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I remember Uber offering $1000-$2000/mo to drivers in India back in 2016-17. Many left their other jobs, bought cars, took a loan. Then, bait and switch, those
by grwthckrmstr 7y ago
I remember Uber offering $1000-$2000/mo to drivers in India back in 2016-17. Many left their other jobs, bought cars, took a loan.
Then, bait and switch, those same drivers struggle to earn $500-$1000. They can't leave their jobs because of their loans. They sleep in the cabs, shit in public toilets, eat in the roadside stalls, and go home about once a week.
I get reminded of all this every time I take a cab.
I realise I'm ready to pay a bit more for my convenience so that someone doesn't literally suffer despite working all day.