much to make it not worth doing profit-wise. if that makes sense. it's not worth doing to an excellent level but i dont think i can help myself. therefore it's not worth doing. Last edited by reprise85 : 01-19-2019 at 01:45 AM. |
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01-19-2019, 02:02 AM | #5 |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
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some of that sounds dope, rep. is it worth looking into survey sites? i always assumed the pay was bogus or something scammy.
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01-19-2019, 02:33 AM | #6 |
Boardcaster
Location: reporting live
Posts: 3,854
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Survey says...
"SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE BEING AN UBER DRIVER?" |
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01-19-2019, 06:34 AM | #7 |
Socialphobic
Location: The Filthy South
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My brother drove Uber for a while in Asheville, NC and did pretty well. He said some of the best money he'd make was from regulars who would just text him personally if they knew about a scheduled trip (airport, casino, etc) and bypass the app- paying him direct. If he wasn't available, no problem they'd just get a random from the app. He's a pretty personable fella like you which definitely helped.
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01-19-2019, 09:29 AM | #8 | |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
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01-19-2019, 10:07 AM | #9 |
Brazilian Blouselord
Location: heavy metal pool party
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Payin the bills and shit.
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01-19-2019, 10:56 AM | #10 | |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
Posts: 36,099
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01-19-2019, 05:15 PM | #11 |
real estate cowboy
Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby
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do you have your driver's license?
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01-19-2019, 09:36 PM | #12 |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
Posts: 36,099
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No. I used an ID I found on the ground.
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01-19-2019, 10:12 PM | #13 | |
BOTTLEG ILLEGAL
Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face
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https://i.imgur.com/KIyv7A5.png there was a lull while universities were out but they are coming back now. to be clear these represent multiple surveys per week. i think the highest paid one i ever did was 5.50 pounds. most are about 1 |
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01-19-2019, 10:17 PM | #14 |
BOTTLEG ILLEGAL
Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face
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mturk is where the money is but it's a lot more work than just doing some survey that pops up. although there are also a lot of surveys/experiments, there's lots of other stuff and a lot of competition for stuff, some scammers etc. you gotta kinda learn from the community so it takes a lot more patience and time. for example there's a forum i usually read while i am turking and i read a ton of guides to getting a good setup when i first started in late october.
https://i.imgur.com/T2NafVJ.png |
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01-19-2019, 10:19 PM | #15 | |
BOTTLEG ILLEGAL
Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face
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also, this just in:
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01-20-2019, 10:05 AM | #16 |
huh
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Do you initiate conversations with your riders?
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01-20-2019, 11:31 AM | #17 |
Apocalyptic Poster
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Is it true only white people party in Midtown?
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01-20-2019, 01:15 PM | #18 |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
Posts: 36,099
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Not unless they do. I give a greeting, help with bags etc. Most of my riders have been quiet/on their phone/sleeping and I just keep my music low and drive. If the rider goes beyond a greeting, I'll talk; if they don't, I won't.
Only a couple have been up for talking. Mainly cuz my main hours are morning ones and people aren't fully awake probably. I don't know enough about Houston nor am I in a place in my life where I would know anything about partying. |
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01-20-2019, 01:18 PM | #19 |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
Posts: 36,099
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I subscribe to the Uber Reddit and apparently the drivers ding riders a star or two for not tipping. Which is weird to me, but I guess they are doing this as an actual living so maybe it's my more personal for them.
I always rate people 5 stars. The only time I'd rate someone under 5 would be if they fucked my back seat up or smoked in my car or something ridiculous. I'm not pedantic enough to ding people for not tipping. Fuck it. |
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01-21-2019, 09:33 AM | #20 | |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: all over the Internet
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Hmm. Come to think of it, older people usually talk to me but young ones and millennials don't know how to have small-talk (which doesn't have to be boring or about the weather) and I think it's a "thing" now for one to say they hate it instead of that they suck at it. Much cooler that way. Soooo have you had a favorite rider? Do you offer snacks and put up l'il signs to your passenger like 'Please buckle up' or 'Don't forget to give me a five star rating.."? |
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01-21-2019, 10:06 AM | #21 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: all over the Internet
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dang. tim was just in houston. when did you move to houston?!
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01-21-2019, 01:15 PM | #22 | |
Consume my pants.
Location: Missouri
Posts: 36,099
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My favorite riders so far were these Mexican older ladies, sisters, who did not act their age. They were talkative and funny and just goofy and I loved every minute of the ride. They teased me about "looking Mexican" but not speaking Spanish and we just chatted about EVERYTHING and it was great. It was so comfortable and I could have driven them around for hours tbh. They did throw down some Catholic stuff, but I just nodded politely. I would be their regular driver if I could be. We moved last June. We'll probably be here til July of this year. |
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01-21-2019, 01:31 PM | #23 |
Minion of Satan
Location: the institute
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i really don't hate small talk but i really suck at it sometimes
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01-21-2019, 01:48 PM | #24 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,215
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i feel the same way about life
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01-21-2019, 04:09 PM | #25 |
real estate cowboy
Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby
Posts: 36,881
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do you pronounce it yuber or uber
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01-21-2019, 05:06 PM | #26 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: all over the Internet
Posts: 44,548
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I rode in the back of a car with snacks and I didn't even take any. I didn't want to make noise when I opened the wrapper and sound like someone who just takes free food whenever. I didn't even take one to go since I figured they were meant to be eaten in the car by current riders. I did take a l'il water bottle that was offered, though.
Btw, I do not have a smart phone (or a cellphone at all for the last two months) and have to get in touch with Tim via however if I want an uber called, which he can put on my card. People pick me up and say "For Tim?" and I say ''Sort of". One time we ordered at a pizza counter and they asked us the name for the order and we both said "Tim" and then I said, "We're both named Tim." Last edited by yo soy el mejor : 01-21-2019 at 05:13 PM. |
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01-21-2019, 05:10 PM | #27 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: all over the Internet
Posts: 44,548
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D. what's the most you've made from a single ride? not including tip.
Some people pay mad money to go 3 miles when the train would have been faster. |
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01-21-2019, 06:01 PM | #28 |
full of longing
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which scent of vent clip air freshener are you currently employing?
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01-21-2019, 06:29 PM | #29 |
full of longing
Posts: 11,505
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and why did you end up going with Midnight Storm?
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01-21-2019, 07:02 PM | #30 |
Just Hook it to My Veins!
Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria
Posts: 37,215
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flush down that floater, cork soaker!
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