The first question is, are Uber drivers really independent? Unfortunately, it’s not the case. The drivers are just managed differently, by the algorithm, the phone and the rate system that incentivize them to do exactly what the company wants and kick them out in a minute due to bad performance, 1-star-rate by a mean customer or even whatever general reason as the company have the right to do it. Still, the drivers are independent to some extent. They are on their own when it comes to tax duties, insurances, and precarious future when then get sick or get old. If they are injured or get into some incidences like being robbed, harassed, etc, the company won’t lift a finger because they are not employee. Getting bigger check is equivalent to having bigger responsibility and higher level of insecurity on the long term.
The
first
question is, are Uber drivers
really
independent? Unfortunately, it’s not the case. The drivers are
just
managed
differently
, by the algorithm, the phone and the rate system that incentivize them to do exactly what the
company
wants and kick them out in a minute due to
bad
performance, 1-star-rate by a mean customer or even whatever general reason as the
company
have the right to do it.
Still
, the drivers are independent to
some
extent. They are on their
own
when it
comes
to tax duties, insurances, and precarious future when then
get
sick or
get
old
. If they
are injured
or
get
into
some
incidences like
being robbed
, harassed, etc, the
company
won’t lift a finger
because
they are not employee. Getting bigger
check
is equivalent to having bigger responsibility and higher level of insecurity on the long term.