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It’s too early to say that they were determined as employees in any of those cities. The cities WANT them to be employees because it takes the burden off them t

It’s too early to say that they were determined as employees in any of those cities. The cities WANT them to be employees because it takes the burden off them to get jobs for them, but the legality of those ruling haven’t been finalized. There are plenty of reasons why they shouldn’t be considered employees and there was a study released by Cornell this week that showed more than 75% of drivers are part-time anyway and want freedom, not full time employment.

throwanem 6y ago
Would that be the Seattle-specific Cornell study [1] that came out on Monday? Aside from relying on data collected in a specific locality not under discussion, it doesn't appear to make any sort of assertion regarding what drivers want, contrary to your claim on its behalf. Where are you getting that information? You should cite your sources, so others in the conversation can evaluate them independent of the claims you make for them. [1] https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/71/ https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/71/
p49k 6y ago
> there was a study released by Cornell this week Which was funded by the rideshare companies themselves and which has been heavily criticized for its methods, it should be pointed out.
marcinzm 6y ago
>Cornell this week that showed more than 75% of drivers are part-time anyway 10 drivers working 1 hour a week contribute less to the platform than 1 driver working 40 hours a week. The study should adjust for the amount of time drivers are on the platform and not just sheer number of drivers. Just counting drivers seems an obviously flawed approach designed to make the part time count seem high.
michaelt 6y ago
You mean this one? [1] > "Uber and Lyft covered the costs of the study [...] The study was priced as cost-plus, which covered the costs of the research plus overhead to the university. In total, study costs came to $120,000. [...] Driver earnings for all of our analyses came directly from Lyft and Uber. " Yeah, real convincing. [1] https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=reports https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?a...
- josinalvo 6y ago
  And, anyway, this would only argue for giving them an option, not for giving nobody the option of working full time. 25% is not a small number

throwanem 6y ago

Would that be the Seattle-specific Cornell study [1] that came out on Monday? Aside from relying on data collected in a specific locality not under discussion, it doesn't appear to make any sort of assertion regarding what drivers want, contrary to your claim on its behalf. Where are you getting that information? You should cite your sources, so others in the conversation can evaluate them independent of the claims you make for them. [1] https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/71/ https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/71/

p49k 6y ago

> there was a study released by Cornell this week Which was funded by the rideshare companies themselves and which has been heavily criticized for its methods, it should be pointed out.

marcinzm 6y ago

>Cornell this week that showed more than 75% of drivers are part-time anyway 10 drivers working 1 hour a week contribute less to the platform than 1 driver working 40 hours a week. The study should adjust for the amount of time drivers are on the platform and not just sheer number of drivers. Just counting drivers seems an obviously flawed approach designed to make the part time count seem high.

michaelt 6y ago

You mean this one? [1] > "Uber and Lyft covered the costs of the study [...] The study was priced as cost-plus, which covered the costs of the research plus overhead to the university. In total, study costs came to $120,000. [...] Driver earnings for all of our analyses came directly from Lyft and Uber. " Yeah, real convincing. [1] https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=reports https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?a...

josinalvo 6y ago
And, anyway, this would only argue for giving them an option, not for giving nobody the option of working full time. 25% is not a small number