Cab Services
Unhappy with cab services “Sir, for how many hours do you drive in a day?”- I asked the cab driver.
“Sir, it depends. Sometimes it is 15 hours, and someday if I get lucky, I only drive for 10 hours. I go home whenever I achieve Rs 1500 (top line) ka milestone.” – the cab driver replied
“Rs 1500 topline? But isn’t it too less? Out of this you must be giving 25% commission to Ola/Uber on each ride, minus the CNG and petrol expenses. You aren’t saving anything on it.” — I asked curiously
“Yes Sir, I also have to pay Rs 15000/monthly instalment for the car. I barely make money. I bought this car in the year 2016 when the incentives were pretty good. But now we all cab drivers are doomed. We work for over 15 hours a day ( including weekends) but we don’t make a living now.
My EMIs will be expired in two years and then I will join some company. It will be much better than my daily routine. My health is in pretty bad shape at the moment due to excessive driving ” –The cab driver replied And all this while, the cab driver was smiling.
He wasn’t complaining about anything.
He was happy with whatever little he had While leaving the cab, I tipped him some extra bucks and he said- “Thank you sir, aapse baat karke dil halka ho gaya varna haal chaal puchne vala koi nahi hota aajkal”.