skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
I don't know about you but I have never rated a driver on how well they sing the praises of their employer or not.
Uber: Crap/Not-Crap?
- Thread starter camouflage
- Start date
I don't know about you but I have never rated a driver on how well they sing the praises of their employer or not.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Bullshit. If you don't think many workers are going to be cautious about criticising their employer to a stranger then you must live in a different world to the rest of us. And when that organisation is renowned for it's hostility to criticism and strongly anti-union that goes double.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I've never rated a driver full stop. I don't use taxis except extremely exceptionally (or on a trip).
There are cunts out there, though. If I were an Uber driver, I wouldn't be slagging them off to the people (strangers) who are about to rate me.
Bottom line, this is not an equal power relationship - your passengers' opinion of you matters to you more than your opinion of them matters to them. You have more at stake, namely your livelihood, therefore their power to rate you has more power over you than your power to rate them has over them. Don't expect truth in such a situation.
Last edited:
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
I've used uber quite a lot and at no point have I ever felt I was given a line about how great they are. I can't conclusively prove it, but seems odd to me to think that a driver would be trying to get me to increase their good feedback by them bigging up uber. I rate their performance and service, not their affinity to their employer.
bimble
floofy
I met a deliveroo driver yesterday , it wasn't me was my friend who deliverood. So I asked him how it was all going with the fight against the new contracts . He had no idea what I was on about, no clue.
Last edited:
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Where did I say they would be bigging up uber? And you miss the point that not everyone is you. Also, your particular driver might be genuinely pleased by them. Or they might just have a work face, one that they give to everyone. Have you not done that in a job? I know I have, working for people I hated too.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
OK ok. I'm just saying that I've never got the impression that drivers are unhappy with the deal. That could well be because of some kind of pressure to be positive and get good feedback sure, but I just don't feel they've been evasive with the truth when I've asked about it.
maomao
普費斯
It will be in their contracts that they can't bad mouth the company to passengers and probably stressed in any induction they go through. I know this is the case with other London too end cab firms (not so much at hole in the wall firms).
mauvais
on reddit or something
You all know that you get rated as a passenger too, right?
You can find out your rating within the depths of the app.
That for me is when capitalism went too far. I was having a great time of it until the possibility emerged that there would be a version of those 'DO NOT SERVE THIS MAN BLUE WKD' posters they have behind the counter at Londis, everywhere I go. So when a Dacia Logan arrives, you have to ask yourself, is it because I only gave the last guy four stars after he jumped a red light and crashed into the side of a bus? Or is it because I once said out loud that I didn't think Jeremy Corbyn was that bad?
You can find out your rating within the depths of the app.
That for me is when capitalism went too far. I was having a great time of it until the possibility emerged that there would be a version of those 'DO NOT SERVE THIS MAN BLUE WKD' posters they have behind the counter at Londis, everywhere I go. So when a Dacia Logan arrives, you have to ask yourself, is it because I only gave the last guy four stars after he jumped a red light and crashed into the side of a bus? Or is it because I once said out loud that I didn't think Jeremy Corbyn was that bad?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
the ratings have gone too far, in all wys. Landlords forum for their secret conniving blacklists we all know they have. PunterNet so you can leave a review of the last sex worker you visited. Its madness. And gross
Why would they air their grievances with a random stranger who, for all they know, could be a 'mystery shopper' ? Seems like a good way to get the sack.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
If I had genuine grievances with a company, I probably wouldn't say much either way. But the vibe I've got is most are happy to speak about how they like it.
But ok I take the point. There's no way to ever really know.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
And this is why I love Karhoo. Three more £10 promo codes for tonight, tomorrow and before Sunday. 
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
Drivers are going to be a thing of the past soon
Uber to introduce self-driving cars in Pittsburgh - BBC News
Uber to introduce self-driving cars in Pittsburgh - BBC News
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
I am not sure "won" is a strong enough word, tbh - the judgement handed down appears to be one of the more comprehensive legal kickings handed out of recent years:
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Excellent first round but Uber can (and will) appeal. It's not over yet.
Incidentally what do those who claiming that Uber driver's were happy have to say about this case?
Incidentally what do those who claiming that Uber driver's were happy have to say about this case?
I wondered myself whether the GMB did all this on behalf of hackney carriage drivers many more of whom would likely be in the Union.Great result though the ramifications likely to be massive.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Noticeable cross-over between the "nothing to see here" crowd in this and the other Uber thread and the pro-EU crowd.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
You don't think employee's going to the employment tribunal with all the time, energy and pressure that involves - not to mention putting their livelihoods on the line - might indicate that quite a lot of people aren't happy with the company? Or what about the strikes, just people having a laugh?
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
I heard on local radio that Uber are officially working in Brighton from today 
I took an uberpool tonight having missed a train. The pool thing is a great idea. We have to get away from private car ownership. I just don't think we should have private cars in London.
I'd like to see the uber model put in place for scooters, like if you are in Thailand or somewhere, you jump on the back of a scooter taxi. Why not in London? if they are electric scooters, that's about as ecologically friendly as you can get, it would be the fastest way to get around, and, it doesn't clog up the roads. Lower running costs for drivers and quicker drops means lower prices per journey. What's not to like?
I'd like to see the uber model put in place for scooters, like if you are in Thailand or somewhere, you jump on the back of a scooter taxi. Why not in London? if they are electric scooters, that's about as ecologically friendly as you can get, it would be the fastest way to get around, and, it doesn't clog up the roads. Lower running costs for drivers and quicker drops means lower prices per journey. What's not to like?
magneze
🎧
Falling off
hmmm...
still with a max speed of 25mph you'd still be faster than all the cars and that would be pretty safe surely?
joustmaster
offcumdun
I like the idea of the scooter. I guess insurance and weather stops it in this country.
They wouldn't use electric though
They wouldn't use electric though
magneze
🎧
I'd risk it anyway. Imagine, you type in your destination into an uber-style app, and within a matter of minutes your electric scooter is there, you hop on and you are at your destination in 5 mins, you hop off and that's it. We can do this 
Once we have got rid of the cars, it'll be much safer for everyone
Once we have got rid of the cars, it'll be much safer for everyoneSimilar threads
