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Am I crazy or is it ridiculous that a ride-sharing company didn't give their employees free Lyft credits to alleviate the situation? You would think that would

Am I crazy or is it ridiculous that a ride-sharing company didn't give their employees free Lyft credits to alleviate the situation? You would think that would be one of the perks of working for Lyft. I am also confused as to why it was called free parking. Is employee parking not considered as part of compensation? I've worked at offices before that used public lots and the employer purchased parking passes for everyone. Also, a bit off topic, but biking is not a panacea for everyone. I tried cycling my 18 mile commute along the PCH for 1.5 years. By the end of it, I was really turned off by biking. I like to play basketball, hike, and go open ocean swimming. I finally quit cycling to work because I had dead legs due to musclr fatigue and couldn't enjoynmy preferred recreational activities. Also, I sweat very easily. Luckily my office at the time had a shower.

kelnos 9y ago
> Am I crazy or is it ridiculous that a ride-sharing company didn't give their employees free Lyft credits to alleviate the situation? You would think that would be one of the perks of working for Lyft. I'm surprised that/if they didn't have that perk before the parking brouhaha, but even if they didn't, non-parkers got $150/mo just for not parking there, so they could certainly spend that on Lyft rides. Though considering that a month is around 23 working days, that means they only have a little over $3 per ride, which won't get them to and from work every day in the month... unless they take Line and live within walking distance anyway...
- FullMtlAlcoholc 9y ago
  Even though it seemed to work out overall for the company, it seems like employee carpooling via Lyft Line would be a less risky solution, especially at the end of the day when you all can be picked up at the same location.
CaliforniaKarl 9y ago
>Am I crazy or is it ridiculous that a ride-sharing company didn't give their employees free Lyft credits to alleviate the situation? I can totally understand Lyft not offering in-app credits, for a number of reasons: 1: If a Lyft employee is unable to get a Lyft, for whatever reason (like, no drivers nearby, or whatever), then they're gonna be pissed, because they won't be able to use their Lyft credit for an alternate option (where another person could also check other options, like Uber, taxi, calling a friend, etc.). 2: Lyft would probably still have to deduct payroll taxes on the credit paid to the employee. That would really suck for Lyft employees who don't use Lyft enough to use up the credit (by, for example, taking public transit). See https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/employee-benefits https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...

kelnos 9y ago

> Am I crazy or is it ridiculous that a ride-sharing company didn't give their employees free Lyft credits to alleviate the situation? You would think that would be one of the perks of working for Lyft. I'm surprised that/if they didn't have that perk before the parking brouhaha, but even if they didn't, non-parkers got $150/mo just for not parking there, so they could certainly spend that on Lyft rides. Though considering that a month is around 23 working days, that means they only have a little over $3 per ride, which won't get them to and from work every day in the month... unless they take Line and live within walking distance anyway...

FullMtlAlcoholc 9y ago
Even though it seemed to work out overall for the company, it seems like employee carpooling via Lyft Line would be a less risky solution, especially at the end of the day when you all can be picked up at the same location.

CaliforniaKarl 9y ago

>Am I crazy or is it ridiculous that a ride-sharing company didn't give their employees free Lyft credits to alleviate the situation? I can totally understand Lyft not offering in-app credits, for a number of reasons: 1: If a Lyft employee is unable to get a Lyft, for whatever reason (like, no drivers nearby, or whatever), then they're gonna be pissed, because they won't be able to use their Lyft credit for an alternate option (where another person could also check other options, like Uber, taxi, calling a friend, etc.). 2: Lyft would probably still have to deduct payroll taxes on the credit paid to the employee. That would really suck for Lyft employees who don't use Lyft enough to use up the credit (by, for example, taking public transit). See https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/employee-benefits https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...