Earth Rides reviews

1.7

19% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)

19% positive business outlook

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13 reviews
2.0
Sep 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- You get to drive Teslas - Hourly pay

Cons

Where do I start? -Riders are not required to wear masks (had a few riders hacking their lungs up in the car) - They clean the interior of the cars with MINT WATER and "green cleaners" which doesn't disinfect anything when there is a global pandemic going on - Drivers hardly see tips because a majority of riders are from out of town and will never open up the app again because we're only based in Nashville and Austin, TX - A lot of waiting around. Most days I'd wait 1-2 hours for a ride. Granted I was getting paid hourly, but I was just sitting in the car or told to go hand out flyers. - Scheduling was a complete mess. - Dashboard, the hub that manages all the rides is now based in Austin, not Nashville so the communication is absolutely terrible. - Maintenance on cars is a huge issue. There's one Tesla Model X that is super squeaky and no one ever wants to drive it because it's embarrassing. These are luxury EVs that people are booking and they can't afford to fix a squeaky wheel? This affected tips and turned off riders completely to Earth Rides - Mandatory meetings. Most of us had two jobs and we were expected to attend these weekly meetings. We had to clock for the meeting, but if we worked a second job we couldn't attend or clock in. Pretty unfair advantage. - Only benefits provided were chiropractic visits because the owner has a relationship with some Chiropractor. Not even true health insurance.

1.0
Jan 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are no positives about this situation.

Cons

The first value listed on the website is "transparency with our customers and employees." Earth Rides shut down Thursday, Jan 20th with no explanation given from upper management. Employees are owed one full 2-week pay period paycheck, along with an additional 4 days of a partial pay period. There's been no clear communication from upper management on when drivers will receive their pay. When employees started pressing management for answers and sharing their concerns, the founder of the business announced that they were shutting down that company group chat, limiting drivers' ability to stay connected. There has still been no communication from the founders on what happened or when payment can be expected. Drivers also are not able to know how many tips they generated in the pay periods owed, so it is hard to trust that the amounts will be correct.

1.0
Jul 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The cars are cool (except for when they start getting worn down and the owners don’t fix them) Riders are usually nice and friendly

Cons

This is the biggest one: The owners of this startup don’t care about their employees in the slightest. They act friendly, but really it’s just unprofessional how they handle their business dealings. The whole company feels like a sham. If you’re ever in a sketchy or dangerous situation (which could happen in a rideshare company) they don’t care at all. You go from talking to them every day and thinking you’re friends to them not being concerned for your life. Super underpaid, especially compared to Uber or Lyft. Never got to see the tips I was receiving per ride Driver pay was different across the board (discovered this once I talked to the other drivers) and was based on no experience or anything Oh and last, they were sketchy. They would move license plates around from vehicle to vehicle. Were they not all registered? Super strange. Also they asked for big favors, more work, and time-consuming help, and wouldn’t reimburse or pay you for it.

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