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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by ApolloFortyNine on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:23AM (#16502101)
Being able to begin work whenever they want, and more importantly not work whenever they want. Friend calls and want's to meet at 8? Even if you have a rider you can go off the clock in ~15 minutes.
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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by emodendroket on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:25AM (#16502131)
Presumably for a lot of people the thing they need to work around is not so much friends calling and wanting to meet as their primary jobs with irregular hours.
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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by kbenson on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:55AM (#16502510)
Or they have pre-existing appointments at certain times of the day (drop-off/pick-up kids at school or spouse at work if there's one car, etc). I wouldn't be so quick to assume what the flexible hours are often being used for, since it might be very different based on age group and location.

Work flexibility helps a lot of people in lots of different ways, which is why it's such a bit deal.

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