"I only Uber when I’m upbeat, positive, feeling good, when the car’s clean, I want to go be sociable and get to know my own city a little bit more," he said. "The key is that if this ever feels like a job, I’m done. I’m out... Driving has always come very naturally to me. It’s a passion,” he said. He was raised in rural Saskatchewan, where “your driver’s licence is your ticket to freedom. This allows me to enjoy it even more, be social, meet new people, tour my own city and have some fun,” he said.He was awarded Uber's Sixth Star medal, which he'll display in the car but not call attention to because "That would be un-Canadian."
He has 5 tips for Uber drivers: "1. A clean car... 2. Smooth driving... 3. Amenities... cold water, Perrier, mints, gum and cellphone chargers... free Wi-Fi... 4. Music... 'chill house music'... 5. Clean personal appearance... shirt with a collar, blue jeans, driving shoes...."
Note: This man also has a regular job.
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There's something very "un-Canadian" about the way many Canadians brag about Canadianness, if that makes sense.
Somewhere out there is a gorgeous prostitute with the same sort of upbeat attitude and I wish I had her number.
Sure, the best Uber driver is a man, but what percentage of Uber drivers are women? Do women not feel safe enough to be Uber drivers and deal with possibly drunk, potentially violent people? Is this Uber driver's winning personality just a front for his deeply sociopathic mental condition? Does his tip regarding the best physical appearance betray a shockingly heteronormative cisgender understanding of masculinity theory? These are the important questions--wake up, sheeple!
Love "un-Canadian". Destined to be part of my repartee.
Note: This man also has a regular job.
Oh of course, this MAN has another job. He isn't home caring for children, picking them up from school, making dinner at night, or keeping the house clean. Men have structured the world to serve the interests of men, so obviously we should discount this MAN's "win." Asterisk, I say!
"Somewhere out there is a gorgeous prostitute with the same sort of upbeat attitude and I wish I had her number."
I am sure Laslo will be by shortly.
I know a fellow teacher who often drives for Lyft for much the same reason. We live about 60 miles from L.A., but on Friday and saturday nights/early mornings he drives out there and gives rides because he enjoys the free show he gets.
Why I Hate CanadiansPaperback– August 28, 2007
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Well, after having worked in "service professions", I understand the sentiment of really enjoying one's job. I first worked as a bank teller as my summer job as a teenager, then went into restaurant/bar/hotel/private club work afterwards. I imagine any of those jobs would really be awful if one did not really like people. Frankly, I had a blast. There are times when the work is intense for short bursts of time, but those jobs generally involve social interaction with the customers. In many of those workplaces, great friendships and more can come out of the family atmosphere among the employees (which I have found to be akin to the atmosphere that develops in theater.)
(By the way, I attempted to read ,"Nickled and Dimed", but could not finish because I found the author to be such a condescending and patronizing bitch that it made me so angry I had to put it down...)
Of course, some customers are just mean, nasty people who can ruin anyone's day, but fortunately, there are more nice ones.
And then, there are the mean and nasty employees...they alienate the customers, can poison a workplace for everyone, and obviously can truly take a huge toll on the overall business.
People like this will be successful because they figured it out.
I have considered driving for Uber or Lyft. Why not? I saw where Uber is looking into self-driving cars, but then I saw that the google cars have driven all those millions of miles on the same stretches of roads and that they need a bigger amount of data about the road than a cruise missile needs to start a war with Afghanistan to distract from a blow job so I am not worried about that anymore.
"but on Friday and saturday nights/early mornings he drives out there and gives rides because he enjoys the free show he gets."
Very few Uber drivers I know make more than minimum wage, so doing it for the "free show" makes sense..
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