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21 cents per minute that you have a passenger in your car. With Uber, but not Lyft, you might get paid a bonus to drive some distance to pick up a passenger.
by tomjakubowski 8y ago
21 cents per minute that you have a passenger in your car. With Uber, but not Lyft, you might get paid a bonus to drive some distance to pick up a passenger. But time you spend adding value to the company by working as slack capacity (and slowly burning down the value of your vehicle) isn't directly compensated.
- pishpash 8y agoI guess slack capacity is the crux of the contractor vs. employee debate. While you don't get paid hourly, you also don't have to be on the job hourly. That gives you the chance/incentive to switch to other "gigs" and improve overall market efficiency. At least that's the theory.
- hopler 8y agoThis is an important concern but paying per mile on the clock isn't the way to solve it.