3 ms·

I have the opposite problem. Here in Austria drivers give me, a passenger, bad ratings for absolutely no reason whatsoever. I had a perfect 5 star rating for m

by 4ad 9y ago

I have the opposite problem. Here in Austria drivers give me, a passenger, bad ratings for absolutely no reason whatsoever. I had a perfect 5 star rating for many years, then I visited a 3rd world country where I had some problem with the Uber driver that was supposed to pick me from the airport. He gave me a one star rating. Then Ubers from the same country all gave me bad ratings. I have no idea why. Perhaps because I didn't leave a tip? I don't know. Then I came back to Austria, my rating was around 4.90, but then it continued to drop slowly, and it's still dropping. Now it's 4.62. I'm having trouble getting rides, presumably because drivers reject me. I used to be picked up by 4.9+ drivers, but now it takes up to 10 minutes to find a ride, and they are all 4.4 drivers. I don't understand why my rating keep dropping and dropping, especially since it used to be a constant 5, in the same country, for many years.

bkor 9y ago
> I don't understand why my rating keep dropping and dropping I'm guessing that people (drivers) rate similarly to what the score is currently. If it's between a 4 and a 5, that's what you'll get.
ThrustVectoring 9y ago
My guess is that there's an informal "I'll rate the driver five stars if they rate the passenger five stars" system that's emerged, and once you don't have five-star history drivers suspect that you won't give a five-star rating back.
konradb 9y ago
I remember last year I was in an Uber, and at the destination, I saw the rating question pop up on the drivers phone. His thumb went up and hesitated, and then he hit 4 stars. I was thinking, I wonder what I've done or vibe I gave out to merit that? I was perfectly polite, I was at the pickup spot, I was very accommodating to where he wanted to drop off. We hadn't had any disagreement, I'd been perfectly pleasant though not talkative. I guessed in the end that an outstanding passenger to him probably gives him an extra tip.

by 4ad 9y ago

bkor 9y ago

> I don't understand why my rating keep dropping and dropping I'm guessing that people (drivers) rate similarly to what the score is currently. If it's between a 4 and a 5, that's what you'll get.

ThrustVectoring 9y ago

My guess is that there's an informal "I'll rate the driver five stars if they rate the passenger five stars" system that's emerged, and once you don't have five-star history drivers suspect that you won't give a five-star rating back.

konradb 9y ago

I remember last year I was in an Uber, and at the destination, I saw the rating question pop up on the drivers phone. His thumb went up and hesitated, and then he hit 4 stars. I was thinking, I wonder what I've done or vibe I gave out to merit that? I was perfectly polite, I was at the pickup spot, I was very accommodating to where he wanted to drop off. We hadn't had any disagreement, I'd been perfectly pleasant though not talkative. I guessed in the end that an outstanding passenger to him probably gives him an extra tip.