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Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by mdorazio on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @10:50AM (#20928853)
fwiw, I use Uber or Lyft multiple times a week across multiple cities and generally ask drivers if they drive full time or just during free time. Out of the last 50ish rides, I think two of them were not doing it full time (as in they do 6+ hours a day). I'm fairly confident we're well past the original "gig" only-when-you-want phase of ride sharing.
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Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:15AM (#20929115)
If someone is driving for ten hours a day, they're ten times more likely to be your driver than someone who drives for five hours a week. So your two represents around twenty part time drivers. That's a significant number of people you're booting out of having a supplemental income.
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Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by RHSeeger on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:32AM (#20929314)
Someone above mentioned it was less of a by-city split and more of a by-area type. For example, city drivers are more likely to be full time, where suburban drivers are more likely to be part time.
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Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by bluecalm on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:47AM (#20929484)
It depends on the region. Here a lot of people drive part time and I am yet to meet a driver who does it full time and doesn't drive for multiple companies.
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