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> I think Uber drivers/couriers are freelancers yep so they should be compensated more, not less, in sight of the precarity of their job > When you factor in
by marmaduke 8y ago
> I think Uber drivers/couriers are freelancers
yep so they should be compensated more, not less, in sight of the precarity of their job
> When you factor in that many (probably most) Uber drivers are only working part-time, that's significant income from a super flexible job
super flexible for whom? the drivers? or for Uber?
There are two sides to the gig style work, one side is a corp that's got teams of PhDs and a cloud calculating its optimal risk-reward strategy, and the other side some poor people trying to make money. How this can possibly turn out well for the latter is a pipe dream.
- cocobongo 8y agoFreelancers are compensated whatever the market values them at. If they can get better pay/work elsewhere, then they do. Driving for Uber is as flexible job as it gets. I don't see how it's flexible for Uber - Uber can only offer a ride if a driver decides out of their own free will to accept a ride. For many people (2+ Million), driving for Uber is worth the money. They decided that it's a better gig than their other options. If they decide that it's not worth it, then they stop. And because it's such a flexible job, they don't even need to give two weeks notice. Even though you think that driving for Uber isn't worth the money, millions of people around the world do.
- marmaduke 8y agoBegging for money in the street is even more flexible — no car required — but I doubt you’d say those doing so are satisfied. > free will to accept a ride Whenever money is involved, free will goes out the window. It’s naive to think of all these people as rational actors.