I know this is controversial but this feels like an unalloyed good thing, and is forcing wage increases on the retail businesses to retain the folks who don’t switch, apparently.
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I've wondered about this. I worked more than a few retail jobs when I was school, and though you don't see the order-of-magnitude output diff you could see amongst e.g. engineers, certainly some employees were 1.5-2x others. AFAICT, pay was basically flat, or based on time served
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One of my jobs offered a $0.25/hour pay raise for passing an online exam that supposedly required ~6 study hours. No failure penalty. 5 exams total brought pay from $7.25/hour to $8.50/hour. I took them all my first week on the job. My single mom coworkers couldn't find the time.
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Retail and Fastfood both have really pushed hard into forcing workers to take split shifts (like 11am-1pm and then 4-7pm) on short notice which destroys the persons ability to get childcare, commute etc - it’s putting more costs onto the workers with no benefit.
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The most insidious thing about Uber/Lyft is the way they’ve gulled drivers into thinking they’re making “more money.” In reality, taxes + running expenses + accelerated depreciation = sub-minimum wage for the majority.
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Are the any hard math breakdowns of this assertion? Unless I grossly misunderstand accelerated depreciation, I can't arrive at your conclusion. Full disclaimer: I've never driven for uber, only anecdotal discussions w drivers.
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Do they still make better money after accounting for long term car maintenance/replacement costs? This is one of the harder parts of the trucking industry for newcomers. I wonder how it works with cars.
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Yes, the IRS allowance is quite generous actually. Wipes out any taxes otherwise owed. It pays me just enough to keep doing it.
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Lyft driver said he used to work at a restaurant, then said that, (paraphrasing), everyone there with a car is now Uber/Lyft driver
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Same with restaurant jobs in Londonhttps://twitter.com/thijsniks/status/1072387512214216705 …
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