This is a topic my friends and I have been talking about since at least 2018, and much of this review just feels affirming. It's good to know 4 bozos in Wisconsin aren't the only ones realizing life sucks for Uber drivers. All I can really do about it is vote.
The thing that stood out to me the most is the transparency argument. When you get paid hourly, you're told upfront how much extra you get paid for overtime, for odd hours, etc. But with rideshare apps, a number just shows up on your screen. You have no knowledge of why that number is what it is.
There's also the social side of the transparency issue. Back when I worked foodservice, I could just ask my coworker what they got paid per hour. As a rideshare driver, you never see your coworkers. Even if you did, you have nothing to compare. There's no "per hour," and "per mile" is rife with caveats, assuming the app even shows you that. With no way to compare to each other, how do rideshare drivers collectively discern what is or isn't fair pay?
Great app idea for the bright minds of HN: an app that lets a rideshare driver easily record hour + mileage when working, combines it with the daily earnings (to get $/hr and $/mile) and let's them share with fellow workers.
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This is a topic my friends and I have been talking about since at least 2018, and much of this review just feels affirming. It's good to know 4 bozos in Wisconsin aren't the only ones realizing life sucks for Uber drivers. All I can really do about it is vote.
The thing that stood out to me the most is the transparency argument. When you get paid hourly, you're told upfront how much extra you get paid for overtime, for odd hours, etc. But with rideshare apps, a number just shows up on your screen. You have no knowledge of why that number is what it is.
There's also the social side of the transparency issue. Back when I worked foodservice, I could just ask my coworker what they got paid per hour. As a rideshare driver, you never see your coworkers. Even if you did, you have nothing to compare. There's no "per hour," and "per mile" is rife with caveats, assuming the app even shows you that. With no way to compare to each other, how do rideshare drivers collectively discern what is or isn't fair pay?
Great app idea for the bright minds of HN: an app that lets a rideshare driver easily record hour + mileage when working, combines it with the daily earnings (to get $/hr and $/mile) and let's them share with fellow workers.