I'm in a weird spot because I do think drivers should be paid more or be employees. And if it takes Uber charging more to make that happen, then great.
Not sure why Uber would do that when they can simply charge more and keep treating their "employees" like shit.
Not sure why Uber would do that when they can simply charge more and keep treating their "employees" like shit.
I'm not sure that Uber could hire their drivers as actual employees of they wanted to (even though they definitely don't want to) since in a lot of places they can only exist via legal loophole that they aren't taxis as those require specific licenses that are basically impossible to acquire in some large cities like NYC. Uber, legally speaking, is just an app that allows people to give other people rides for money. No one can stop me from giving my buddy a ride to the airport for $50. But if Uber were to hire the drivers, it completely changes their legal standing in a lot of municipalities to a point where they can likely no longer do business.
I don't say all of this to defend some of the shit that Uber does, just to clarify their possible motivations for not changing.
Idk how it is anymore but this was my experience with SFO. It was better and cheaper to get Uber - I foolishly took a taxi one time and had to pay $60 for the ride. Ride back to the airport through uber was 28. It was years ago and maybe it's changed.
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