CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better

Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by mbgerring on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:00PM (#24110672)

In what sense are Amazon warehouse workers, who are not paid enough to do thing like purchase a home in the area where they work, “middle class”?

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Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by cellar_door on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:41PM (#24111181)

2 people * $15/hr minimum * 2000 hrs/year = $60,000 household income

US median household income is $61,937.

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Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by sigwinch28 on Monday August 10, 2020 @01:45PM (#24111917)

2000 / 52 ≈ 38 hours a week, every week of the year. That's 9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri with 30m for lunch. So basically a household of two full-time jobs to make £45k/yr gross.

When exactly do these two people take holiday or sick leave?

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Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by grecy on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:06PM (#24112839)

And how do they pay for childcare, or actually enjoy their lives.

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Re:CEO of Uber: Gig Workers Deserve Better by refurb on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:23PM (#24110945)

There are warehouses across the US including areas where houses cost $150k.

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