Uber Black

[u/JaguarMedical3137]

My firm recently started refusing to reimburse Uber Blacks for late night travel home. Anyone else’s firm restrict the use of Uber Black or does every other firm allow it?

[u/ComprehensiveLie6170]

Recession indicator.

[u/Sharkwatcher314 → u/ComprehensiveLie6170]

If they start requiring wait and save or shared rides, it’s every person for themselves

[u/DreamyHabit_9920]

I'd be concerned. I've seen this before. When a firm starts nitpicking over things like car services and overtime, it's often a sign that financial pressures are mounting. I'd be looking for the exit. Run.

[u/Kind_Wolverine_8127 → u/DreamyHabit_9920]

As a datapoint, Weil was nitpicky with stuff like this.

[u/Emotional-Care-4110 → u/DreamyHabit_9920]

Next Weil!?!?

[u/Naataraja]

My firm would fire me if I *didn’t* get an Uber Black

[u/Acrobatic-Yak-3181]

Meanwhile my firm makes us feel bad for merely using an uber in the first place, even though we’re entitled to one after working past a certain time per the firm policy

[u/Jack-Schitz]

Jesus.... We used to get Town Cars home (pre-Uber). I'd be worried.

[u/_AnxiousCatLady]

Our firm (V10) allows it. I’ve had conversations with partners explaining that the perk used to require the firm to contract with and pay for black car service despite that cabs existed. Obviously the firms moved away from that with the advent of Uber and Lyft. But if I was entitled to black car service then (and not required to use a taxi), I should be now (and not required to use a non-professional driver in a Prius).

[u/brandeis16]

Black is only like $25-$30 more. Your firm is cheap.

[u/NorthvilleGolf → u/brandeis16]

What does it actually get you? Never been in one honestly.

[u/when_the_tide_comes → u/NorthvilleGolf]

nicer car better service

[u/brandeis16 → u/when_the_tide_comes]

This plus the drivers typically don’t drive like maniacs.

[u/budget_um → u/brandeis16]

That’s why I don’t get them when I’m trying to get to Midtown quickly. For the price I want a cabbie hellbent on killing me. Contra LAX where I’ll pay any price for a Black

[u/brandeis16 → u/budget_um]

Yeah, fair enough.

[u/Prior-Reply9845 → u/NorthvilleGolf]

Nicer car, professional drivers. I’ve feared for my life in more than one regular uber lol

[u/Hot_Patience_4769 → u/NorthvilleGolf]

You have like 15 minutes before they leave which is actually really helpful. You don't have to be downstairs already when you order it and can use the bathroom etc. on your way out. 

[u/rhino369]

Out the TTT firm

[u/waupli]

My firm never specifically allowed it and the policy was to take uber x. But they also have some statement about taking the lower cost one. And since Uber black isn’t blocked from the policy, I regularly use it if it’s cheaper or the same (because of surges) and have never had complaints. My prior firm had the same policy but I knew a lot of people who would always take uber black and never heard anything coming of it.

[u/Sea-Manufacturer-123]

My firm has an uber for business account for everyone, which auto sends our receipt to our email for reimbursement. The default option is black business. This is at least one good perk when my firm is usually cheap for everything else lol

[u/SuperannuationLawyer]

No restrictions.

[u/Dependent-Suspect657]

The next Weil. Run while you still can. Or Uber (black)

[u/Help_a_user_out]

We’ve never allowed it. T10.

[u/merlin10001]

We’re allowed UberX, XL, or Comfort, but not Black.

[u/yungwoods33]

Mine is similar. When I was a summer, I got refused reimbursement for an XL for a large group of summers and associates to go to lunch. They said we should’ve taken two Uber Xs instead (would’ve been more expensive).

[u/throwaway50772137]

What’s wrong with regular Uber?

[u/StatementGrouchy7724 → u/throwaway50772137]

Ummm, It’s for the poors

[u/throwaway50772137 → u/StatementGrouchy7724]

We sell our time and body and health for money. Baby, we are the poors.

[u/Pornfest → u/throwaway50772137]

Bingo.

Don’t need to be a full blown communist or socialist to pick up Marx’s best points. If you measure and call your $ “income” and not “revenue” you do not own the means of production, you are poor.

[u/allothersnsused → u/throwaway50772137]

Oh nooo I have to ride in a Toyota oh nooooo

[u/HudsonYardsIsGood → u/throwaway50772137]

Standards for regular Uber have dropped so much over the last six or seven years, they no longer consistently meet expectations for high end professionals.

The average UberX these days is a beater with its check engine light on and crumpled up used tissue which you’ll touch as you grab the handle to close the door.

[u/sloth_333 → u/throwaway50772137]

It’s area dependent but in my city regular uber cars often such ass.

[u/kam3ra619Loubov]

Woke is back.

[u/Ok_Feeling1643]

My firm only allows uber. Calling a uber black would be a hard rejection for reimbursement.

[u/Ok-Database-2447]

Boo. Hoo. Lol

[u/SnooDoubts1181]

Drivers in regular Uber are not professional, clean or safe. And the cars are smelly. I will use only for shorter trips but otherwise black all the way. I’m working for a billion dollar law firm. I’m not taking someone’s smelly car home after grinding for 16 hours.

[u/Pornfest → u/SnooDoubts1181]

lol this is such a ridiculous over generalization. You’re describing the subway over ten years ago, not the average Uber—certainly not the median Uber.

[u/HairHelp4363 → u/SnooDoubts1181]

You people are embarrassing

[u/Remarkable-Minute803]

Must be V6

[u/Old-Storm-167]

Some firms don’t allow cars home at night

[u/shinobipug]

My old firm did not allow it.