"Uber is catching the strays of my emotional turmoil" I felt that!

Fuck, as a DoorDasher of 1.5+ years, I can really relate to the first caller. Being in a metal box all day, worried about gas, your car breaking down, constantly getting fucked over with little or no tips and an insultingly low base pay, it’s an anxiety-inducing way to pay your bills. Props to that guy for keeping himself together. If my partner left me while I was in the middle of this job I would have to take a grippy sock vacation. Stay strong, my fellow rideshare comrade ✊🏻

@shunnyshun

Жыл бұрын

grippy sock vacation😭😭😭

@koekepeertje5024

Жыл бұрын

@@shunnyshun bro put in the most horrendous way to describe it in his text😭😩

@branwithoutclaws

Жыл бұрын

Get a real job?

@allegorx58

Жыл бұрын

do something else?

@destroylonelyxkenkarsonlvu1783

Жыл бұрын

@@branwithoutclaws how is that not a real job we need people to work for ever job

I came for the green geck & jokes, I'm staying for the genuine dude and smooth jazz.

Id love to talk to first caller man seems like a great guy

The first caller’s mentality: get rich or cry trying

I like how gecko didnt rush this call.

A little advice from a driver with +1000 rides completed: Keep something in you car to occupy your mind and look forward to during the breaks. I generally keep a skateboard, soccerball, or a book to break up the works and take a few minutes off. Eating good food and moving your body will improve your mood and your desire to work. If you are working during dead hours, you have change your schedule and find the most lucrative times to work. The great thing about Uber is that you can control your own time to a much greater extent than having a typical job, so take advantage of it and use your down time to pursue your interests!

thought you'd be sitting in an uber doing this episode and I gotta say it ain't a bad idea

@SixOhThreeSam

Жыл бұрын

YOOOO a guest every episode 😂 ride sharing therapy session

@xXxGelXeSxXx

Жыл бұрын

Taxicab Confessions. Yes I'm old.

@okaythen-

Жыл бұрын

That would probably be expensive af though

@Eagleable

Жыл бұрын

An hour Uber ride would be $$$ but worth cause that’d be amazing 😂

I was in a similar spot as the Uber guy, esp with the empathy and world events. And with geckos advice. I was an Uber eats driver too. Not gonna say becoming a Mail Carrier fixed everything, but it minimized a lot of these problems, and gave me a sense of community

I really resonate with Pomegranate on those feelings of empathy, I find myself caring so much about how others are doing and their problems rather than my own. I might not be in the same situation as him but it definitely affects me similarly.

Canadian money doesn't have one dollar bills, we only have 5 and up for bills, so that could be why they were confused about the tip

Wow that quote about treating someone you are talking to like it's the first conversation you ever had really resonated with me.

I relate to the person talking about peeing in the sink on a spiritual level tbh 😂

I don’t understand how this conversation was so entertaining to me. 😂

@alejandrorivas4585

Жыл бұрын

There's a voyeuristic quality to it. Kind of like going to the salon with your mom and aunts listening to gossip. And then also a like, well I like to reflect on it and think about my life and I feel better about myself after listening

i'm the exact same as the last caller i have to stay away from competitive games ESPECIALLY online games when you know there's other real people playing with you. the last one i played was fall guys when it first came out and almost threw my controller at the tv so i just stay away from that kind of stuff bc it's never that serious

@uwujuul4508

Жыл бұрын

like i still have my childhood dsi and there's bite marks on it when i got mad playing mario when i was 5 lmaoooo

These podcasts are what's keeping me going, thank you Lyle for uploading so much they're my only source of entertainment in life right now.

@PeterGriffin-rp9iq

Жыл бұрын

You got this Kensley

@WedgeKahr

7 ай бұрын

Hey Kensley it's been 10 months, congrats on making it this far, hope you're doing better

@kensley8502

7 ай бұрын

​@@WedgeKahrwow thanks man I am doing better, 10 months ago the doctors told me I might have cancer and it was the middle of exam season.. Turns out I probably don't have cancer 👍 livin large now. Hope you're doing good too:)

As a long haired man I know the weirdly apologetic.

Guy reminds me of Travis from Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, observing the ills of the world & overthinking

wow this video has been very topical for me despite being posted 9 months ago, specifically the uber driver’s story, i haven’t gone through a rough breakup recently or anything like that but i’m a doordash driver and i tend to struggle with having a very active mind while driving, sometimes it can be helpful but a lot of times it’s just a negative feedback loop inside my brain, i also struggle with intense empathy to the point that it negatively affects my day to day life if i focus on other people’s issues too much or spend too much time on social media zoned in on political and humanitarian issues, even down to the israel palestine “conflict” 😭😭 it’s been haunting me and i’ve been trying my best to take breaks but it’s hard, anyways listening to this was very therapeutic for me in ways i didn’t expect at 7am so thank you so much ❤️

You calling that guy back to ask him where he poops made me laugh harder than I have in years. Thanks for that, Lyle. Golden.

I like how Lyle just passed over that there are no $1 bills in Canada

Gecko is right. I once had a cab driver tell me about his ex wife it was actually cool. I think he had been drinking, solid guy

Geck: How high are you? Uber: yes

Dat thumbnail, ooooh boi. sooo goood

The Canadian part is so true, they're so nice.. met a couple people and they're all nice talkative people.

Alternative title: confessions of an ooVoo javer

Strange circumstances creates strange solutions. Once the bathroom is fixed you'll be gucci

First caller might make a great driving instructor.

The way I religiously watch these videos to fall asleep is alarming

Is this backdrop the streets of Morocco? Absolutely beautiful.

This is the same person who called in to say he was doing meth under a bridge but now making 100k.

@LaurenOliviArt

Жыл бұрын

Idk he kinda sounds different

@Max-zv8hm

Жыл бұрын

@@LaurenOliviArt he’s not in a manic-depressive episode in this one. As far as I can glean. Reflects in his voice. Then again perhaps you’re right.

Love the thumbnail of this vid. I would buy that t-shirt.

I have been watching therapy gecko for a week, and already I can firmly say that I would be 100% comfortable if he ran for president in the suit and I would encourage everyone I know to vote for him.

flipping out because you lost at splatoon is a pretty dope visual

He had positive plans, but then he got high.

Keep doing activism, and even if you burn out, keep yearning for the real stuff wherever you can find it.

@jazzfeline5970

Жыл бұрын

r/im14andthisisdeep

@raak4070

Жыл бұрын

@@jazzfeline5970 r/im30andjaded Pretending you don't care while the world burns is cringe. Having strong convictions and caring about societal improvement is good actually.

@jazzfeline5970

Жыл бұрын

@Raak Nice strawman, kid. I was responding to a pretentious and poorly-worded comment, please tell me how you concluded that I was arguing against activism. The original comment, on top of naming themselves "1312 Revolutionary" is peak cringe and childish edginess.

@raak4070

Жыл бұрын

@@jazzfeline5970 inferring is not strawmanning. Don't be so vague and people won't misunderstand you. Also kid lmao, I hope that was an ironic bit and not am actual shot.

@jazzfeline5970

Жыл бұрын

@Raak There was nothing to "infer" from my comment other than what I've already stated. You assumed I was jaded and anti-activist because I pointed out a cringy, poorly-worded comment from a cringy username. Nothing vague about it, you're just bad at making inferences. Again, I don't even think you understand the context of their username, so shut up and quit looking so deeply into things you don't understand.

Damn man these are such amazing stories. The first story at a few points made me laugh I hope thats not wrong haha, it sounds like my dude isn't doing to terribly great but I can relate a ton even if I'm not a driver.

Love ya, Geck!

Hi from Portugal, we do watch the Gecko in Portugal

Thank you Lyle I absolutely love these shows.

Background looks like Jerusalem. Maybe lebanon

As someone who did Uber and Lyft, he's right. The pay from either of them averages around 40% from what I gathered from my riders, except tips. And being in the car for so long to pay your bills can get exhausting mentally and you can easily end up gaining weight doing it. And there's definitely times and places you have to be to even remotely make it work. And Uber was much worse before. Years ago I had to argue with them for a few days about someone puking in my car. They tried claiming "we don't see anything". So I implored them to send someone out to smell my car and give me that statement again. They eventually gave it to me, but they definitely gave me a hard time about it

Wait til this guy finds r/sinkpissers and realizes there are literally dozens of him 😂

Heard on the podcast you were coming to Portugal, wish you came to Porto instead of Lisbon so I could talk to you :( Anyway hope you have a good time here! :)

Paying off debit is not a good reason to get out of bed, we don't live to work and pay off debit. Wake up to live your life and do what you love. Lifes too short!

@christophercarrillo4726

Жыл бұрын

I beg to differ

@Photik

Жыл бұрын

Living paycheck to paycheck is real though

My work got super slow this last year so I started Ubering part time and it’s not too bad. You do make peanuts and the only way to make real money is to basically live in your car and do it for hours and hours a day… (which I don’t:) I just put in one ear bud and listen to podcasts and chew nicotine gum. In that way it’s fun and mindless. 🏁😌

"I dont know if its normal to pee in the KITCHEN sink"

@edgarohito4662

4 ай бұрын

If you pay at $1200+ you def earned your right (still nasty Caucasity) . I hope he drinks enough water 😂

Bro interviewed the modern day Taxi Driver.

That last call about being competitive really didn’t sit right with me. Really just the way she was approaching the problem was way more “that’s just the way I am” than actually trying to curb and stop the action.

@igo0di

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't she referring to her having ADHD

25:24 I'm glad Lyle knows about the kids in Yemen

The thumbnail alone got me

My #1 favorite gecko!!!!!

20:08 the drums go ham

If the guy is remodeling his bathroom and has to pee in the sink, where the hell does he poop. Im gonna go crazy if Lyle doesn't ask him. Edit* thank God, he called the guy back, I'm so thankful

@thunderwerldd

Жыл бұрын

What confused me was he seemed to have no urgency about installing a toilet in his home, like how long has this been going on, how long will it go on??

a driver from uber who also drives lyft told me if the ride is $10, he'll get $1 but for lyft he'll get like $7. this is in nj outside of nyc.

hey! how do people in europe call in??

I did it for a summer, I feel like you’re just always worried about which fare/area/timing and it can be stressful. Sometimes good conversations but it’s tough and gas/taxes suck unless you get an independent contracting license to write some stuff off.

@jayvanover4130

Жыл бұрын

Nuh uhhhh

@that.ll_do_pig

Жыл бұрын

You don't need an independent Contracting license for tax expenses. It is literally an independently contracted job which means all of the expenses are supposed to be a write-off, period.

@Photik

Жыл бұрын

@@that.ll_do_pig certain cents up for gas, pay double in taxes, it's really nothing great tbh. Independent contractor 1099 sucks. More money now, more money to give back when it's tax time.

@jazzfeline5970

Жыл бұрын

Never done Uber, but used to doordash quite a bit. It all came down to the area I was in. It's much more profitable in densely populated areas than the suburbs. I'd get some order requests that payed $3.50 to drive 20 miles round trip. Then the next order offer I'd get, $10 to only drive 4 miles. Doordash apparently gives first dibs on high paying deliveries to drivers with high order acceptance rates, but ironically the amount of low-paying orders you have to accept to maintain that >50% acceptance rate makes it not even worth it.

I think it’s also building intention, like it’s okay to go on twitter, but go in with the knowledge that it’s a chaotic thing to do and set aside time for more intentional present time.

no boston tour? my heart will forever be broken lyle

so i go to Chili's sometimes with my mom and sister. I have a round face and i have long hair so i already kinda look like a girl. I have a little facial hair so you can kinda tell im not, but chili's is dark; the second we walk in, its, " hello, ladies. Table for 3?" And then we sit down and as soon as the waiter sees im not a girl, i can PHYSICALLY SEE it in their eyes and it kinda becomes uncomfortable for me and them. The problem is they never address it again. I think that's kinda funny

I'm so lonely

@AbuHajarAlBugatti

Жыл бұрын

Me two

@Photik

Жыл бұрын

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti mewtwo

@nikitasidoryuk852

Жыл бұрын

Same wanna rope honestly

@BarabbasTheRedeemed

Жыл бұрын

I am the loneliest man alive.

Oh man, the last caller is just like me but I'm a man. I just got a code of conduct warning from PSN for messaging a guy "lil dick energy 🤣🤣" after he went ghost on GTA and kept killing me before leaving the session.

Is this Morocco?

Blue screen babyyy

I left Twitter years ago. Then Facebook and instagram about a year ago. Just do it. It feels great. You can do it.

The girl that’s a sore loser is me. I don’t play games with my boyfriend’s family at holidays for this reason lol. I always use the excuse I don’t know how to play the game but it’s really because I don’t want to embarrass him and myself LOL. I played uno with them once and that was enough.

WHY IS NO ONE COMMENTING ABOUT THE PISSING IN THE SINK

If the riders are paying way out of ass. How does Uber prefer riders and treat them better? Sounds like a service that is screwing over their drivers and riders. As a rider for years I’ve heard negativity on both ends.

Where's the Tim Heidecker one? can't find it.

I wished there was a way for people from other countries to call.

@capealio

Жыл бұрын

why cant they

@marc4143

Жыл бұрын

You can, a caller from germany was on the show one time

Sounds like my guy needs to quit the Uber job and get a salary driving job

Always focus on your corner of the world-your cat, ect. Because you never know when life can take away everything you love :)

Crazy world

All his “meaning” comes from outside himself. I hope he can focus some positive energy inward and find meaning within himself

@meowieberry4905

Жыл бұрын

Nice copy paste

im so curious about the hold music now

@earth-in-latin

Жыл бұрын

It is a horrendous mental and emotional journey fueled by classic piano/orchestra stuffz- that was my vague drunken experience at least LOL

Are you coming to Spain Gecko guy?

NO POMEGRANATES

"Can I interest you in everything, all of the time?"

I always try to watch a minute to get him views

Listening to them talk about Canadian money 🤦‍♂️. If you got $11 in bills, he handed you American dollars. We have $5, $10, $25, $50, $75 & $100 bills.

Wait till they realise the commitment and work politics in an actual job can be just as soul crushing.

🌳

love the uber driver lol

Lyle Forever forever.

@Photik

Жыл бұрын

Forever and ever. Ever ever.

Ti amo

if youre renting and theres no toilet you should pee in the sink

Need subtitlle bro

Let me get on fridays stream

The ADHD lady is like Jesse from Saved by the Bell on caffeine pills.

Dude I try not to judge so hard but HOW could you pee in the trash can??

geck 4 pres

1st called forgot about taxes. So he gets 5

why is a renter remodeling the bathroom ^_--

My rent is 1200 but water is free

That ma’am shit is soooo wild when you have long hair. Being accidentally called a woman is disproportionately insulting to some peeps 🐎💀 also don’t get the weirdly apologetic tone from people. I took it as a compliment

2nd dude needs a big funnel

Yo, if you turn your shitter into a sink how are you gonna take a shit? Why would you remodel property you're renting?

Thank God, not another 🥱 guest

@AbuHajarAlBugatti

Жыл бұрын

1 guest for 1 hour is wayy too much. It should be 4-8 - depending on flow of the conversation. Atleast thats how its done in the german legendary Call in show Domian for 30 years now, led by Domian. Guy is a total legend and some of the callers went into history

CHANGE YOUR FACE TO RED

Well, Geck, I don’t think that giving advice in the way you do makes you come off as arrogant, especially because everybody you give advice to calls you seeking it