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But that's not exactly the same. If I'm working part time at Starbucks, but no one comes into the store, I'm still paid my hourly wage for being there. If I'm l
by noirbot 6y ago
But that's not exactly the same. If I'm working part time at Starbucks, but no one comes into the store, I'm still paid my hourly wage for being there. If I'm logged in to Uber and Lyft and waiting for a ride on both, and no one calls one, do I just not get paid? I'm still providing value to both companies by being online (users of the app see a quicker pickup time since I'm available). Right now, rideshares are only paying you for doing the actual tasks, while most jobs pay you for the task AND time spent being a warm body who will jump to do the next task.
- TuringNYC 6y agoI totally agree that -- under this law -- if you log in and dont get a ride, you should be paid a fair. My question was -- what if you log in to Uber AND Lyft simultaneously (as most drivers do) and dont get a ride. Do you get 2x the fair wage?
- noirbot 6y agoAlso, doesn't this incentivize drivers to intentionally be "on the clock" in places and at times where they won't get rides? I can't just decide that Starbucks has to pay me to be behind the counter from 2-5 AM every day, but right now, I can decide to be available on Lyft then. Presumably this will lead to some sort of tighter geofencing, or caps on how many drivers can be active at a given time? This is before you get into weird things around locality. If I live outside of Seattle, but drive into Seattle to do some Lyft driving, does this apply to me? What if I take a ride that starts outside of Seattle, but ends up in the city? Or if I pick up someone in Portland and drive them to Seattle?
- guerrilla 6y agoIn combination with wgerard's comment, I see what you're saying now.