So I played that Uber game from FP

"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
10/05/2017 at 12:37 • Filed to: None

WTF do I need a gym membership for?

I’ll bet this decision’s really gonna make a huge difference down the line.

DISCUSSION (25)

CalzoneGolem > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 12:43

This sounds like a horrible game.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > CalzoneGolem
10/05/2017 at 12:48

It is. The premise of it is that you live in San Fransico, have a $1,000 a month mortgage, and decide to lease a car and become an Uber driver full-time. I think the dude’s fucked from the git-go.

Also you only get one week to pay your mortgage, because I guess that’s how mortgages work in DA BIG CITAH!

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 12:51

gotta get swole bro

CalzoneGolem > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 12:52

Is it called, “Can you recover from these poor life choices?”

hedbutter > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 12:53

Where in SF does a 1000 a month mortgage make sense? (unless its like a 400 year loan)

nermal > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 12:56

The gym membership netted me an extra $30 after I stopped to shower there.

I wish there was an option to slap the person that dented my car door though. I chose to report it and missed out on the weekend bonus.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 13:07

To wash up. Saves time over driving all the way home, particularly if you’ve driven hours from your cheapo shack in the sticks to the city to chase business and you sleep in your car.

diplodicus > nermal
10/05/2017 at 13:09

Same I would have gotten my mortgage payment too. I didn’t know reporting the incident suspended my account.

benjrblant > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 13:14

Calling it a “game” is a bit of a stretch, but this is how I did:

Kinja'd!!!

69 hours of driving in easy mode, 87 hours in hard mode. Honestly, putting in 70-90 hours a week would suck. I feel like the $/hr just isnt there after expenses. I think I’d rather seek out an unskilled hourly job elsewhere especially since those types of jobs sometimes come with training or at least real-world resume experience that could result in you getting a promotion or a raise at some time.

Party-vi > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 13:24

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey

Kinja'd!!!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > benjrblant
10/05/2017 at 13:25

Also, overtime is a thing. We have semi-skilled labor jobs with a base rate of I think 15 or 16/hr. But we guarantee 40 hrs/wk even if we shut down for a day and most of them do 50-60/wk between extra hours at the end of the day and saturday or sunday shifts.

benjrblant > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/05/2017 at 13:30

Even if you work enough overtime to net the same take-home as ubering, you’d be working less hours which would mean less burnout. I’m hoping your employer eventually gives a raise or a promotion too!

KevlarRx7 > benjrblant
10/05/2017 at 13:41

Out of interest what are normal working hours? I’ve done 10 hours a day for the past month without a day off... You get used to long hours.

Stapleface > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 13:42

The game is kind of lame, but it’s a good way to kill some time.

I’ve played like 5 times now, still haven’t been able to make the mortgage payment. On one go I made like $300 for the week after I paid for expenses and a $240 ticket for stopping in a no stopping zone (fuck that passenger. If you don’t she gives you a shit review).

benjrblant > KevlarRx7
10/05/2017 at 13:52

That’s something that, IMO, varies based on the individual and their situation. If you’re fresh out of college and saving for a car/house/etc, maybe an 80h workweek is normal. If you’re 70 years old and getting a bit frail, maybe you stick with 20 or 30 if it’s a more labor-intensive position. Pay has a say in this factor as well.

I find it hard to see how an adult working 90hrs a week can take care of their children.

KevlarRx7 > benjrblant
10/05/2017 at 14:34

Honestly my work is partly why I don’t have children. Although I still don’t envy people who do work as a Uber driver, it seems more trouble than what it’s worth.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > benjrblant
10/05/2017 at 14:42

Yeah, and we also allow for position transfers so if you need fewer hours or want to do something different, you get preferential treatment and the first shot at applying for any openings. But that seems pretty standard in the area. And given how many uber/lyft drivers seem to do it as their “overtime” after a full time job, I’m guessing the pay isn’t quite there yet in my area.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 15:08

I tried to not be home in time to help my son with homework, I wasn’t given the option. How do only 80-something percent of people help with homework?

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Shamoononon drives like a farmer
10/05/2017 at 15:22

Maybe that’s only an option if you live in Sacramento. Although if you live there there’s no way you can go to the birthday dinner. You click the option and it just says you ate in SF by yourself :/

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 15:36

Ah, you figured out I clicked ‘easy’?... Okay, will try your way.

promoted by the color red > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 15:37

I won on Easy and almost on Hard, but only because I cheated - I had a gig economy job for four months (fuck that shit) so i knew how to answer the questions.

promoted by the color red > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 15:37

I won on Easy and almost on Hard, but only because I cheated - I had a gig economy job for four months (fuck that shit) so i knew how to answer the questions.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 15:42

Nope, just tried! I said to go drive to San Francisco instead of help with homework. I still got home in time.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/05/2017 at 18:42

For the gainz bruh.

DO YOU EVEN LIFT BROOOOOOO?!???!?!?

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
10/05/2017 at 20:49

But my Prius has power steering!