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There are no regular work hours, and nobody is obligated to show up. I know of a publicly traded company that has an almost identical model, but for freight. If

by 18pfsmt 14y ago

There are no regular work hours, and nobody is obligated to show up. I know of a publicly traded company that has an almost identical model, but for freight. If you are interested, at a recent transportation conference, the CEO walked the audience through how it works. If you are interested, here's the transcript: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1252781-landstar-system-s-ceo-presents-at-jpmorgan-aviation-transportation-and-defense-conference-transcript http://seekingalpha.com/article/1252781-landstar-system-s-ce... N.B. You will have to hand edit HTML in order to avoid having to login.

pron 14y ago
It may very well be that in this case Uber is right. I just don't like the sentiment, expressed in several comments, that the workers may do as they please -- leave or stay and shut up -- as long as they don't unionize. Just as the company has the power to control wages in order to maximize profit, so too the employees are well within their right to organize and try to use whatever power they have. This does not automatically make them crybabies.