>I can't think of any occupation where the "employee" is getting paid on a per-task basis (rides in this case) and I would consider them an employee. Piece rat

>I can't think of any occupation where the "employee" is getting paid on a per-task basis (rides in this case) and I would consider them an employee. Piece rate work payment exists in construction, agriculture, and other industries. People are permanently on staff, but only paid in direct relation to their productivity. It's an old trick to extract the value of labour.