The dispatcher was extremely rude. It was a snowy evening and the waits were long... Understandable. But when I asked if the driver could call when he arrived, so that we wouldn't need to wait outside of the building for an hour... The dispatcher started yelling about his drivers not walking through "ten feet" (3 inches) of snow. Note, I asked for a call, not for a personal escort. He then told me to just call another company.
Which I did. Loyal taxi was there in five minutes... And called without me even asking. They left with 20 dollars for a five minute trip. Good service is priceless.
It's the drivers who suffer. The dispatcher sits warm and paid by the hour... While the drivers lose commission because the dispatcher is an a**. Sad. I'm taxi dependent for the next few weeks... And I will take the dispatchers advice... And call another company. Every single time. read more