Least Favorite Passengers to Transport for Uber and Lyft

In no particular order with more being added as I see them:

*People who make annoying noises or chew (gum) very loudly: I literally want to cringe, especially because I am sensitive to certain sounds. It makes my ear feel like something is grinding in it. I pray the ride is over asap!

*People who smell bad: Please go take a shower. Sometimes, you may have just gotten off of work and be all smelly, but eeeeewwww. At least I can frantically Febreeze my car afterward!

*People who are in groups of more than 4 people and request a regular Uber: Hey there now, it may cost a couple extra dollars to get you an Uber XL or Lyft Plus, but how do you know I have a third row back seat? The car you get assigned to ride in is random!

*People who request for a ride that's less than a 10 minute drive and make me wait for a long time: You only get paid when you're driving. I know I'm sometimes slow at getting ready, but it matters a little more when time is *actually* money. Plus, short rides don't generate much fare and a 5 minute drive that takes 20 minutes to complete after a round of getting lost and traffic, I lose several dollars for that hour. If it's freezing, awful weather, or you actually can't walk, you're excused though!

*People who drop a pin for an address instead of giving me an actual destination: I'm still learning directions here, and giving me an address of "Monroe Harbor" with your pin being in the water isn't going to help me much. You then tell me you're at Navy Pier. I start heading in your direction and you tell me I'm going the wrong way. If I were to go the other way, I'd be heading towards the museum campus. You then tell me you're at the Navy Pier bus terminal. At least I know where that is due to misadventures of ending up there when running infinitely late for work one day. You then tell me you're by a boat dock, which ends up being all the way in the back of Navy Pier. At least I find you, but thanks for bringing a crying baby in my car...

*People who talk on the phone very loudly in my back seat: That just makes me feel awkward, so I'll blast music and think in space while driving you to your destination

*Couples who argue in my back seat. No thanks! My last relationship existed of my boyfriend trying to pick arguments with me and I don't feel like seeing anymore of that now that I'm free of his stinking leash!

*People who use my car as a furniture moving service: I'm a rideshare driver, not a UHaul truck. A few of my first days as a rideshare driver, someone wanted me to move a recliner couch that didn't fit in their car and another person wanted me to move a 65 inch TV and took their 9 year old with them. My car may be big and be able to transport things, but I guess, "we shall never deny a guest, even the most ridiculous request"... At least someone who had me move a piano gave me a tip!

*Ones who ask for me to go to the burbs: Well, those aren't too bad, but sometimes annoying when you have to drive far away from surge pricing/most riders and drive all the way back once you're done. It is a nice fair, but it was pretty funny when my very first ride was from the King Bowl in Lincoln Park to Inverness. I had 1/4 tank of gas in my car thinking I'd be ok for a bit. I awkwardly had to go to the gas station and eventually took them home. I still think that's the longest distance drive I've had to this day (almost 4 months later).

*People who request me to drop them off in a neighborhood I'd feel wary of going to: I don't want to get shot, please and thank you!

*People who spill things in my back seat or ask to have a beer while I'm driving. No thanks! Cleaning my car is expensive

*Drunkards who are SO loud where it feels like 6 people are having 5 conversations within my car. Either that, or people who begin asking me weird questions (such as preferring to smell a bag of poop or have someone unleash a smelly fart and hotbox me). Those were the types of questions my high school bullies asked me and I'm NOT down for that!

*People with whiny children...