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> This is why I don't understand why people take gig jobs. Think of the opportunity costs. First off, Uber drivers don't make that much. It must be nice to sit

> This is why I don't understand why people take gig jobs. Think of the opportunity costs. First off, Uber drivers don't make that much. It must be nice to sit in air conditioned office on $800 chair, sipping kombucha, looking at 2x 28" 4k monitors pontificating "Why would anyone want to be driving for uber?" Because for an Uber driver this job could be the best available. One needs to eat and put a roof over one's head.

JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
I'm actually sitting on a wooden chair at a wobbly table in a space with no air conditioning, but that's beside the point. My original comment does have an air of privilege to it, and for that I apologize. It's my own frustration that we can't do better to people who's best option is something requiring the skill set of a job like rideshare driver. Stated in other (hopefully more fruitful) words, if you can work rideshare you can probably work at In N Out. They start at $13/hour and have none of the external costs of contract ridesharing. That could be more profitable to the worker, but I have not done the math.
- notyourday 7y ago
  > They start at $13/hour and have none of the external costs of contract ridesharing. That could be more profitable to the worker, but I have not done the math. There are not enough In-and-Out burger places to accomodate all the Uber and Lyft drivers.
  - JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
    It's a single example. Generalize the comment, and you'll take away that there are many employers of low-skilled labor.
    - notyourday 7y ago
      It's an example that does not appreciate with a concept of scale. There are very few employers of non-skilled labor that provide higher take home pay for the same or smaller number of hours worked than Uber. You should ask anyone who does unskilled labor if they would take a less paying job.
      - JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
        Uber might have the highest take home pay, but subtract vehicle depreciation, maintenance costs, insurance riders for rideshare driving, and the net is more in line with other employers of low-skill labor.

JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago

I'm actually sitting on a wooden chair at a wobbly table in a space with no air conditioning, but that's beside the point. My original comment does have an air of privilege to it, and for that I apologize. It's my own frustration that we can't do better to people who's best option is something requiring the skill set of a job like rideshare driver. Stated in other (hopefully more fruitful) words, if you can work rideshare you can probably work at In N Out. They start at $13/hour and have none of the external costs of contract ridesharing. That could be more profitable to the worker, but I have not done the math.

notyourday 7y ago
> They start at $13/hour and have none of the external costs of contract ridesharing. That could be more profitable to the worker, but I have not done the math. There are not enough In-and-Out burger places to accomodate all the Uber and Lyft drivers.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
  It's a single example. Generalize the comment, and you'll take away that there are many employers of low-skilled labor.
  - notyourday 7y ago
    It's an example that does not appreciate with a concept of scale. There are very few employers of non-skilled labor that provide higher take home pay for the same or smaller number of hours worked than Uber. You should ask anyone who does unskilled labor if they would take a less paying job.
    - JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
      Uber might have the highest take home pay, but subtract vehicle depreciation, maintenance costs, insurance riders for rideshare driving, and the net is more in line with other employers of low-skill labor.