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> Why can they then decide which car you should buy? Why aren't you allowed to hire sub-contractors? Why can't the driver just set their own price? Any lead ge
by baddox 11y ago
> Why can they then decide which car you should buy? Why aren't you allowed to hire sub-contractors? Why can't the driver just set their own price?
Any lead generator can choose who they deliver leads to, right? Uber can't literally force any individual to buy a certain type car, but they can choose to not do business with people unless they have a certain type of car.
- ThomPete 11y agoWhich makes them more than simply a lead generator. Add to that some of the other things and it's obvious that it's anything but a simple lead generator. For examples why should they care if I hire subcontractors?
- swyman 11y agoSorry to just jump in here, but I'm not getting why not allowing subcontractors matters. Isn't that still under the "lead generators can pick the terms they offer" umbrella? Have a reasonably decent car, do the job yourself, maintain a certain level of customer satisfaction. These all seem like relatively reasonable terms under which to offer contract work.
- ThomPete 11y agoI don't know of that umbrella that is. Got any examples?
- baddox 11y agoIt's not clear to me what your definition of "lead generator" is. Do you think that lead generators cannot exercise any discernment in who they do business with? That seems awfully restrictive.
- ThomPete 11y agoMy definition is the normal definition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_generation You guys seem to be redefining what it means to defend what uber is doing. How many lead generators do you know that would hinder a private contractor to hire other people?