People shocked after Uber driver shares how much he earns PER WEEK working full-time

A Reddit user is sharing some helpful tips for Uber drivers who have not been raking in the cash as much as they would like.

The original poster (OP), 29, is an Uber driver, and he explained what he does in order to have a successful work day.

‘I learned the busy hours and days for my area and work around that. For me it’s early am to late am and 3:30-8pm,’ he wrote.

In order to prove his success, the Uber driver created a now-deleted Reddit post on March 4 to show other users that he makes a staggering amount of money as a full-time driver. 

He revealed in yesterday’s Reddit post that he does have ‘bad weeks,’ but it hasn’t stopped him from earning a high weekly pay.

An Uber driver, 29, created a Reddit post on March 3 and described what he does while working in Washington and Oregon

He created the post after spotting negative comments made by users in the Uber drivers subreddit over the last two months

He created a now-deleted Reddit post on March 4 and revealed how much money he made on a weekly basis from March 2023-March 2024 so far

The OP has been an UberX and Uber Pet driver in Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington for nearly five years.

Since working for Uber, he’s come up with ways to make reservations and major events work for him.

‘I use a filter to take me to the airport or I have a reservation that’s taking me there,’ he wrote.

‘I don’t really care if that reservation isn’t going to pay the best because the pax is close to the airport, I care because of how airport drop offs operate.’

The Reddit user also tends to avoid areas close to big events or ‘stay on the outskirts with pit stops.’

‘The most important thing that i do to get tips either more often or get larger ones, or better yet cash tips is I just talk to the pax,’ the OP revealed in his post.

‘I make them feel human. I start off by just asking how their day has been so far and based off that you will known if you’re going to have a conversation or not.’

Other things the Uber driver does when he works is not touch the food he picks up from a restaurant or use ‘multiple-app,’ which allows a driver to work on several apps at the same time.

The OP has been a full-time UberX and Uber Pet driver for nearly five years. Since working for Uber, he’s come up with ways to deal with things such as reservations and major events

The Reddit user wrote that one of the biggest things he does during his rides is to make the passengers 'feel human' and he starts out by 'asking how their day has been'

The driver also likes his taxes to be easy and he wrote that he’s ‘not going to do the expenses.

‘I'm also not going to brake down maintenance because that doesn’t happen every month,’ he wrote.

‘I go 10K miles between oil changes because that’s what my car and my mechanic suggests for gas/insurance.’

The OP has yet to do his taxes this year, but according to his photos, he’s made more than $1,000 almost every week between March 2023 to March 2024.

Nearly 1,000 shocked Reddit users have commented on the driver’s recently removed post and he has responded to several of the comments.

The OP has yet to do his taxes this year, but according to his photos, he’s made more than $1,000 almost every week between March 2023 to March 2024

Many Reddit users who have commented on the post claimed that they are also Uber drivers and that earning the OP's weekly pay is 'very doable'

A few Reddit users that have claimed to be Uber drivers wrote that what the OP does is ‘very doable.’

‘Being from Portland I can also confirm that those numbers are correct from when I used to drive,’ another person wrote.

‘$1500-$2000 a week for 35-45 hours depending on the surges and airport trips you get.’

Other Reddit users have slammed the OP and have accused him of posting his photos as a way to ‘brag’ about how much money he makes.

The OP responded to boasting allegations by insisting that he created the Reddit post so that he could ‘encourage people to learn their area better and maximize their potential.’

‘Sometimes people just need to be shown what’s possible for them to get the motivation as well,’ he added.