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> We’re legally unequipped to deal well with gig workers. Yes we are equipped to deal well with gig workers, it's just that Uber doesn't want to play by the ru
by throw_m239339 6y ago
> We’re legally unequipped to deal well with gig workers.
Yes we are equipped to deal well with gig workers, it's just that Uber doesn't want to play by the rules and want to have it both ways. Let drivers set their own fare, for starter. "Gig workers" aren't a new category of workers just because you use some corporate newspeak to describe these workers.
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> Let drivers set their own fare, for starter Uber has allowed this since June [1]. [1] https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/ https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/
- frenchman99 6y agoLooking at this page, it seems like they can't set their fares, but only a "fare multiplier", so effectively, Uber still decides.
- thinkharderdev 6y agoAre there any restrictions on what the multiplier can be? If not then they can effectively set the fare. The "standard" fare is $X per mile and I want $Y per mile. I just set the multiplier to Y/X
- icebraining 6y agoThey say the "fare multiplier can range from 0.5x to 5.0x in increments of 0.1". Not fully free, but being able to set over 5x the regular price seems mostly academic.
- Pfhreak 6y agoThat's interesting, because there's much, much more granularity above 1.0 than below it if you enforce increments of 0.1.