> They genuinely get to work for competing services and pick their own hours. I don't know about other countries, but in my country, Uber (and other companies)

> They genuinely get to work for competing services and pick their own hours. I don't know about other countries, but in my country, Uber (and other companies) offers drivers a bonus for completing X amount of rides in Y days. Except that completing X-1 rides, earns you a pittance, far below a livable wage, and X rides earns you just above. Also, X is also quite a large number. I don't think it's possible to complete it without working for 8+ hours during peak traffic time. So, in effect, drivers are not free to choose their working hours, if they intend to make enough money to live on.