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Uber, Lyft drivers earning less than 1/2 of what they did 4 years ago: study
- lotophage 8y ago> they may also reflect a potential decline in the number of hours drivers are driving Seems pretty meaningless if they are not accounting for hours worked. The companies were also very aggressive 4 years ago in new markets, often offering drivers big incentives.
- fatjokes 8y agoSeriously. Headlines like this really infuriate me because it lends credence to the cry of "fake news!" The article is well aware of this limitation and explicitly mentions it, thereby giving it cover. However, the headline has grabbed clicks and damage is done.
- gringoDan 8y agoThis is a misleading headline. The article refers to the average monthly earnings per platform. In reality, the metric that should have been used is hourly earnings across all platforms. This would account for 1) any difference in hours driven and 2) the proliferation of new platforms. 4 years ago, many markets didn't have both Uber & Lyft. Today, many drivers now use both concurrently, not to mention platforms like Juno, DoorDash, etc.
- londons_explore 8y agoIs it common for banks to publish data like this? Aggregate data of how much money a specific company is paying to people I would expect to be covered by privacy laws?