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Комментарии • 273

  • @Kanabtaxi
    @Kanabtaxi Год назад +686

    I got banned from Lyft as a driver when a passenger assaulted me and I used a taser to stop it. They basically said defending myself was a violation. They wouldn’t even cooperate with law enforcement when I wanted to report the assault. They never banned the passenger.

    • @brianposada87
      @brianposada87 Год назад +68

      Lyft is awful. They are probably worse than Uber.

    • @Kanabtaxi
      @Kanabtaxi Год назад +18

      @@brianposada87 Legit are!

    • @sassythesasquatch8036
      @sassythesasquatch8036 Год назад +29

      Hahahhaa they hate their employees so much they allow passengers to beat the shit out of them😂

    • @JM-tj5qm
      @JM-tj5qm Год назад +32

      @@sassythesasquatch8036 They aren't even employeers. They are "individual contractors" basically workers without rights

    • @TimothyMcVay
      @TimothyMcVay Год назад +5

      I got banned for using stolen credit cards .... Uber doesn't mind. Lyft sucks. 🤔 🤔

  • @Cherryblossoms110
    @Cherryblossoms110 Год назад +559

    I think the funniest thing is that they can't really get anywhere with a lawsuit because it's clearly parody

    • @Zhhzhxbabanskns
      @Zhhzhxbabanskns Год назад +11

      This is far from parody 😂😂😂 it’s too true

    • @reddit-it3414
      @reddit-it3414 Год назад +4

      So true! The fact it’s a proxy makes it great

  • @23Amulree
    @23Amulree 4 года назад +938

    This feels like GTA radio

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky Год назад +5

      😸

    • @yongyea4147
      @yongyea4147 Год назад +15

      Yeah..... dead on

    • @sarag1158
      @sarag1158 Год назад +12

      I couldn't put my finger on it but that's exactly what this is!

    • @technokid666
      @technokid666 Год назад +13

      It feels very Vice City: VCPR

    • @ag3ntz3r0
      @ag3ntz3r0 Год назад

      N00B NPR dfak!

  • @crnkmnky
    @crnkmnky Год назад +435

    As a former Lyft driver, that Nebraska bit was quite satisfying. 🙏
    I once drove 25 minutes for what I _hoped_ was a 3am ride to Atlanta airport. Turned out it was a 5-minute cigarette run in Forsyth County. 🤦🏿‍♀️

    • @rudeartichoke2567
      @rudeartichoke2567 Год назад +65

      I was on one of those 3-streak things where you get more money if you do 3 straight rides. I did the first one, then the 2nd one was far away and down a long dirt road. So I get there and no passenger. I wait the alloted time. Then they take me off the streak even though it wasn't my fault the passenger didn't show up. I tried calling, couldn't get through. What a load of horse crap. Never drove for them again. I then drove for Uber. They were better. But when I did my taxes I ended up making about 1/2 of what I actually thought I made. These companies shouldn't even be existing. Making less than min wage? Yeah okay. No thanks.

    • @jimmyjohn8008
      @jimmyjohn8008 Год назад +4

      I'll need a Lyft in 2 weeks to the airport 4 am would take Marta but the first train doesn't leave till 5 am.

    • @becominghero9754
      @becominghero9754 Год назад +5

      ​@@rudeartichoke2567 In some places, though--like in Puerto Rico years ago--they revolutionized opportunities for people who literally had none. So just because it was bad for you doesn't mean it shouldn't exist. That's your call, whether to work for them or not, but other people also have the right to have them exist and work for them if they want.
      Just because we don't like something or consider it harmful doesn't mean we get to control if someone else does it. It's like these people in Texas trying to ban ALL transgender procedures. Yeah, some may be harmful, but just because it is bad for you doesn't mean it never helps anyone else ever.
      Banning things we disagree with has to happen at some point--like when a victim cannot meaningfully consent to what is happening--but I think we tend to be way too quick to try to say things shouldn't exist just because they wouldn't be good for us.

    • @becominghero9754
      @becominghero9754 Год назад +9

      ​@@rudeartichoke2567 Part of the tax issue is the govt, not the company. You as an independent contractor shouldn't be PUNISHED with a higher tax bracket for being independent. The high self employment tax in the US particularly screws over minority women with kids in poor areas trying to net extra income in ways that allow them to be at home (so independent business or work).
      Lobby your representatives to end the self employment tax and treat 1099 employees and small business creators WELL, not like criminals for trying to do something outside a corporation.

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky Год назад +12

      @@becominghero9754 Be that as it may, the business model is still: 1) decimate the taxi industry with unbeatable prices, 2) re-inflate prices, 3) replace drivers with robots.

  • @JensenJames
    @JensenJames 4 года назад +380

    Absolutely hilarious! Loved the commercials that cut between the interview. Great stuff man

    • @nivalis3904
      @nivalis3904 Год назад +4

      lol he described a bus

    • @Gr8thxAlot
      @Gr8thxAlot Год назад +9

      ZipRecruiter is on point!

    • @Astroqualia
      @Astroqualia Год назад

      Gives me Don hertzfeldt vibes with the commercials. Someone has seen Billy's balloon;)

  • @badgerbane
    @badgerbane Год назад +39

    I've been unemployed and looking for work for about 5 months now, and fuck me that ziprecruiter ad hits the depressing nail right on the head.

  • @justhoshea5122
    @justhoshea5122 4 года назад +93

    “The driver will be taking them to the movie” 😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️👍🏾

  • @mickeyoshea2035
    @mickeyoshea2035 Год назад +159

    Can we get a series with Ben calling companies to verbally deliver them cease n desist notices?

  • @tisha4lives
    @tisha4lives Год назад +42

    What makes Ben extra funny his his monotone voice, his blank facial expressions, and his plain look and resemblance to Gilligan sells it.

  • @waffle6648
    @waffle6648 2 года назад +101

    The random shot at Dollar Shave Club was hilarious! Fantastic job Ben.

  • @swisstrader
    @swisstrader Год назад +130

    Ziprecruiter ad is so accurate. You can quite literally apply for 1000 jobs w a stellar resume and not hear back from anyone. I don’t get it

    • @bobs8005
      @bobs8005 Год назад +2

      Do you have the paid zip recruiter account? If one exists…

    • @swisstrader
      @swisstrader Год назад +13

      @@bobs8005 paid account is for recruiters, not recruits

    • @robinmaibals1193
      @robinmaibals1193 11 месяцев назад

      Ghost jobs. Or you didn't past the checklist on the resume and their internal checklist. Ghost jobs are a means for companies to get real world data on the current job market. Using this data to determine what people are willing to accept as pay and what sort of skill set they can purchase based on their application. They can then use that data to reevaluate their spending or treatment of their employees in those positions. It is also a means to hide nepotism or cronyism by pretending they are giving everyone an opportunity to be hired or promoted while rewarding those within their inner circle. For those in that department that desperately need more help, the company is showing they are trying without having to spend the money on extra employees. Leaving those employees to be overworked and never compensated because they are salary employees.

    • @carbonbomb4774
      @carbonbomb4774 4 месяца назад

      I got two jobs off ziorecruiter

    • @anarchyamp
      @anarchyamp 3 месяца назад

      This

  • @ann_cam
    @ann_cam Месяц назад +10

    clicked on this video and IMMEDIATELY was served a lyft ad

  • @leah5735
    @leah5735 4 года назад +167

    Do you think you'll make more episodes of this podcast? It's straight gold, I love the ad reads.

    • @palmertrolls
      @palmertrolls  4 года назад +72

      Thanks!! Yeah. I need to make a new one.

  • @nebbrown2627
    @nebbrown2627 4 года назад +50

    This reminded me of GTA VCPR. Great job with audio production. Cant wait for more Hope This Helps podcast cease and desist letters.

  • @coldfirelightbrand4697
    @coldfirelightbrand4697 3 года назад +31

    The dollar shave club ad was golden. I’d never buy their sub, but I might scream for their cream.

  • @coltersmith340
    @coltersmith340 4 года назад +103

    Me: Eating a sandwhich
    Ben: *Mumble mumble* Nebraska-
    Me: HE REMEMBERS WE EXIST

    • @palmertrolls
      @palmertrolls  4 года назад +24

      “I thought the Rocky Mountains would be a little rockier.”

    • @kittehfoodz
      @kittehfoodz Год назад

      Shut the hell up no you don't -the midwest

  • @connier910
    @connier910 4 года назад +83

    Idk how u ask those questions without losing it. I cringed on so many of them. A wickedly hilarious podcast!!!

  • @imstlivn2
    @imstlivn2 4 года назад +25

    LOL, the Ads are hilarious! and perfectly timed.

  • @KingCuba
    @KingCuba Год назад +10

    Bro, all of the ads are absolutely killing me. That is hilarious.

  • @skejeton
    @skejeton Год назад +14

    When the "ceo" suggested to book a hotel for the driver lolll

  • @claudiamac453
    @claudiamac453 4 года назад +195

    Oh my Fing God!! What I find interesting about this, is that business owners have managed to make tipping part of the culture. The culture that helps and pay the wages for their employees. What a beautiful concept make everybody else pay for my employees. I am still a tipper because I know people make the dick squad. However it still pisses me off that I have to subsidize employees wages for somebody making millions and millions of dollars. Don’t get me wrong if I have to make a choice I’ll always take my driver!!

    • @palmertrolls
      @palmertrolls  4 года назад +84

      Yeah, that's how they do. Leave it in the hands of the "employees" and the people who use the service. Then sit back and watch.
      Interestingly, the original Uber CEO did not want tipping to be a part of the experience, and that set a precedent of people not tipping their ride share drivers. People are more likely to tip the person who brings their pizza than the person who delivers their body safely to their destination of choice. I know pizza is good, but still ;)

    • @claudiamac453
      @claudiamac453 4 года назад +18

      Ben Palmer I used to waitress and it was based on effort. Now it is shared. No incentive. The idea was hey you are exceptional I’ll give you a tip. Now it’s shit are you making a living how much can I spare. Except for people who never think about it. Ahhh they must be getting a great wage if they don’t want us to tip!!!

    • @bonniemaze3163
      @bonniemaze3163 Год назад +1

      ruclips.net/user/shortsrEQhA-JJlH0?feature=share
      🧐😆

    • @watchingfiremagick
      @watchingfiremagick Год назад +7

      Tipping your driver is an old thing. I’m from nyc and I’ve been tipping cabs since the 90s

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky Год назад +1

      @@bonniemaze3163 🥲 Thanks for that. 👍

  • @LuigiMordelAlaume
    @LuigiMordelAlaume Год назад +25

    2:27 "It just makes the ride more affordable for everyone"
    "Does that include the drivers?"
    "No"
    😆🤣

  • @bpivr
    @bpivr Год назад +9

    The Venn diagram between this and reality must look like a circle.

  • @some-replies
    @some-replies 2 месяца назад +3

    This is gold. You're hilarious and I can't stop watching

  • @ShaveItDown
    @ShaveItDown Год назад +6

    The Ziprecruiter plug right after "John" talking about the transitions to unemployment. lol

  • @kristoferaigner4905
    @kristoferaigner4905 Год назад +6

    😢No more Diane…. Preemptive condolences Ben.

  • @nwickstrom
    @nwickstrom Год назад +8

    Brilliant and cathartic man!! Excellent work thank you!

  • @isla25
    @isla25 Год назад +8

    I am so glad that I found this, you are absolutely brilliant Ben. Thank you.
    Edit: I thought this was just ripped from an actual interview that prick did and you edited it, but then he thanked you for the water? Was it just a happy coincidence that business insiders interviewer was named Ben or did you really interview him yourself? Either way this is just perfect.

  • @ag3ntz3r0
    @ag3ntz3r0 Год назад +8

    "...no more Diane". Hilarious! Keep it up!

  • @BarbaraGordonTheBatgirl
    @BarbaraGordonTheBatgirl Год назад +5

    “No more Diane” ~ Lyft CEO John Zimmer ~

  • @TravJam317
    @TravJam317 Год назад +42

    I was half expecting "John Zimmer" to be driving a Lyft fare while doing the podcast. Ben: "Wait! Are you driving a fare right now?" JZ: "Yes. I'm completely hands on. I don't ask our independent contractors to do anything that I wouldn't do." Passenger: "You missed the turn! I told you that you shouldn't be on the phone while driving. Are you a moron!?" Something along those lines.

  • @letzigstudio
    @letzigstudio 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is why I read "The Onion" years ago! Thank you so much!! 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @erikk77
    @erikk77 Год назад +8

    The stickers are "flair", like in the movie Office Space.

  • @throwingthunder
    @throwingthunder 4 года назад +22

    Can't imagine why lyft wouldn't want some truth get out. Funny stuff!
    Edit: Also, with the support of San Francisco! 😂

  • @BenJones1127
    @BenJones1127 Год назад +9

    I listened like 3 times, holy shit this is a work of art lmao

  • @Blahsheep
    @Blahsheep Год назад +10

    This is great. It's honestly sad how this guy can make SO much money off people. I know many companies are like that but it's shameful.

  • @Max-yo4cz
    @Max-yo4cz Год назад +9

    This is hilarious! Well done, sir. Well done.

  • @klissattack
    @klissattack 4 года назад +5

    Oh I had watched this when it first came out. It was awesome

  • @RoyArrowood
    @RoyArrowood Год назад +3

    I can't use Lyft anymore because I read their updated terms of service. It basically says you can't use their likeness in a way they don't like. I'm not signing that bs. Uber still works for me though

  • @loriburbrink3061
    @loriburbrink3061 4 года назад +15

    No more Diane. :-(

  • @dieselscience
    @dieselscience Год назад +4

    STICKERS....
    better than a pizza party

  • @kidd32888
    @kidd32888 4 года назад +12

    Zip recruiter lol

  • @benjaminhock215
    @benjaminhock215 4 года назад +10

    this made me so happy

  • @YourKatNippers
    @YourKatNippers Год назад +3

    I just shared this in a few driver groups

  • @jessewilson8676
    @jessewilson8676 Год назад +4

    Loved the extra honest answers

  • @nathanshaw37
    @nathanshaw37 3 месяца назад +2

    The Amazon Go adread is hilarious to hear in 2024

  • @SubmitToTheBiomass
    @SubmitToTheBiomass 15 дней назад +1

    Correct. No more Diane.

  • @mlemmen
    @mlemmen Год назад +13

    Well, at least you've made this capitalistic hellscape we live in a bit more entertaining. Can we get more of this?

  • @HumanityAsCode
    @HumanityAsCode Год назад +12

    I can see a near future version of this that uses deepfakes for the voices to add another level of messing with the corporation. Use the Lyft CEO's voice against him.

  • @colleenclement474
    @colleenclement474 3 месяца назад +1

    Wooooow...i didnt realize Lyft has no soul both in management and company policy. 😅

  • @Raikeran
    @Raikeran Год назад +3

    these fake sponsors are so good lmao
    4:47, 8:16, 11:38 are my favorites

  • @jamesessary5862
    @jamesessary5862 Год назад +4

    This podcast belongs in GTA

  • @toddarmstrong.trackside.action
    @toddarmstrong.trackside.action 2 месяца назад

    I love your videos, but this one is Golden - pure magic... thank you so much

  • @Buckato
    @Buckato Год назад +7

    this is an undiscovered JEM i swear

    • @JCavinee
      @JCavinee Год назад +2

      What's a JEM?

    • @corvus8638
      @corvus8638 Год назад +3

      Gem

    • @imscaredandconfused
      @imscaredandconfused Год назад

      @@JCavinee Googled it and it's "a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust"

    • @MisterTomcat
      @MisterTomcat 3 месяца назад

      ​@@JCavineesomething undiscovered 😉

  • @terywetherlow7970
    @terywetherlow7970 Год назад +3

    Zee Trip here in Albuquerque,N.M. mebbe they are part of this pretend taxi scam, too. Drivers can't make enough to pay their taxi rent. Churns drivers. Wait times? Don't ask. Computer communication only. Q while waiting 2nd hour? Too bad. Stand and keep waiting.

  • @Tweakerbythespeaker
    @Tweakerbythespeaker Месяц назад

    the commercials are incredible.

  • @superusseljames
    @superusseljames Год назад +6

    This is fucking brilliant

  • @michaeiprice4911
    @michaeiprice4911 Год назад +1

    Wow this is such a good mock of the journal

  • @tinalee1741
    @tinalee1741 4 года назад +2

    The last sentence....like Joe in Friends when he geht's interviewed. When you know, you know. 🙄🤣

  • @ClearGalaxies
    @ClearGalaxies Месяц назад

    Quality journalism at its finest.

  • @skinerd0001
    @skinerd0001 Год назад +1

    This is GTA level good. Hope they hire you for their next game.

  • @jazzmann1984
    @jazzmann1984 3 месяца назад +1

    I driver for Uber Eats, Spark, and Doordash. Ill blast this shit with the windoes down. Lol

  • @brycemick4132
    @brycemick4132 2 месяца назад +1

    so funny! keep on keepin on

  • @MajinWamu
    @MajinWamu Год назад

    In my area Lyft is much more expensive than uber. I only use these services to go to the airport and lyft wants over $80 while uber only asks for $50 depending on the day.

  • @ChandravijayAgrawal
    @ChandravijayAgrawal 2 месяца назад +2

    so you record gta 5 radio programmes

  • @tewksbery
    @tewksbery 4 месяца назад +1

    Crazy how different his voice is when he's pretending to be upbeat

  • @Emilioisasi
    @Emilioisasi 3 месяца назад +1

    This is amazing!!!

  • @eltooyo2
    @eltooyo2 2 месяца назад

    Who issued WHO a Cease & Desist Order?!
    Great stuff, as always, Ben!

  • @KylaMedina
    @KylaMedina Год назад +4

    Do more of these

  • @spiralend
    @spiralend Год назад +1

    I drank the kool aid for awhile. Now I’m staunchly opposed lol

  • @socahha
    @socahha Год назад +1

    This is NEXT LEVEL...😂😂😂...I drive a Tesla.

  • @spacemoai
    @spacemoai Год назад +2

    * Nyyyoooooom*

  • @EuphoricInfinity
    @EuphoricInfinity Месяц назад +1

    Late to the party, but GD good shit

  • @DemocraciesinData
    @DemocraciesinData 3 месяца назад +2

    Lol, is he trying to guilt people for not tipping? Tipping is stupid. We don't even do that where I live.

  • @THECCBnetwork
    @THECCBnetwork Год назад +1

    This is brilliant! damn!!!!!

  • @IDAHOJAKE
    @IDAHOJAKE 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lyft and Uber screw over their drivers
    I’d never work for them !

  • @ZacharyBigCat
    @ZacharyBigCat Год назад +1

    You are the hero we need.

  • @albthewise6135
    @albthewise6135 4 года назад +7

    *inspirational comment*

  • @YourKatNippers
    @YourKatNippers Год назад +1

    Seven long years driving for Lyft

  • @Impostor82
    @Impostor82 Год назад +1

    Those ads man hahah

  • @scallywag1716
    @scallywag1716 Год назад +11

    Wait, wax that really the lift CEO? He sounds like an automaton.

  • @trash_bender420
    @trash_bender420 Год назад

    The San Francisco murder ads are so funny 😭

  • @danieldeelite
    @danieldeelite 3 месяца назад

    "play this for your passengers", lol

  • @evanshlom1
    @evanshlom1 Год назад +1

    Ziprecruiter😭😂

  • @veziculorile
    @veziculorile Год назад +2

    If you like this you’ll love the Reasonable Sanity Podcast by JIAD

  • @robbiefabulous
    @robbiefabulous Год назад +2

    Stickers.

  • @jayjoneslive
    @jayjoneslive Год назад +2

    The best podcast ever.

  • @justsavagegaming4966
    @justsavagegaming4966 Год назад

    😂😂😂 but don't you dare use a straw 😭😭😭

  • @zandershaw4358
    @zandershaw4358 Год назад

    Literally so amazing 😂😂😂😂

  • @WalterKnox
    @WalterKnox 5 месяцев назад +1

    "A transition into unemployment"

  • @2funnyrockrs
    @2funnyrockrs Год назад

    We need more of these

  • @Rosahonung
    @Rosahonung Год назад

    This is just like the radio in the Grand theft auto games except that its really happening!

  • @arctiid4494
    @arctiid4494 4 месяца назад

    "you will scream without our cream"

  • @simonscott1121
    @simonscott1121 3 месяца назад

    Im sitting here laughing, quite comfortably thanks to dollar shave club.

  • @e.j.2578
    @e.j.2578 Год назад +1

    Pure Gold

  • @LDrosophila
    @LDrosophila Год назад

    these podcasts are great MORE MORE!

  • @rudeartichoke2567
    @rudeartichoke2567 Год назад +2

    I drove for Lyft. What a rip off.

  • @thepagemaster2963
    @thepagemaster2963 Год назад

    Transition to unemployment is hilarious

  • @ciociosan
    @ciociosan 3 года назад +2

    Brilliant!

  • @burgesj7
    @burgesj7 3 месяца назад

    OMFG I'm in stitches