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You can land a job as an employee with no fixed hours, no manager, where you bring your own equipment, etc? Seems closer to contractors. I think it would have
by chillacy 8y ago
You can land a job as an employee with no fixed hours, no manager, where you bring your own equipment, etc? Seems closer to contractors.
I think it would have been smart if Uber let drivers set their own prices, then they'd be more akin to Amazon sellers, who feel more independent (but get screwed in other ways).
- MereInterest 8y agoWhere all the money goes to Uber, and is then distributed to the drivers? Where drivers are forbidden from subcontracting? Where drivers are forbidden from establishing regular routes for repeat customers? Those sound more like employees than contractors.
- geezerjay 8y agoVisa or paypal isn't suddenly everyone's employer just because they process payments, and at least in some jurisdictions drivers can and do subcontract. In fact, there are licensed car rental companies that also provide services through Uber.