In speaking with various drivers I've had I either hear that driving for [Lyft|Uber] is great, or terrible. There's rarely any in between.<p>I've had drivers who had worked with them for years, and seemed to be really happy, also new ones who were happy. Perhaps they have lower living expenses, or this is more pay than they made at other ventures, or uniquely fits their lives.<p>And I've had others who are really frustrated with the app, the GPS, traffic, the company, their compensation, the Pooling services, riders, etc.<p>Of note these are generally in the same geographic areas roughly (Boston and SF is where I ride most and flip between services as needed), so in theory it's sampling from a similar population.<p>One thing in particular I've asked drivers is if pool-services work ok for them. About half say yes and seem to love it, and the other half grumble that it never makes them any money.<p>I really wish I knew the other factors that go into this to understand the root causes better.