Las Vegas Cab Driver

Las Vegas Cab Driver

vegascab

Las Vegas, NV

Male, 31

Ask me anything! i will be as honest as possible as to my experiences as a cabbie in las vegas since 2007. if you want a day to day on some of the happenings in the job you can also follow me on twitter, vegascab @vagascab

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Last Answer on June 19, 2020

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I just got back from Vegas and IT HAPPENED AGAIN! A $12.75 fare and I gave him $15 (reasonable) and he whines about it, then tells me to get the hell out of his cab when I tell him "Sry, I'm not rich." Was I too cheap? Attitude was WAY out of line!

Asked by Tim almost 13 years ago

I agree the attitude is WAY out of line, like I said before you are in no way obligated to tip a driver!  The tip here is a little over 10% I myself would like to have more but I understand when it doesnt happen.  You were definatly not to cheap if this happens again and it offends you call the taxi authority and report the driver!!

Is it easy to get some days off from time to time, like to play a poker tournament or something?

Asked by Chuck over 12 years ago

After you get a little bit of time in yes, i can pretty much take off anytime i want now but april 22nd was my 6 year anniversary

What's living in Vegas like? Do you like it? Or does the glamour wear off real quick when it's where you live?

Asked by Banini over 12 years ago

absolutely love living here however it does get a little boring down the strip especially when all your friends and family want to come down and party all the timeI live about 5 minutes away from the strip and I still make it down every now and then and still have a pretty good time but like I said it doesn't lose its glamour after a little while

What does bidding for a shift mean? I understand that when new one has to work the dog shifts, but how long before you get to work the good shifts?

Thank you. I've enjoyed your useful and to the point blog.

Asked by Ian almost 12 years ago

every six months my company holds a shift bid, there is a 66% turnover rate for cab drivers so every day there are shifts available.  today is my 7th anniversary at YCS my seniority when i started was 715 and I am right about 200 now over 500 people just in my 7 years gone and that was just people with more seniority than I had think about all the new guys that don't hack it.  now because of this every six months they hold a shift bid every cab and every shift is available by seniority.  It took me about a year and a half to get a good shift and only about 8 months to have something that I could work with

I will be in Vegas for 1 week in October with my wife. We rarely use drugs but its Vegas and our kids won't be coming on the trip. Is it safe to ask a cab driver for cocaine? What is the price of a gram or an 8ball. Where is the best place to get it?

Asked by Sean over 12 years ago

Wish i could help man...

would you please repost this link to help out a fellow cab driver from las vegas.
http://www.gofundme.com/Jeanene-McSwain

Asked by cheeseburger over 11 years ago

posted thank you someone even put it up at the airport for a few days

if i work a 12 hour shift for 5 days the company pays OT?

Asked by fluffy over 11 years ago

there is no overtime in a commission based job