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I’m in Santa Barbara and I’ve had a number of drivers who are not full-time. Students, retired people, and my favorite was a guy who would take 1-2 trips on th

I’m in Santa Barbara and I’ve had a number of drivers who are not full-time. Students, retired people, and my favorite was a guy who would take 1-2 trips on the way home from his job to put into a travel savings so he and his family upgrade their vacations.

simias 6y ago
Here in Portugal the vast majority of the drivers seem to be doing it full time (having 3 phones at the same time to use several apps and all that). Many (most?) of them are Brasilian immigrants. Uber is dirt-cheap too here, and gas is expensive, so I don't understand how they even manage to turn a reasonable profit. Taxis are significantly more expensive (easily twice as much in my experience). Every market is different though, I can definitely believe that the situation could be very different in California.