tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474934021930860028.post2223001183453181684..comments2023-05-03T03:09:04.791-07:00Comments on Real Cab Driver: One of my first lessonsReal cab driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020797184096915597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474934021930860028.post-43907408891930904622011-02-05T14:00:46.658-08:002011-02-05T14:00:46.658-08:00The ride belongs to the company until it is given ...The ride belongs to the company until it is given to the driver.<br /><br />The way it's supposed to work is the driver closest to it when it's read out gets it. The company wants you running around serving the general public until they lift that slip off the spindle and read it off over the radio.<br /><br />The way it actually works is, if it's a real good ride, somebody will find that it goes 5 days a week at say, 4:45am. Then they will do what they can to prevent anybody else from finding out about it. As long as the dispatcher is helping them, they can keep it a secret for quite a while.<br /><br />Why would the dispatcher help an individual driver? Payoola of course! And all other things being equal, if they like driver A better than driver B, then they help driver A.<br /><br />But eventually, somebody takes a day off, driver or dispatcher, it doesn't matter. Or, there was something that got in the way of driver A getting to his little secret at 4:45am so the dispatcher had to give it to somebody, and now driver B, or C, or... knows about it too.<br /><br />Sound crooked? It sure is!!Real cab driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020797184096915597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474934021930860028.post-36260699402346208972011-02-04T17:21:51.585-08:002011-02-04T17:21:51.585-08:00hmm, so different out there, so you showed up befo...hmm, so different out there, so you showed up before him, and there was no argument? he didn't wait until the fare showed up to plead his case as their usual driver? and what is a bid? do you all actually put money down to get calls?NYC taxi photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675924502053024145noreply@blogger.com