Same with Uber too. As a driver if you accept a lowball offer, it learns to continue sending you lowball offers and over time your offers get lower on average. Downward spiral
There was an article I read a couple years ago, but cannot find, where it talked about Uber essentially profiling different drivers. People who did Uber casually were more likely to get better pay, people who were clearly dependent on Uber to pay their bills got lower offers.
No, the app gives the driver a price for the ride. Driver has 20 (or 30?) seconds to accept or decline. So Uber sits in the middle, controls pricing in both directions
It’s actually 10 seconds. And they seem to like to make them pop up when you’re taking turns with a rider already in the car. I think they think you’ll accept their shittiest offers just to stop the distracting pop-up from blocking your entire map. They’re insanely evil.
Uber and Lyft both like to send the offer when you are busy making a turn or otherwise busy driving, so the driver has less time and attention to figure out if it is a bad deal.
Same with Uber too. As a driver if you accept a lowball offer, it learns to continue sending you lowball offers and over time your offers get lower on average. Downward spiral
As someone not super familiar with Uber, how does a lowball offer work? Can riders ask for low price rides in exchange waiting longer or something?
Uber uses an algorithm to determine its prices.
There was an article I read a couple years ago, but cannot find, where it talked about Uber essentially profiling different drivers. People who did Uber casually were more likely to get better pay, people who were clearly dependent on Uber to pay their bills got lower offers.
They also fuck everyone with dynamic pricing.
No, the app gives the driver a price for the ride. Driver has 20 (or 30?) seconds to accept or decline. So Uber sits in the middle, controls pricing in both directions
It’s actually 10 seconds. And they seem to like to make them pop up when you’re taking turns with a rider already in the car. I think they think you’ll accept their shittiest offers just to stop the distracting pop-up from blocking your entire map. They’re insanely evil.
Uber and Lyft both like to send the offer when you are busy making a turn or otherwise busy driving, so the driver has less time and attention to figure out if it is a bad deal.
Very dangerous.
Yes! I just posted the same. It’s so true. I hope that company burns. I’m fighting to get out right now, but they know how to trap you.