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by zajd 11y ago
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I specifically mentioned AirBnB is not one of the companies screwing their employees in the name of profits, but Uber/TaskRabbit/etc most certainly are.
As far as "well, it's better than what existed" w/r/t Uber, It's still illegal.
http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-and-lyft-employee-lawsuits-could-change-business-models-2015-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-and-lyft-employee-lawsui...
- icebraining 11y agoAs far as "well, it's better than what existed" w/r/t Uber, It's still illegal. ... in California. In any case, I was disagreeing with the claim that they are "eliminate using employees". Not using employees was already the status quo, so Uber couldn't eliminate it if they wanted to.
- zajd 11y agoI guess that depends if you consider Uber some kind of brand new business type or just a lower class limo service combined with a taxi dispatch. Because there are plenty of drivers out there that do receive benefits, even if Taxi drivers aren't one of them.