Uber Technologies Inc. is an American international transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Uber was founded as “UberCab” by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009 and the app was released the following June. Beginning in 2012, Uber expanded internationally. In 2014, it experimented with carpooling features and made other updates. Klout ranked the San Francisco-based company as the 48th most powerful company in America in 2014. By mid-2015, Uber was estimated to be worth $50B.
When you first download and open the Uber Partner app, you feel very empowered. The design is incredible and immediately grabs your eye. While the Lyft driver and rider app are both incorporated into one, Uber decided to keep them separate. It is easy to go online; all you do is press the “Go Online” button and it will log you in and immediately begin accepting requests.
If you love interacting with people, you’ll enjoy driving for Uber. Being an Uber driver is all about the human connection: You get passengers safely to where they need to go and provide an inviting experience along the way. You also have the opportunity to be compensated fairly for your time, with new benefits such as: drivers can now earn tips, get paid for returning lost items, and earn “per minute fees” if you wait more than 2 minutes for riders. Perhaps the best benefit of driving for Uber is the flexibility. You’re not required to keep consistent hours; instead, you can drive whenever you’d like and for as long as you’d like. If you’re a student, you can drive in between classes. If you work full-time and want to supplement your income, you can drive in the evening after work. Regardless of what your schedule looks like, driving for Uber will always fit with your lifestyle.
The nice thing about Uber is that you can literally drive whenever you want. All you have to do is press a button and you can start making money. You can drive for up to 10 hours at a time, then the app will kick you off till you have taken an 8-hour break. This allows Uber to limit the number of tired drivers on the road, simply for liability sake.
Partners.uber.com, the Uber driver portal, is well-designed and pretty easy to use. This area has access to all of your documents including financial and vehicle-related ones. Here you can view all of your trip invoices, which include time, distance, fare, etc.
Customer Support
While getting a reply from [email protected] is pretty much impossible, Uber does a great job of organizing regional support groups. Each city has one and focuses directly on requests from drivers within their city. You usually get replies from them within the same day of sending the email, which has proven to be incredibly helpful on multiple occasions.
Highly recommend driving for Uber. The app is easy to use and you can drive whenever you want, making Uber one of the best employers you could ask for. It has been a great experience, and a fun way to meet new people and make some extra money.
