One week as a rideshare driver.
My last post was about I talked about work, not cherry picking rides and just taking care of yourself.
I feel vulnerable putting my weekly earnings here, but it really isn’t a lot. As you can see, on Monday I had the highest earnings. I slowly went lower and lower. I did a 40 hour work week. I took a day off on Christmas and today (Sunday). This is the most money I made in a week from Lyft. If you account for gas and food. I make about minimum wage from this job.
My mentality shifted to appreciating the good parts about the job. I have complete autonomy. I can take a fare or not take it. I turned down a 1/4 of my rides. I often accepted those $3 dollar rides. I choose my schedule to be noon to midnight. Later in the week, I decided to go home earlier and earlier. When I wanted to take a break and eat my homemade chili, I did. I would take an hour or 20 minutes.
I did get my account blocked on Friday though. I contacted support and they helped me resolve it quickly. They said I verbally assaulted my fare. I rarely speak to my passengers unless they speak to me. They listened to my side and reopened my account. It was a weird experience. I did 13 fares that day. I had conversations with two of them and both of them were very cordial. One was a Dutch writer from Medellin and the other was a shoeshine lady for a cowboy bar. I read about situations like this on Reddit. I thought nothing of it. I thought some drivers probably deserve it. Now I’m thinking… Are people doing that to get ride fares refunded?
Regardless, I drive as safe as possible, given Houston roads and unpredictable drivers, but I have accepted the fact that I can be kicked off the app for whatever reason. Right to work state. Right to get fired for whatever. I know I should be looking for another form of income.
I think it is important to me that I have a lot to think about while doing this job. I want to have money so I can do the things I want to do. I want to travel and I want to do art.
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