I had no idea this was an issue until my sister (a rider not a driver) mentioned it a couple days ago. It makes sense: But he was exhausted from the daily stre

I had no idea this was an issue until my sister (a rider not a driver) mentioned it a couple days ago. It makes sense: But he was exhausted from the daily stress of driving, after taking passengers on more than 15,000 trips over three years. And he was frustrated over being nickel-and-dimed, seeing his wages steadily decrease. The added risk of contracting the coronavirus was enough to convince him to log off in a panic in March 2020, quitting cold turkey after he dropped a passenger off near a hospital. Now vaccinated and in search of good work, Gregg says he is in no hurry to return to Uber or Lyft. He said unemployment tided him over during the pandemic and a recent move to Modesto, Calif., from the San Francisco Bay area had lowered his cost of living. I started following this subreddit which offers an interesting window into the trials and tribulations faced by Uber drivers: https://old.reddit.com/r/uberdrivers/ https://old.reddit.com/r/uberdrivers/ I've been seeing a similar sentiment in the Kitchen Confidential subreddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/comments/n7v01b/veterans_of_the_industry_keep_pushing/ https://old.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/comments/n7v01b... But the Empire is already striking back: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/08/republicans-unemployment-worker-shortage/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/08/republic...