App treats you like a child and is unsafe - Rideshare Driver Lyft Employee Review

3.0
12 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

freedom over own schedule, no oversight

Cons

App has become horrible. It won't let you move the screen to see where you're going while your vehicle is moving. I understand this is supposed to sound like a safety measure, but you can't even click to see the address you're going to. App also moves map back to your current spot when trying to move to see where you're going. Also app won't let you text your customers in your own words even while stopped, for example, you can't type, "I'm at the corner of Marion and 1st ave" for clarity. Instead, you have about 8 prompts to choose from. In other words, many times you have to check the map to be sure you're travelling to the correct side of the street or not making a dangerous left turn ahead or many other things or JUST SEE THE ADDRESS WHERE YOURE GOING and the app prevents these things, makes me extremely frustrated, anxious and dangerous because I cannot calculate how to get to someone or drop them off. The app has all these ridiculous measures, NONE of which are on the UBER app. This is offensive and dangerous and stresses me out as a driver.

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Cons

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2.0
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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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