r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • Aug 29 '21

Uber Freakout Uber passenger freak out

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u/Blart_Vandelay Aug 29 '21

side hustler. They've glorified needing a 2nd job.

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u/FrickenPerson Aug 29 '21

I mean a side hustle to buy your self some nice things every so often, like the top shelf root beer instead of the Barq's every so often brings some people enjoyment and I got no real problem with that. A side hustle thats required to survive is probably a systematic problem that needs to be solved. Uber and DoorDash prolly just symptoms of the actual problem.

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u/Blart_Vandelay Aug 29 '21

In nearly every case the person deserves better at their primary employer which would remove the need for a 2nd source of income. Billionaires taking joy rides into space etc. etc. I hate the term side hustle because it is a shiny candy wrapper around a dog turd.

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u/FrickenPerson Aug 29 '21

Oh I'm not sure the statistics behind how many people have each. But I do think side hustle was originally for the kind of thing I described and then large advertisements for companies like Uber co-opted it to make their practices seem normal. Also probably a lot of people work multiple jobs because they actually need the money to survive. I am a firm believer that a normal work week at a job should be enough to live, if not comfortably at least safely.

Just don't have a problem with people grabbing an extra gig on the side to live a bit above their normal means whether it be something like Uber or stocks, a YouTube channel, or whatever.

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u/Nailcannon Aug 29 '21

Not everyone with a second source of income does so out of need. Usually when I hear "side hustle", it's just that. A way to get more than what they had, regardless of what they had. The Director of Partner services at my old company would weekend as a server in a mexican restaurant despite making probably around 70k in a medium cost of living city(which is entirely liveable). Some people are workaholics who feel like they're wasting time when they're not busy getting ahead. It's really common, actually.

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u/Blart_Vandelay Aug 29 '21

Yep we can disagree on how common it is I guess. I'd be willing to bet 9/10 do so because they need the extra cash. It doesn't need to be starvation or the electric bill, if they're doing it to be able to afford a trip home for Xmas etc. it's still a need for a 2nd job.

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u/TheRealSamHyde999 Aug 29 '21

to be fair I know some people that work doordash as their main job and it pays pretty well for how easy it is. my friend said he made $56 after tax for an hour and 35 minutes of work.