A former Uber driver has shared how he taught some ‘entitled’ customers a lesson in kindness , and people say he did the right thing and they would have done the same in his position
A Uber driver has been praised for his ‘petty revenge’ on a customer who scolded him for not showing up immediately. The man, who no longer works for Uber, explained how he went to pick up three or four men in downtown Detroit to take them home.
He believes the men were roughly in their 40s and simply wanted a ride home to escape the cold following an evening out. He said on Reddit: “They were only about five minutes away from me, and honestly it wasn’t even that cold outside, or at least I didn’t think so. “But anyway, I got to where the GPS said they were, but as often happened, they weren’t at the exact pickup spot.
“So I gave them a call (or maybe they called me) and I had a very brief chat with the guy who called the Uber, asking ‘Where are you’, ‘we are here, what about you’ etc. The guy was totally calm and polite.”
However, it was at this point when one of his friends snatched the phone and started hurling insults down it.
He said: “He asked me where I was. I tried reasoning with him but the guy kept talking back to me very condescendingly, saying things like, ‘Listen we are freezing out here’, ‘There is no reason for you to be taking so long’, ‘Look we are standing in the middle of the sidewalk it is so cold outside I don’t understand why you’re making us wait like this.’
“I truly did not care for his tone or the way he spoke to me. It’s like he was trying to mimic politeness at first, but his disrespect escalated quickly.
“He barely even gave me a chance to respond. Hell, they were hardly waiting a few minutes at that point and he was already running his mouth. The dude just couldn’t hide his bad attitude or inability to listen.”
With that, the driver decided to teach him a lesson and cancelled the ride completely before driving away to pick up his next passenger.
With a smile, he said: “I thought, you know what, you’re just gonna have to wait in the cold even longer. I hope you had fun freezing your a*** off.”
Commenting on his post, one user said: “If one of my friends made my Uber driver cancel our interaction, I’m not transporting him anywhere. He won’t know it until the next vehicle arrives, but he can get a third car for himself.”
Another user added: “Even on the slight chance the driver is in the wrong spot, it doesn’t help anyone to be rude.
“Working a customer-facing job doesn’t mean the person is wearing a sign that says ‘Please treat me like a POS so you can feel better about being an insecure jerk’.
“I bet the rest of the group was so pissed at him that he got their Uber cancelled!”
A third person added: “I know they had a brawl with that guy. I would’ve told him to find his own damn ride.”
