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It's possible to pay out an unfairly low wage with money you don't have. I'm not saying that's the case with Lyft, but just because you're operating at a loss d
by britch 7y ago
It's possible to pay out an unfairly low wage with money you don't have. I'm not saying that's the case with Lyft, but just because you're operating at a loss doesn't mean you're paying people fairly for their work.
- malandrew 7y agoDefine unfair. How can we objectively determine what would be a fair wage for that work?
- prewett 7y agoMinimum wage after all expenses (including depreciation) are subtracted seems like the absolute lowest wage that could be considered "fair". Or maybe whatever McDonald's/Walmart are paying in your area, since that is sometimes higher than minimum wage in urban markets.
- malandrew 7y agothis is just punting on the question. how should minimum wage be determined?
- britch 7y agoIf you work 40+ hours a week you should be payed enough to support yourself and a child and live in or very nearby the city in which you work. This is not how the minimum wage works currently. This is not all Uber/Lyft's feet, it's a broader problem in the economy. I understand this is more complex than Uber flipping a "fair wages" switch.
- Spooky23 7y agoIf I hire a guy to paint my house for $100, and the paint costs $105, but the painter paid for it already, that’s objectively unfair.
- malandrew 7y agoHow does this help me in this different context? What's the litmus test that we can apply across opportunities to earn a wage?
- pkaye 7y agoWhy would the painter accept a job where they lose money?
- Spooky23 7y agoHe needs cash now.
- alasdair_ 7y agoIf the painter bought a bunch of "vomit green" paint and it turns out no one wants it, offering $100 to get your house painted is a perfectly fair deal since the other option for the painter is to not sell it at all, which costs the full $105 as a writeoff.