Re:Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
by JamesBarney on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:49AM
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Maybe this depends on the locale, but in Houston 90% of the uber drivers that have driven me worked for Uber because of the flexibility.
It was a guy who just started an insurance company with his wife and they were taking turns ubering when they could to help pay the bills until their company got off the ground.
It was a wife who was saving up for a kitchen remodel she wanted.
Several people who were retired.
Several people with waxing/waning medical issues.
In my experience there weren't a lot of people who were using uber/lyft for their long-term income, which make sense because the pay isn't very high, there aren't any promotions, and many of the individuals who would be interested in a that type of job don't have a nice enough car or have other issues that prevent them from driving for Uber.
It was a guy who just started an insurance company with his wife and they were taking turns ubering when they could to help pay the bills until their company got off the ground.
It was a wife who was saving up for a kitchen remodel she wanted.
Several people who were retired.
Several people with waxing/waning medical issues.
In my experience there weren't a lot of people who were using uber/lyft for their long-term income, which make sense because the pay isn't very high, there aren't any promotions, and many of the individuals who would be interested in a that type of job don't have a nice enough car or have other issues that prevent them from driving for Uber.