Re: Re: Greatest Rock Band EV
By: metalhead to Mike S on Thu Oct 01 2015 04:30 am
> MS> aviod them. From about 1994 thru 1999 I was the night time dispatcher o
> MS> a small taxi company, working from 5PM to 5AM. The fleet was split
>
> Unrelated question: Did you ever accept bribes from drivers for business?
>
> Just wondering, because I have driven cab plenty, and I always felt like the
> suck ups were doing more than sucking up at times, and I have had some 12
> hour shifts where I made $10 for the day.
>
No, I never did, although there were lots of drivers that were convinced I
did. I also drove plenty before dispatching, and I eventually ended up owning
several of the cabs I was dispatching to, so drivers in cars owned by other
owners always thought I was giving my drivers better jobs. I wasn't, for 2
main reasons. First off, my drivers paid me the same amount regardless of how
much they made, so I had no reason to favor them. And the second reason was
that we rarely asked customers were they were going, so I really had no way
of knowing which calls were the 'good' ones.
Another reason, one of the other dispatchers there was a guy that had bounced
around between most of the cab companies in the county, and was a real creep.
Drivers had to bribe him (me included when I used to drive) just to get any
jobs, he was hated wherever he went, and I didn't want drivers to think I was
anything like him.
Now I've had drivers come in after their shift was over and give me a tip
because they had a good night, but I always made it clear that it wasn't
nessesary, and I made sure they understood that, and that just because they
gave me a tip they shouldn't expect any perks for it.
I think my days in the taxi biz were some of my most enjoyable ones,
particularly the ones in the early to mid 90's.
-MikeS
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