Why I quit working as a BIRD Mechanic
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2018
- The main reason for having quit being a mechanic was because of the glitchy app and low supply of actually available for pick up scooters. There was an abundance of missing or ghost scooters making it a really annoying process to find ones.
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I don't get people that sign up to be a mechanic when they can't change a tube or tire. This is about 80% of the job. If anyone reading this is thinking about being a mechanic please realize that it does take basic mechanical knowledge to do this job. I was an auto machnic for 10years and this is hands down the easiest job I've ever had. Once you learn the tricks of the app you can easily make $200+ a day in as little as 4 hours but you do have to know what you are doing. Let me reiterate, if you can't fix everything on them DON'T SIGN UP! Leave the job to people that want to earn their money and have the knowledge to do so. Thanks for posting this video, hopefully it discourages people who just want to make a quick buck.
I signed up but decided not to do it. To much on my car for driving just to pick it up. Plus i got new spot at work so im good lol
heh.. can't fix a scooter if you can't find it.
Think he was saying he couldn't find the scooters, so he couldn't fix it.
Facts bro! Folks dont want to grind! I worked DC, Baltimore, Alington VA, Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Atlanta and Nashville! Literally spent a year and a half out on the road fixing birds! Shit was fun as fuck! $200-$400 per day guaranteed, Highest day was $510. But if your skills lack and you're not willing to get ur ass up at 4am...IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN!
@@TorqueTubeNetwork Yeah, but how much Did You Really Make after accounting for the taxes they didn't take out of your dough? The total time? Plus the costs of gas and wear and tear on your vehicle? I can literally disassemble and repair about anything including computers, cars, electronics, appliances etc. I'd need to Add Up exactly the real figure I'm making per hour before doing this. Every time I've worked as a contractor, it's always bitten me in the ass if I was using one of my vehicles. Not due to doing the actual job, due to being unable to do the job because of outside circumstances. If I'm using one of my vehicles, my pay better approach $30 an hour- After Taxes.
Thank you for the info, you have a good thing going here keep it up.
M & D thank you!
Not finding scooters is a HUGE issue! This happens to me all the time and bird offers no compensation for looking and reporting the scooters as missing. I did find out that their is a impound lot full of birds in spring valley.
Yeah bought some there and El Cajon City.
Nice honest opinion. Are you still charging now, and we're there any issues changing back to charger? THANKS.
So you have spare parts i assume? do they send the parts? im curious.
Great Video, keeping us Independent contractors educated about these companies and what the job is REALLY like👍🏼
jmartinez562 thank you, that's the plan
But you'll never be independent from having to pay taxes. Plan for them...
I'm an automotive mechanic and signed up for the bird mechanic. Few weeks ago Easy to fix easy money but I still have to learn the app tricks
next492 how do you sign up for that?
i love bird scooters...i took apart so many that i should get a job as a bird mechanic...know every single bolt and nut so to say....love their quality battery 18650 cells...thats the best part.....they should encase the cells in some glue to discourage this...as of right now i need max 7-8mins to extract those cells.
So as a mechanic you have to pick them up yourself and I'm assuming take them to your home and fix them or do they have a shop? I just got called by a recruiter about being a mechanic for lime. I have 11 years of automotive experience so I can figure out how to fix these thing after doing a few. I'm in LA and these scooters are literally a block away from my house and are at almost every few corners. Could be decent money makers with so many out there.
I saw a old pick up hauling over 200 scooters the other day. Was crazy
That's crazy
How do i learn to fix these scooters? any resourses would help. There are not enough scooter repair places in Los Angeles or Las Vegas. Please guide me
😂
Looks like the being a Bird Mechanic (at least here in Los Angeles) is
going to be discontinued. Just got the below message today :(
We’ve had an amazing ride with our Bird Mechanic community over the last
year. Your diligence and hard work helped make bringing an eco-friendly
transportation option to the city of L.A. not only a possibility but a
reality.
In order to better serve the community, we our expanding
our in-house repair facilities. As a result, we will be ending the
mechanic program in Los Angeles in the next few weeks.
Thank you again for your time, effort, and the stories you’ve shared with us.
Please keep an eye out for upcoming announcements about your account as we begin the transition.
Until the next ride,
Bird
Same for all cities in Texas... Looking back at the job, I should have half assed the repairs like many others did.
Since then I've become a charger for Bird (I do Limes too) and it's going okay. Contact support and they should be able to convert you over to becoming a charger without having to reapply for the job.
I'm 1 for 5 today. But I only wasted an hour on my way home. Thinking I'd rather charge too. But I've got free time and I want to teach my boys how to fix them so eventually will get to bring one home to do a tire or brake repair.
That's an awesome idea, teaching your kids how to fix things is such a positive path to having them have a successful life
I see people ride them like a push scooters without paying for the service that is why.
RoPower that does not even make sense its faster to walk
Not downhill
so you can just grab one and just use it like a skateboard without paying?
theAppleWizz after 12 they shut down and you can use them as manual scooter
No you haven't they're locked when not activated
Wow I've seen those things downtown Detroit everywhere
I also Mech for Bird in San Diego. It totally sucks and I too, have bailed. Lime Scooters are ACCURATE on their maps. Work for Lime.
jbonnardel the reason lime is accurate is because it has a built in GPS, bird relies on your phone to give it's location, if someone moves it after you lock it, then it won't show up on the app because the app has no idea where it went.
Can u send a link for lime mechanic sign up
I need you help, I have scooters business in other country
@@donaldfuckingtrump3670 They're hiring everywhere. Just Google the title and your city. Lime has it's own set of issues. Especially with the app. Nowhere to report certain things so you just go round and round.
I totally agree
hint to companies. put a blinking blue led to missing scooters and the people can report them and get free ride time.
Charging sounds like easy money. Hope it comes to my city soon
Yea 2 Dollars a day
Saw 100's Buffet at 1:39 and realized that's just down the street from me!
I got even more bad news for mrchanics. There are basucally tutorials all over the place now on how to steal a bird/lime scooter and remove all the tracking scanning stuff that ensures the scooter must be scanned to ride and turn it into a regular scooter that someone would personally own. It only takes about 25$ in parts you can buy online
Thanks for making this video. I just signed up to be a mechanic the other day. I was really excited to do this, it sounds like perfect work for me that I'll enjoy. But if it's the same situation in my area as in your area then I'll be very disappointed and see about signing up as a charger.
Are you not permitted to be a charger and mechanic? You could remain a mechanic and just do the scooters you come across you can easily fix
Blurry Face they only allow contractors to be a mechanic or a charger, not both - so unfortunately people can't do both.
Yeah after switching I'm making more money daily
Well I'm happy it's working out for you as a charger. Saw your video from last night about the batteries you picked up. Hopefully my area will work out okay for me. Do you have any advice as a charger and former mechanic?
Blurry Face The BIRD map of available scooters to charge will be saturated with birds that are not where it says it is, always look at when the last ride was and when the location was last updated.
- Anything beyond listed as today or yesterday is not worth looking for because it will likely not be at the point on the map... So just skip those older ones, don't waste your time.
- If you have a Android phone, consider switching to a iphone, the iphone app is a better more accurate version of the app according to BIRD employee I spoke with.
Find a way to get more chargers so you can charge more scooters nightly.
- You can drop off fully charged scooters super early like 3/4am if you awake and able.
- Get a rug to have on the floor of where you charge to the scooters to preserve and protect your floors.
Oh I'll probably charge on concrete. Don't want to have the worry of carpet causing thermal issues (potentially starting a fire). I may see if my friend is down to sign up as a charger and I can do the work for him and just give him money for the taxes and a lil extra for the trouble of the taxes...that is if working as a mechanic works out for me and I don't decide to switch to being a charger like you did
Blurry Face thats true, the heat + carpet could lead to a fire risk.
Its funny that you mention the mechanic + use friends account to charge / i had the same idea to do it because my friend had signed up as a charger before me and doesn't really actually do it. It could work out well to do that!
So i have a bird scooter just for personal fun, but when i throttle the go it will stop and go or go and then die out it doesn’t staying moving anyone know how to fix this
I own a xaomi scooter personally and I’m having a motor communication error. Can you help me??
If you own one then take it to a bike shop. They'll fix it.
Bird is so fucked up. Its 2018 you're gonna tell me u can't solve this problem by just sending a fucking mechanic to the charger whoever marked it damaged? Oh wait, They can. I told them i'd leave it next to my backyard door, its on private prop, no asshole neighbor is gonna take it, (theyve all seen me load/unloading these shits) heres my address. They were like, fasho. Sending one on the way.
End of the day, I was like, yo. Mechanic never came. Got an apology that mechanics were very busy that day. But hey, a nice fellow came through the next morning to pick it up. He was pleasant. Working tasks for Bird -polar opposite.
Thanks for sharing this video. I feel your pain
how do you revert back to charging or even quit?
To revert back to charger instead of mechanic you send a message in the help desk and they'll shift your account... Or you go online just cancel
RideIntoCash thanks!
couldn't agree more to bird scooter locator sex and the app will let you down at the worst time especially when you spend it 30 minutes trying to get one damn bird for five bucks
These are in the dumpsters at apartment complexes all the time. In piles behind buildings. I think people are tired of them being in the way or something.
How can I convert my xioami m365 to a non-folding one? I saw that bird makes that modification using a steal part. Nice video btw!
Get one off the street
I have seen lots of those scooters here in LA open with wires sticking out, looks like they were open
Lots of people vandalized them and damage them
You can never come out ahead financially when contracting with these "tech" companies. That is how they stay profitable by letting you absorb all the cost while not paying you for your time.
Maybe for some who are wishywhashy about it and incredibly passive and not motivated... although some hustle and make solid income doing it
Francisco Lopez
They don't pay for wear & tare or gas either.
I try to ride one make a video how ride
How do you unlock a bird electric scooter I bought one at sams club and I accidentally locked it
Bird scooter???? You bought probably a Segway Ninebot es2 or a Xiaomi mijia m365
The scooter was probably hacked and is being ridden as someones scooter.
what city are you in?
Price Smith 6:45
San Diego, California
To tell you the truth I wouldn't bother wasting my time taking or compensating myself with one of their scooters I would just buy one myself brand new if I really wanted one I'm glad you pointed that out they do have millions and millions of dollars and funding explain to me why they cannot pay me $95 that they owe me they play too many games I'm sorry to bother you with this but I I just never really noticed that public view on bird and bird happenings
These scooters don’t have GPS? I mean can folks pick these up and sell them to a scrap yard?
Nesh Lane some scooters only use Bluetooth connectivity and no GPS, some other models have GPS. It varies
Nesh Lane - GPS is easily disabled, battery has resale value, rest of scooter is a carcass.
Did Bird provide tools?
Yes sent full kit with spare parts as well
If I was a bird mechanic I'd come up with a hack for the scooter and sell the parts an directions on eBay
Then you go to jail
The ripoff factor is just to great for this to be a success... Too many thieves!
How about you just drive around and if its broken you pick them up and fix them
U can steal these scooters with ease
U have to take the GPS out its in the Inside and u take it out then u burn the sticker off and put an stolen serial number sticker on it or u can hotstart it
Hipsters out to make a quik buck littering city streets with these scooters are saying "TAKE ME I'm yours! Do the math , cops don't care if they are taken by the less well off !
Just buy one it’s cheaper. ( I’ve rented over 250 scooters for around $5 each that’s $1250 on a scooter I didn’t even own and they constantly died). It’s easier just to buy them
bird should make them less easy to steal
So how easy was it?
This whole thing seems annoying.
steal that crap. stupid middleman companies.
Scooter mechanic? 😂😂😂
Also has a tricycle engine repair shop.
I am a certified scooter mechanic.
Just buy one it’s cheaper. ( I’ve rented over 250 scooters for around $5 each that’s $1250 on a scooter I didn’t even own and they constantly died). It’s easier just to buy them!
Also an emove touring is $899 and it’s amazing 24 mph and 25 mile range and can support Riders up to 330 lbs definitely worth it
Why can't you do both charging and mechanical work for them.
Surely it's just a matter of plugging in to charge and while you have a load of them on charge those that are broken you be fixing while the others are charging then once you have fixed the broken ones you charge them as well, then put them all out at once which will save you money on gasoline.
In fact get an electric cargo bike and use that to collect the scooters that way you don't spend any money on gasoline at all more money in your pocket.
Get one that goes a reasonable speed and you are made, you would be able to go places with your electric cargo bike that you couldn't with your car in order to find the scooters.
Seriously think about it, yes the cargo bike will cost you money to buy first off, but the money you save and the money you would make being able to find the scooters in places you can't go in your car would probably pay for itself very quickly.
I believe it's because of the risk of fraud so that someone doesn't mark damaged and then fix a potentially not actually damaged scooter
Seems daft to me, all the people that do the work would need do is take a photo of the scooter when they pick it up which would highlight the damage that needed to be fixed, that way the mechs and the chargers could be combined into one, and those doing the work would get both amounts and the work would be done faster.
Judging by what I have seen, I don't believe their system is a viable one that will be sustainable, these scooters don't go that far on a single charge so they are probably dumped quite a lot.
By combining both jobs and paying those able to do both jobs the fee appropriately it not only provides a good income it provides a much better service for the scooter and users.
I am unfortunately unable to try out these scooters as I am in the UK but logically it would make a lot more sense to have both jobs done by one person, otherwise it means two people need to find that one scooter in order to keep it functional on a daily basis.
You do realize that it's not all theft. Quite a few of the vanishing scooters are being impounded by police then being sold at auction after Bird fails to claim them. Bird's whole business model is very problematic and lends to product loss. Combine that with the fact that I still don't think they have obtained the necessary licensing from the state or the cities they operate in and you have a business that won't be around to much longer if they don't get a bit smarter about how they do things.
they can get like 10 bucks a day profit from one scooter so if one lasts a year they get 3,600 bucks and they cost like 450 for an electric scooter or 1000 bucks so they afford to lose a few. They will also get better at stopping the theft i imagine over time.
The only way to get a bird zero motor is from a homeless person.
Hack Bird Scooter comes up as an auto complete search on youtube. Should kick the thieves off youtube.
I agree
No becouse lime scooters are stealing bird scoters . lime dont lose any of them
how easy is it to rewire these thing to not need money? that might be whats happening
Good question, I don't know... Would be an interesting experiment to see how to convert it
You can easily buy the 'brain' online. Obviously people are doing that.
yeah loads of people are getting these free scooters and rewiring them. one day they will need to modify the scooters to stop this.
U are in the wrong profession!
No more scooters. Lol
Wow how sad. Lol
You should be an emptyloyee
Is it just me or is he pointing at himself when he talks about people taking them?
I just saying he uses the same gesture for they and I:)
Sounds like mechanics should get pain $$$$$.
they dont let you be a mechanic and a charger lol wonder what that rip off is intended to do. no logical reason.
want more heads thinking about how to run their business for them? for 5 dollars an hour... more "employees" get more tax breaks maybe.
And they expect the mechanic to charge it for free. Pfft
Have u tried Rogaine
That's a good one!
That hair line is hanging on for dear life
Can you steal a bird for me and send it to me
You live in San Diego, Thats why.
Charging is not easy at all they are hardly where the map says they are or people have them in their houses or back yard. It's total bullshit or there are repeat offenders of this crap but yet Bird just keeps paying them so their report button did no good.
I'm finding alot of limes here in the bay area . But I agree there are other of problems with the job
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anyone else not hear anything?
Meaning video had no sound or that I had nothing worth listening to in video?if it's the latter then I'm sorry you felt your time as wasted!
@@rideintocash9085 My UA-cam client wouldn't play audio for this video but it would for others
Like little coal plants driving around. Little coal burning scooters. Lol.
Clean coal!
I'm just surprise these cities let these scooter companies use the loop hole to allow disposable scooters littering the city.
So am I!
Just buy your own scooter. I did, and I use it almost every day. I bought a Segway Ninebot ES1.
The tires are solid rubber, so rougher ride but no flat tires.
It’s San Diego.... thieves in that part of town.
Heath Smith - you can strip a Bird scooter in 10 minuets, take the battery and leave the carcass.
Thieves everywhere sir!
They should refund you for your gas money spent......
They do by force 😬🤟🏽 Claim in 1099 I’ve done it
Use a electric car to find the electric scooters.
travolta moroder electric cars aren’t affordable yet.
travolta moroder - use a hummer with 5 mpg to fetch scooters.
imagine if you could start your own small business renting 200 dollar scooters that pay for themselves in a month...oh wait you cant your not rich enough to start a company and an app are ya? lol hahaha - says online monopolies
I hate these scooters littering the streets, I hate the inconsiderate assholes riding them with zero regard for cars, pedestrians or traffic laws, I hate that these scooters are impacting short ride income on Lyft and Uber. So complaints I hear about the difficulties of being a mech or a charger is all music to my ears.
Why don't you just get a real job dude?..
Because the so-called real job as you describe it is not give me the freedom like I have when I do work like drive for Lyft or charge scooters for bird and lime... I've already made$4, 400 this month charging scooters and I have yet to work at night longer than 7 hours, and I've maybe worked 18 days this month. If you don't want to do work like this that's cool, most don't have the hustle and determination within them to make a gig economy job like this work.. but hey thanks for the comment and have a great day!
@@rideintocash9085 seriously? Work 4 lift or charged? That's a job? Dang!!