Uber in Pink - Analyst Lyft Employee Review

1.0
28 Jul 2017
Recommend
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Pros

People bad talk the food but I actually thought it was pretty good. It's fun to tell drivers you work at Lyft.

Cons

I've seen just about everything that Uber gets shamed for happen at Lyft: a focus on maximizing revenue by short-changing drivers, sexual harassment, political decision-making structures that make everything a question of who you kiss up to, pressure to work long hours whether or not its productive, management by adult children. The "culture" of Lyft has become a marketing slogan and the founders have made that clear. Side note: As an outsider looking in, the logical approach now is to slash the regional offices pretty drastically, so I'd avoid taking a Lyft job that's not at HQ.

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Cons

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2.0
30 Mar 2026
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Pros

Discovering parts of Las Vegas I wouldn't normally visit. Meeting nice people from all over the Valley and the world.

Cons

With the price of gas right now, my pay for using a mid-sized vehicle averaged out to $8 per hour (before taxes), even after 3 "bonuses." This is less than the Nevada minimum wage of $12. Regardless of what the app tells you, Lyft takes about 2/3 of the earnings for each ride, charging both for the rental and extra fees they claim have to do with the cost of car maintenance. Not sure why maintenance and everyday wear wouldn't be handled by Hertz as a normal part of their fleet ownership, as it would with any other rental. Indeed, if you're doing the Express Driver program, you have to take the car for service after getting a voucher from Hertz. On a different note, the number of riders with no picture or fake names is really high in Las Vegas compared to other places where I've driven. This issue has become a safety concern.

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