Bradford T.

I was an Uber driver in Raleigh, NC for 2 months a couple months after the launch just to check out what all the hype was about. First and foremost, driving for Uber is like working for about $10/hr(maybe) when you do the math. Uber charges riders in Raleigh $1.20 per mile. They pay their drivers 80percent of that or. 96/mile. That is a mathmatical fact.As a driver, when you pick-up a passenger and drive them to their destination, you have to drive back to the hot pick-up area to get another fare. That's a fact. Raleigh is not New York City where you can pick up a rider, drive them across the city, and pick up another fare 5 blocks away. In Raleigh, you pick-up a rider, drive them 10 miles away, and then drive back the same 10 miles to get another fare(typically in downtown or local concerts etc). I did it and I know. I even camped out at the airport for 2 weeks from 7AM-10AM when 35 flights typically come in from big Uber markets. Very few calls to drive and I positioned myself so that I would be the first to be called because of an area I know about very close to the terminals. Back to the nasty math that Uber hates to talk about. Your. 96/mile is now half that or. 48/mile, because you have to drive back to pick-up another passenger. Gas in an efficient car is. 15/per mile that you drive. Bro, now you are down to making. 33/mile. Hardly what I call a good job part-time or otherwise considering you are wearing out your car driving people around. No BS what I have just told you here. Just the facts. 1/16/2015 UPDATE! Uber has now dropped their rider fees to. 75/mile in Raleigh! Amazing. Take everything I stated above regarding the money you can make at Uber as a driver and reduce it by over half now. They have added a bogus hourly guarantee(with conditions that are not within your ability to control)and have the gall to state that they are looking out for the drivers. Most drivers are actually losing money driving for Uber now, when they factor in gas and car expenses, nevermind making any money. People... You need to have your heads examined if you continue driving for Uber. Regards.