Bengaluru Women Uber Driver: ‘Just doing it for fun’: Bengaluru woman’s Uber driver turns out to be her office team lead, post goes viral | Bengaluru News
NEW DELHI: In Bengaluru, a woman encountered a surprising situation during her Uber journey when she discovered that her driver was actually her team lead at the workplace. The team lead had taken up driving as a part-time activity to alleviate his boredom during free hours.She shared this peculiar incident on X, posting a WhatsApp conversation screenshot and questioning whether this qualified as a quintessential ‘peak Bengaluru’ occurrence.The shared message described her surprising encounter: “Funny thing happened yk. I booked uber and the guy who picked me up was a team lead at my office”.When questioned about his motivation for driving the taxi, he mentioned it was a recreational pursuit to combat monotony. The text mentioned, “He said he does this for fun and to cut off some boredom.”The social media entry gained significant traction, eliciting diverse responses from online viewers who expressed both entertainment and curiosity. Several individuals interpreted it as a jovial representation of Bengaluru’s distinctive professional environment, while others maintained a doubtful stance.One user wrote, ” When I worked in US, CEO of a large MNC, whom we invited to home said he worked as a server in a hotel without any inhibition and we were fairly surprised at that time. Here in India, it is a big deal. If this is true, he will make it big in life as he is hard working. Good luck.”Another user wrote, ” How can a team lead have so much of free time.”“Being stuck in traffic for hours – to pass time? Sounds fishy!” one user commented.“Ohk so some people are free enough that they get bored and have enough time to drive in bangalore traffic,” another user wrote.
