The Gig Economy

[SunsetBengal]

(05-09-2019, 12:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: What makes you call it "amusing"?  Based on that article it seems like the reasons they try to game the system are the same reasons they are striking.  They are not being treated fairly.  Uber is jerking them around in order to get more work for less pay.


"Uber’s stock is apparently worth about $68 billion dollars, more than every other automobile company in the world besides Toyota. How many employees did Toyota have at last count? About 350,000. Uber? About 12,000."

Those people know the deal heading in.  Those companies like Uber and Lyft don't market it as full-time employment.  Heck, the slogan they pitch is "Get your side hustle on".  And, the drivers aren't employees, they're simply self employed contractors.  What I find amusing is the fact that these drivers see themselves as more important than they really are.  They are simply a vehicle (no pun intended) for Uber to deliver their service.

Furthermore, who really gives a damn what their profits are and what their stock is worth?  They had a great idea, and they're making great money from it.  So what?  Do you feel like the Government needs to step in, and force Uber to give those drivers a bigger piece of the pie?  How would you feel if they stepped to you and said, "You know, as an attorney, you're making too much."  "You don't deserve that financial reward for your exceptional intellect and diligent work ethic."  "We feel like we should redistribute your earnings to the dumber, underachieving portion of society.".