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Yeah but they lie about how much they like it. I mean, nobody likes a downer, and they need to get rated well so they can keep their ratings high enough to keep driving. You think you'd rate them perfectly if they complained about driving for Uber the whole ride? Plenty of articles online and forums online show how unhappy the drivers really are. don't trust what they tell you when you're paying them and their tip and ranking are tied to what they tell you about how much they like it.

source: Know a few people who drive for Uber AND Lyft, they all like working for lyft a lot more



If someone is just trying not to be a downer, they'll say something mildly positive (or very positive with a weak tone) and move on to another topic.

If they're continuously gushing about it and extend discussion of that topic far beyond what you attempted, they're probably serious.


Note that I didn't even attempt anything. They're the ones who started it.


What tip?

This was genuine. I certainly wouldn't expect them to conplain, but nobody fakes spontaneously talking about how much they love their job for twenty minutes.




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