I signed up to drive for Uber last week and was approved yesterday morning. So I am an official taxi driver now…I still have my day job though I am totally itching to quit and do this full time. I like it, visiting with people and driving is way more fun that sitting at a desk trying to remember all the ins and outs of the automotive business; especially at month end.
Month end is this excruciatingly awful experience where you have to make it all balance together while working 12 hour days in which all you can do when you get home is eat and fall asleep, hopefully not at the same time, add on 1 hour in traffic to and from the job, and you get the picture… it totally bites… I have had the joy of two now and will probably make it through one maybe two more before leaving.
It’s funny, while I am writing this it just seems such a better way to spend my time driving, than in a corporate A/P job. Do you think I can make enough money at this job that I can quit the day job? I didn’t even focus yesterday on doing a lot I was really just trying to get acclimated to the process. So I was online looking for rides about 3 to 3.5 hours and I had 5 rides, however the last two were late night and there was only about five minutes between them. This says if you are open to working late you could definitely be productive.
The really great part is that I could write in the morning, and drive in the afternoon/evening on my own schedule. The question is can I make enough for this to be a feasible option to a 40 hour a week job? Will it pay the bills, rent, electric, credit cards, and the cost of the car, fuel, maintenance, insurance, data, etc.? it will remove the 75 miles I go to and from work each day, but then it adds the however many miles for running people around. The chair is far more comfy to sit it, yet it is still sitting all day. On the positive side I can take breaks and walk for a while if I like and no one will complain. I can also work through lunch and not get in trouble.
I think I will take a month to see how it pans out and then I will get back to you. Feel free to let me know what you think; I could definitely use another opinion.
Enjoy your day!