Lyft Rideshare Driver reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)
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David Risher

28% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Rideshare Driver employees have rated Lyft with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Rideshare Driver professionals have a good working experience there. Lyft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Rideshare Driver professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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76 reviews
1.0
Feb 10, 2025

Good way to go broke

Recommend
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Pros

Meeting interesting people while doing a job where you’re supposedly a contractor, but you’re really an employee. It’s like being a secret double agent for a corporation against yourself.

Cons

People are unpredictable. Racism, sexism, threats, weirdness. Money is supposed to be 1$ a mile, it isn’t. Working fourth hours weekly won’t net you any profit u less you own your vehicle outright, and even then, you’re running your vehicle into the ground for nothing. People claim to make 1000+ a week but that is always before expenses. 30-50$ a day in gasoline, costs extra for insurance, tires, brakes, oil changes, cleaning supplies, and car washes…..and the most you can legitimately make in 12 hours time is about 250$. Sometimes as high as 320$ on the best of days. Bonus programs that lead to chasing money that doesn’t materialize because Lyft doesn’t have enough clients to fulfill the. Timber of rides needed to get their bonuses. There is evidence of preference for white drivers.

1.0
Feb 8, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

This job allows you to have a flexible schedule.

Cons

Low pay, constant retaliation from riders, low damage and cleaning fees, bugged application

3.0
Jan 7, 2025

overall positive

Recommend
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Pros

Make your own schedule, get paid early if needed, flexible when choosing rides to take and the area you drive in, and you get to know lots of different people and the areas you are driving in.

Cons

Pay varies a lot depending on the time of day, area, holiday, bonuses available, expensive to rent a vehicle through Lyft, etc.

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