izzou:


Epphy baba

How your side?

Uzorblaze:
. Bro keep up the positive vibe... Can I get your contact details please? I am a newbie and frankly following this thread has been quite discouraging!!! I really felt hope when I saw your comments today and the way you handled 'adversities'. Pls drop your number or email lemme get across.
Also I will also love to connect with @dru22... Boss please can I get across to you too? Peace.
Today's update.

deedee44:

Well I've achieved what you're just dreaming to achieve but without making so much noise like you. I have seen clearly that your mission here is just to promote uber so this is the last time I'm quoting you. Like my boss said, we know people like you, many have come and gone before you, you will soon join them.

Epphy:
Help me house biko....
How can I be getting long trips on Suns o. I drive once in a while on Suns and it hasn't been encouraging with short trips. I want to be earning 25k+ too like many people like izou and chllex

Funny enough, I've stopped driving on Sundays despite being on rentals. I go to church and spend the rest of the day with my family, friends and loved ones. Na around 4pm I dey enter road and close by 10 max to prepare for Monday people

This job has taken the basic happy moments of life from me once. I can't let it do it again

But Sunday work dey sweet... Start early so you can carry oloshos from clubs and hotels back home. Then carry people to church and back home. Then carry boyfriends and girlfriends to funspots... Then oloshos to clubs and hotels again

Epphy:


Fine o...I dey house today jare...serviced car & went out. No work...have #2,500 I challenged Taxify on yesterday, reviewed today & showing on dashboard..the money no increase as usual.
I am working tomorrow by God's grace sha.

Taxify Na something else. Na so I carry rider this morning, app no show any map. Even the rider own dey show another destination.

She just tell me say na dolphin. I use my app check the estimate and showed her. She agreed and we zoomed off..

Abeg hit the road tomorrow. Back to back trips fall on you brah

olusola2bello:
Chief you totally make sense.

Truth is we all have our different goals, approaches and attitudea to the business and that's what determines one's success in the business. I have been reading this thread for a long while even before i joined as a driver driving mg own car. Reading the comments i was already discouraged that it was going to b a bad business venture but as i jad just lost my job i decided to ask more folks outside of nairaland.

I started driving april 2nd and honestly i was suprised. I was expecting to net like 5k but surprisingly i was netting way more than that. ..and i only do uber.

My point is it as bad as some folks say the business is now, it definitely isnt aa bad as the picture that was painted....ofcos u also dont turn a millionaire overnight.

Its a tough hustle, body pains, long hours, good and bad riders, etc but with prayer, diligence and favour..
All will be well.

olusola2bello:
Chief you totally make sense.

Truth is we all have our different goals, approaches and attitudea to the business and that's what determines one's success in the business. I have been reading this thread for a long while even before i joined as a driver driving mg own car. Reading the comments i was already discouraged that it was going to b a bad business venture but as i jad just lost my job i decided to ask more folks outside of nairaland.

I started driving april 2nd and honestly i was suprised. I was expecting to net like 5k but surprisingly i was netting way more than that. ..and i only do uber.

My point is it as bad as some folks say the business is now, it definitely isnt aa bad as the picture that was painted....ofcos u also dont turn a millionaire overnight.

Its a tough hustle, body pains, long hours, good and bad riders, etc but with prayer, diligence and favour..
All will be well.

izzou:


Funny enough, I've stopped driving on Sundays despite being on rentals. I go to church and spend the rest of the day with my family, friends and loved ones. Na around 4pm I dey enter road and close by 10 max to prepare for Monday people

This job has taken the basic happy moments of life from me once. I can't let it do it again

But Sunday work dey sweet... Start early so you can carry oloshos from clubs and hotels back home. Then carry people to church and back home. Then carry boyfriends and girlfriends to funspots... Then oloshos to clubs and hotels again

XGhost:
One thing almost every "uber don cast" driver here doesn't realize or failed to acknowledge is uber was not designed for renta Once you accept this fact, a major psychological barrier is lifted and clarity may be gained.
Acceptance is key for both driver and landlord here. Uber has a model that it operates globally and that is- drive your car at your own pace to make extra cash.
We in Nigeria found a way to build a model (Rental) around this model. Here uber has no hand, that's why uber doesn't directly provide drivers or vehicles.
The uber is slavery conversation can therefore only be effective at driver/owner level. That's why people who drive their own vehicles aren't crying so much as rental drivers and landlords. Uber is like airbnb
Gazzuz and the fence crew are on the fence because of the inefficiencies that arise via the third party (drivers). If Gazzuz or dru23 drove their cars themselves, they'll spend much less on maintenance and generally enjoy higher profitability.
Personally, I don't see how 35k is so hard, its grossing 15k daily after commission. 5k for fuel, 5k for landlord, 5k for me. A mistake I think we make is wanting to remove all our expenses, including personals, from our earnings before arriving at a net income. Anything outside of fuel and recharge card for data and calls cannot be classed under operating expenses. Suppose you earn a salary of 100k after taxes and contributions i.e. pension/him etc that is your NET. Not after house rent, feeding, fees etc, all that will come out of that 100k as living expenses. How you manage it will determine how far it'll take you. But we want to remove fuel, rent, commission, dstv, Netflix and then bank 40k as net for the week... Naaa.
Finally, we need to understand and respect each other. What I put in is different from what others might. I looked at Jesusson2020 hours online and number of trips and juxtaposed with mine... I did 42 hours 33 trips against his 72 hours. Numbers don't lie. Now if he's paying his rent consistently and owner services and maintains car appropriately it'll take some time for any major car trouble to come up. Saying his engine will soon knock is plain evil.
Also, we must understand that e-hailing does not begin and end on nairaland. There's only a fraction of drivers/landlords/riders on this thread so lets stop sounding like this is the e-hailing national assembly where all matters are decided. Plenty people no know or send una here. I went to Denis at Akoka to fix my a.c. some months ago, I got to know of him on nl but the guy no even know of nairaland. Lets just chill Abeg.
There's an entitlement mentality drivers here have which I think needs to stop. Let's not confuse it with having high self esteem. If anything, I smacks of an insecure and fragile personality. Drivers need to earn what's desired and not Command it, you have to be at a certain level in live to be able to command things of others. Someone here said taxify has more drivers than uber therefore it'll ruin uber if they continue to lose drivers and I'm wondering if its drivers that are requesting rides or riders.
Lets think in perspective, but most of all let's live and let live. I must not see the world through your eyes.

drestoneokuta:
Whether it is Dru or Gazzuz (opinion and experience), God giveth increase.

Any business that your child cannot inherit from you is not a good business........ Just word of wisdom.

Epphy:


I doubt I can start early on Suns o. Maybe I can push for 10am if I wife allows me to go out at all. It has always been a struggle to work on Suns even if I stay home all week till Sun, madam go insist Suns are for her. She go say I can go out all other days but Suns

I will try one more Sun, if I can't make up to 18k gross between 11am & 11pm, then I no do again!

Xneg:


Tired of this popular crappy false saying, if uber was not made with rentals in mind, would they be linking up drivers and partners? Would they ask you if you're driving for yourself or the you have your own car during registration? Problem is that fares are low traffic and bad roads.

Xneg:


Tired of this popular crappy false saying, if uber was not made with rentals in mind, would they be linking up drivers and partners? Would they ask you if you're driving for yourself or the you have your own car during registration? Problem is that fares are low traffic and bad roads.

deedee44:
Anytime we start complaining bitterly about uber or taxify slavery, one newbie will show up and be trying to shut us up. All these agents.. one day bush meat go catch the hunter

jesusson2020:


I dont know where I will be in 5years. I am taking it one step at a time, I didn't expect myself to be earning minimum of 20k weekly, and here I am, in 5years, I might be lucky to find something much better or still be with Uber as a fleet owner.

In life you never can tell, just keep working hard and plan, God on your side, the sky will be your limit.

pope191:


And u just registered April 21st? Pls do u have dat guy his name starts with F number. In fact can I ask why you just registered an account like 7 days ago? Internet just got to you? You tales will b of great honour if you display the millage of your car today and show us the new figure next week. Drop mic

XGhost:
One thing almost every "uber don cast" driver here doesn't realize or failed to acknowledge is uber was not designed for rental. Once you accept this fact, a major psychological barrier is lifted and clarity may be gained.
Acceptance is key for both driver and landlord here. Uber has a model that it operates globally and that is- drive your car at your own pace to make extra cash.
We in Nigeria found a way to build a model (Rental) around this model. Here uber has no hand, that's why uber doesn't directly provide drivers or vehicles.
The uber is slavery conversation can therefore only be effective at driver/owner level. That's why people who drive their own vehicles aren't crying so much as rental drivers and landlords. Uber is like airbnb
Gazzuz and the fence crew are on the fence because of the inefficiencies that arise via the third party (drivers). If Gazzuz or dru23 drove their cars themselves, they'll spend much less on maintenance and generally enjoy higher profitability.
Personally, I don't see how 35k is so hard, its grossing 15k daily after commission. 5k for fuel, 5k for landlord, 5k for me. A mistake I think we make is wanting to remove all our expenses, including personals, from our earnings before arriving at a net income. Anything outside of fuel and recharge card for data and calls cannot be classed under operating expenses. Suppose you earn a salary of 100k after taxes and contributions i.e. pension/him etc that is your NET. Not after house rent, feeding, fees etc, all that will come out of that 100k as living expenses. How you manage it will determine how far it'll take you. But we want to remove fuel, rent, commission, dstv, Netflix and then bank 40k as net for the week... Naaa.
Finally, we need to understand and respect each other. What I put in is different from what others might. I looked at Jesusson2020 hours online and number of trips and juxtaposed with mine... I did 42 hours 33 trips against his 72 hours. Numbers don't lie. Now if he's paying his rent consistently and owner services and maintains car appropriately it'll take some time for any major car trouble to come up. Saying his engine will soon knock is plain evil.
Also, we must understand that e-hailing does not begin and end on nairaland. There's only a fraction of drivers/landlords/riders on this thread so lets stop sounding like this is the e-hailing national assembly where all matters are decided. Plenty people no know or send una here. I went to Denis at Akoka to fix my a.c. some months ago, I got to know of him on nl but the guy no even know of nairaland. Lets just chill Abeg.
There's an entitlement mentality drivers here have which I think needs to stop. Let's not confuse it with having high self esteem. If anything, I smacks of an insecure and fragile personality. Drivers need to earn what's desired and not Command it, you have to be at a certain level in live to be able to command things of others. Someone here said taxify has more drivers than uber therefore it'll ruin uber if they continue to lose drivers and I'm wondering if its drivers that are requesting rides or riders.
Lets think in perspective, but most of all let's live and let live. I must not see the world through your eyes.

Toseenlove:


The person behind this Handle Is a very old daft fool....Most likely "Uber Staff" human being. Just look at the way he sounds lol, 22yrs Indeed. Only a fool will believe all the Jargons u wrote up there.

jesusson2020:


I know they will come for me, because frustration have destroyed their belief and weakened their ability.

If I have follow nairaland advice about rental fee, I won't have this vehicle

Plenty of drivers are looking for vehicles, some got frustrated and do other jobs.
So at 22 you are still sucking ur mom breast. With no brain. My big bro work hard. Stop forming what you are not.

Meanwhile Monday was not bad

XGhost:


I may be wrong but I don't think uber links drivers and partners, maybe an affiliate, but uber? I don't think so