taxi driver

auto body technician

accounts receivable clerk

call center manager

shop technician

Reno Sparks Cab Company

Love driving and have many times in life, taken cabs, but driving one is a whole different experience!!! Lived in city for over a decade and thought knew it well until started driving a cab. At first it's scarey - drove nights from 6pm to 6am - yes - 12 hour shifts - but after a while one aclimates to the rythmn of the night shift. Safety is a prime issue then and more so now - as again - the economy went south and cabs are fewer out on the streets today than back when one drove. Sometimes you luck out and get what is called a "ranch" run - going out of the city/county limits to the brothels where one gets 10% of what ever the cab passenger spends out there. But the usual is just enough to fill up the gas tank and have a few bucks for rent, food, etc...

I drove taxi in Reno for nearly 20 years because it was the most enjoyable job. I learned about people. I've met all kinds; movie stars, rock stars, judges, doctors, people from foreign countries, young and old, rich and poor. It was a very rewarding experience.
Management was very easy going; just pull your shift and don't get in trouble and after that you were virtually your own boss.
The hardest part of the job was probably dealing with other non-driving staff: mechanics, dispatchers, that weren't nearly as happy with their jobs as I was.
I've always loved to drive, so getting paid to drive people around and talk to them was nearly a dream come true.

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience working with Reno Sparks Cab.  The owner of the company really liked me as my promise to him when he hired me was that I would save him a lot of money and I would make him a lot of money.  I did both.  In one year alone, I saved the company over $40,000.  The company struggled as they could not get a handle on the technology associated with remaining relevant.  Other factors including competition further clouded their future.  I do not believe they appreciated my efforts to change the culture of the company nor to save them the amount of money I did.  That is unfortunate because I would have liked to have stayed there.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Knowing the family and  helping them out whenever possible  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working for the family it can be a little stressful at times but whatever it's a job

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It can be a little different but for the most part it's all good 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It can be a**holes and elbows busting your but  all day to helping the owner at his house pick up limos and drive them back to the shop

Do not work here. The taxi cab industry is slowly dying and they know it. The only way they know how to stay afloat until then is by over charging their drivers for cabs and under-working them by putting as many cabs on the road as they can even when they know there is not enough business to support them all fairly. They couldn't care less about how much their drivers are making take home. The more drivers they have out, the less the drivers make and the more the company takes home. Stay far away. Unless you want to work 12 hours a night and hope you come home with at least 50 dollars.

On good days, you can work 8 hours, pay for your gas, give the company their half and go home with $800 after tips. On bad days, which are the majority, you can work 12 hours, get 3 rides no tips, pay for your gas, split the meter, and go home with $15. 

You can work 60 hours and only take home $500, but accounting for gas your profit is closer to $400. There are major favoritism problems within HR and dispatch. HR is the biggest problem of this company, an absolute disorganized disaster that takes advantage of lower managers and doesn't listen to the cabbies. 

False advertisement. Many, many hours. Plenty of freedom, but the compensation is minimal. Many, many nights you can work 12 hours and walk with $20. Your first $100 if you make that us a wash. 50 percent back to the company, a $20 charge  (another 20 percent) for a so called lease fee, and another 3 percent excuse tax. And you pay 100 percent of your gas about $30 a night.  Every one hundred dollars after that you give up 53 percent. Management is pathetic. It's not worth your time.

My whole outcome and look about this company it sucks they don't care about their employees they also  don't care about their customers they make it seemed like they are all for you and that company and making you grow but that's not even true there's no vacation time there's no holiday pay there is really nothing there you're not able to grow in that company one bit. And they will overwork you

A lot of it was sitting and passing time which I was able to do with a book or music
People are generally agreeable and conversation was easy
Management was very easy to work with, I could go to them with any issue I was having and they were willing to help or work with me
Many different personalities, everyone generally got along well
Dealing with drunk people falling asleep in the cab and not being able to give me the address of their destination
Interacting with all the different characters

I worked here four weeks and could not make enough money to survive on. You are required to work ten hour shifts. After paying for gas & vehicle lease fee [$10 per day], I typically went home with [daily average] $40 to $70 dollars per day. That's $4-$7 per hour. Tips are minimal, but do exist. The days you actually make money are on the weekends. My best shift [I took home $250] was a singular event, mostly from [payouts] taking folks to the strip clubs. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Taxi driver 8 salaries reported	$700 per week
Auto body technician 3 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Accounts receivable clerk 1 salary reported	$21.50 per hour
Call center manager 3 salaries reported	$39,750 per year
Shop technician 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour

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