The_Maine_Viking t1_it9k0re wrote on October 21, 2022 at 10:51 PM

Reply to comment by Bywater in Uber launches new group to fight Portland minimum wage referendum by Zeeker12

If they become "employees" then they will have to deal with things like set shifts, and taking what fairs they are told to take and not what and when they choose. People drive for Uber and Lift because they want the freedom of being able to work when they want. And while the company does not pay for maintenance costs and fuel, these are all things they can claim on their tax return.

Bywater t1_it9li2w wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:03 PM

Ya, nothing to see here, no clear cut exploitation or anything... I mean they gave the drivers the choice of when to have there wages stolen and be denied overtime.

The_Maine_Viking t1_it9lvdm wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Then they are free to go apply for a job at one of the thousands of places looking for employees. Nobody was ever forced to become an Uber driver, and nobody makes them stay.

Bywater t1_it9pgxj wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:34 PM

Ubers business model is to exploit people not making enough where they are at. You should watch "The Gig is Up" sometime, you might not be so quick to carry water for them if you were aware of how shitty they treat the "contractors".