Bobby, you drive for a criminal empire!

[Franklee168]

I work for Volkswagen. Uber is saints in comparison.

 

[BigJay]

Yeah I have a 2020 with about 112K miles and I didn't drive for a while during the height of the pandemic. But I made a little over 100K last year. That's without tips or anything either. Definitely worth it to me

How many hours a week to get to that figure Bobby? Also have you figured out how much you pay per year for gas, auto maintenance, etc?

 

[BobbyFK]

How many hours a week to get to that figure Bobby? Also have you figured out how much you pay per year for gas, auto maintenance, etc?

Alot 65/70 hours probably. But a lot of that is sitting just waiting for rides or having the app on at home etc.. . The good thing about it is it’s flexible so if I have something to do I can go ahead and do it or if I want to take a week off to go on vacation or whatever my schedule is basically my own for the most part. One thing I need to keep better track of is what I spend on expenses. My suburban takes premium so it is expensive to fill up and I buy my own oil for the oil changes and I have a friend that does them for about $35

 

[carolinakid]

Being your own boss make a different too

 

[BigJay]

Alot 65/70 hours probably. But a lot of that is sitting just waiting for rides or having the app on at home etc.. . The good thing about it is it’s flexible so if I have something to do I can go ahead and do it or if I want to take a week off to go on vacation or whatever my schedule is basically my own for the most part. One thing I need to keep better track of is what I spend on expenses. My suburban takes premium so it is expensive to fill up and I buy my own oil for the oil changes and I have a friend that does them for about $35

You get to write off your expenses and mileage too? I had some 1099 jobs back in the day and loved the gas write off because I always drove a lot for the jobs back then

 

[lemartinsports]

They charge the passenger more but I am paid a combination of time and mileage. What the passenger pays is irrelevant of what I earn

see i didn't know that, thats good to know for you

 

[lemartinsports]

I work for Volkswagen. Uber is saints in comparison.

my oldest brother used to work for volkswagen and absolutely hated it! i believe he works for mercedes now...still stinky

 

[Tanko]

Alot 65/70 hours probably. But a lot of that is sitting just waiting for rides or having the app on at home etc.. . The good thing about it is it’s flexible so if I have something to do I can go ahead and do it or if I want to take a week off to go on vacation or whatever my schedule is basically my own for the most part. One thing I need to keep better track of is what I spend on expenses. My suburban takes premium so it is expensive to fill up and I buy my own oil for the oil changes and I have a friend that does them for about $35

Question on the flexibility.....
I'm sure you can turn down any ride but do you get dinged by Uber if you don't accept rides or turn down too many?

 

[Franklee168]

my oldest brother used to work for volkswagen and absolutely hated it! i believe he works for mercedes now...still stinky

I've been associated with VW for over 30 years now so I guess I'm stuck with them.

 

[BobbyFK]

Question on the flexibility.....
I'm sure you can turn down any ride but do you get dinged by Uber if you don't accept rides or turn down too many?

Somewhat.

they have a rewards program that if you meet certain criteria you could see the estimated time and distance of the trip. If you do not meet that criteria you just see on your end that you have a trip request with no important details.

basically it works off a points system. The more you drive the more points you earn and if you earn a certain number of points then you could see that information but you have to keep certain criteria in order to do so

you need to accept at least 90% of trips that come to you. you need to cancel no less than 4% of those trips. So basically what that means is once you accept the trip if you cancel it then it goes towards that cancellation percentage.

they also have different rewards for example one that I might be interested in is 100% covered tuition from ASU (Arizona State University) it would all be done online. I just would need to figure out what course I would want to take. Something to look into in the future.

Hope that helps you understand a bit better

 

[MinnesotaFats]

 

[Tanko]

they also have different rewards for example one that I might be interested in is 100% covered tuition from ASU (Arizona State University) it would all be done online. I just would need to figure out what course I would want to take. Something to look into in the future.

Wow. Awesome perk.
I'd take classes that were interesting even if they did not apply towards a specific degree.
When I was in college, it was so damn expensive (even more now) that you stuck to your degree curriculum and that was it.

 

[BobbyFK]

Wow. Awesome perk.
I'd take classes that were interesting even if they did not apply towards a specific degree.
When I was in college, it was so damn expensive (even more now) that you stuck to your degree curriculum and that was it.

Yes it is a great perk. I am going to look more into it when I get my car back and get back on the road. It wouldn’t be a bad thing to have on my résumé

 

[Tuesday]

Any sort of business activities are criminal empires unless the government licenses it and takes their cut...gambling and uber is only one example...

 

[BMR Disputes Matt]

they also have different rewards for example one that I might be interested in is 100% covered tuition from ASU (Arizona State University) it would all be done online. I just would need to figure out what course I would want to take. Something to look into in the future.

I am doing an ASU remote legal course right now.

Great system they have, if you are talking about the short certificate courses anyway.

Grab the opportunity,

 

[MinnesotaFats]

I am doing an ASU remote legal course right now.

Great system they have, if you are talking about the short certificate courses anyway.

Grab the opportunity,

Is that accredited?

 

[lemartinsports]

I've been associated with VW for over 30 years now so I guess I'm stuck with them.

oh sheesh, i mean 30 years they better at least give you amazing benefits

 

[MinnesotaFats]

oh sheesh, i mean 30 years they better at least give you amazing benefits

 

[BobbyFK]

I am doing an ASU remote legal course right now.

Great system they have, if you are talking about the short certificate courses anyway.

Grab the opportunity,

Thanks Matt. I’m going to look into it

 

[BMR Disputes Matt]

Is that accredited?

I think it's course specific. My ADR course is ASU via the Center for Legal Studies and gives partial credit toward accreditation for several industry specific mediation bodies.