Blog Post #1 Why do Uber riders feel the need to ask me if I like driving for Uber? If I take ten trips in a day, I answer this question ten times. Do you go to McDonald’s and ask the person frying burgers if they like it? Funny enough, the answer to that question is nothing more than an attempt to make you, the passenger, feel like I’m a good, happy person that loves my job. Now, I’m not saying that I don’t “love” driving for Uber, but the truth is often I find myself riddled with anxiety from traffic, bills, rude passengers, life in general, and I’m dealing with all of this mental stress on a full bladder. Truthfully, like most other people, I have to force myself every day to get up and go online. When I’m online, there is no telling where …show more content…
(Which is unnervingly similar to my life, my career, and my future.) I may have a night full of awkward silence, rambunctious rebel rousers, tired and testy travelers or some unfortunate combination of all. On top of this, I’m expected to describe my shift to each rider as if they are not a part of my shift that will be described to the next rider. Example: Rider, “Hey there! How’s your night going?” Me, “It’s been good. I had a few rebel rousers, other than that just a couple of strange conversations, and one silent rider.” Rider, “So, how do you like driving for Uber? I mean, is it weird?” (In my mind: It’s only weird when people make it weird.) Me, “I like it for the most part, it just gets weird being asked lots of random questions.” Rider, “Is this like your part-time job, do you work somewhere else?” Me, “Nah, not really.” And so on and so forth. The length of the interrogation differs depending on my ability to maintain a friendly tone, or the distance of the trip, whichever lasts longer. The point is, if you are an Uber rider you can make several assumptions before you hop in for a ride. First, assume that I’m at work and not just hanging out waiting