Buzz Ride: Driven to Disruption: Memoirs of an Uber Driver

By: P M White

Published August 17th 2017 by Lake Claremont Press: A Chicago Joint

Category: Business

ISBN: 9781893121669

Description:
A Darkly Comedic Coming of (Middle) Age Adventure...Hop into the Back Seat of Patrick's Silver Mercedes and Buckle Up. Why would a financially-comfortable, fifty-something father of two ---- with a Mercedes -- drive Uber late at night on the toughest streets of Chicago? Pat White (pseudonym), a financial advisor and business strategist, decided to go undercover to research how the disruptive technology of ridesharing affects commerce. Soon his business study warped into a study of humanity . . . and himself. This summer experiment took White down roads he never imagined he would travel. Soon he found himself embracing danger, longing for the thrill of voyeuristic glimpses into private lives made public, and facing the depths of his shadow personality. Come along for the bumpy ride as this sharp-tongued observer shares the always wild, sometimes dark, often humorous, and surprisingly touching side of Chicago nightlife in the smart-phone generation.