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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by halflings on Friday May 05, 2017 @10:23AM (#14273639)
> with a guy returning home from work looking to make a few extra bucks, and three pickups along the way happy to get home affordably

Sounds nice, but I never had a single Uber driver that was doing it as a "casual" thing, or just to cover his fuel expenses and make some money on the side. It's a fulltime job for the vast majority of Uber drivers.

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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by dec0dedab0de on Friday May 05, 2017 @04:25PM (#14276580)
Most of the Uber drivers I've had, only do it part time. With a few saying it would be impossible to do full time because they wouldn't make enough money.
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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by burkemw3 on Friday May 05, 2017 @11:19PM (#14278492)
I notice a big difference based on where I am.

NYC, Bay Area: full-timers. Mid-west, PNW: "casual" part-timers

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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by Karunamon on Friday May 05, 2017 @04:24PM (#14276572)
Casual Uber driver here who works full time in sysadmin/software engineering. Hello!

>It's a fulltime job for the vast majority of Uber drivers.

This statement is unsupported and contrary to every driver I know. It also runs contrary to Uber's own advertising.

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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by pkkim on Saturday May 06, 2017 @04:17AM (#14279281)
I used to work at Uber and heard anecdotally that despite the advertising, something like 50% of Uber rides in the Bay Area are done by the top ten percent of drivers. And they do work a lot. So the vast majority might be part time but they don't do most of the work.
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