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the 1-up-manship continues
by kevinkimball 12y ago
the 1-up-manship continues
- walru 12y agoAt what point do drivers tap out? This match keeps cutting their hopes dimmer and dimmer.
- ultimoo 12y agoThese prices are sustained by Uber's and Lyft's VC money. Drivers still get the full fare.
- rjbrock 12y agoUber stated that the drivers are still getting what they would be getting without the $5 promo
- kiyoto 12y agoSo, I've been talking to a lot of Uber/Lyft drivers, and while I have no carefully tabulated data to quantify my point, I must say Lyft drivers complain less than Uber drivers (at least not explicitly) about their respective employers. This attitudinal difference is most acute when the driver drives for both: they generally like Lyft better for how the company treats them but are also on Uber to ensure steadier business.
- jsprogrammer 12y agoI thought dogma was that drivers are not employees, but Independent Contractors? Meaning Uber/Lyft are not employers (of drivers), but more akin to a fancy home improvement parking lot?
- icebraining 12y agoThey're still employers, even if the drivers are independent contractors. The name doesn't change.
- jsprogrammer 12y agoThey do employee people (office staff), but they are not employers of the drivers. It would be more accurate to call them the contractee. At least, this is the argument that Uber/Lyft will/does make to shield them from general liability for their contractors' actions as well as tax liability[1]. [1] http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Independent-Contractor-Self-Employed-or-Employee http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employ...
- vessenes 12y agoMost drivers I meet have both apps running; I'm not sure this sort of competition is bad for drivers really. They will and can go where the customers are.