Good way to go broke - Rideshare Driver Lyft Employee Review

1.0
10 Feb 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Meeting interesting people while doing a job where you’re supposedly a contractor, but you’re really an employee. It’s like being a secret double agent for a corporation against yourself.

Cons

People are unpredictable. Racism, sexism, threats, weirdness. Money is supposed to be 1$ a mile, it isn’t. Working fourth hours weekly won’t net you any profit u less you own your vehicle outright, and even then, you’re running your vehicle into the ground for nothing. People claim to make 1000+ a week but that is always before expenses. 30-50$ a day in gasoline, costs extra for insurance, tires, brakes, oil changes, cleaning supplies, and car washes…..and the most you can legitimately make in 12 hours time is about 250$. Sometimes as high as 320$ on the best of days. Bonus programs that lead to chasing money that doesn’t materialize because Lyft doesn’t have enough clients to fulfill the. Timber of rides needed to get their bonuses. There is evidence of preference for white drivers.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
30 Mar 2026
Recommend
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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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