Archived Boston cab drivers have a plan to push more customers to Uber (bostonglobe.com)
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Archived Boston cab drivers have a plan to push more customers to Uber (bostonglobe.com)
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[–] Zeabos ago (edited ago)
Yeah that random eastern European guy who moved to the US a year and a half ago definitely lobbied 50 years ago to require 45% of his work time go into paying off the company he works for, just to be able to drive the cab.
People get so blinded by rhetoric they forget that they shouldn't be mad at people who are just as much victims of the system as anyone else.
I really do sympathize with the taxi drivers who are struggling to find work in an economy with few places for unskilled labor. Cab driving is a classic low-skill job that provided a decent living for immigrants. They got a license, learned the roads, and could make some consistent money. Now they are frustrated that uber execs are making huge profits by sliding around the rules that they basically were told they had to follow.
They don't know what to do, they don't have a strong union like they do in Europe or the police/fire/teachers unions. They struggle to keep up with the technology required to actually be an uber driver -- because if you want to drive for Uber in a place like NYC, be prepared to drive for 3 companies (lyft, uber, Gett), and have 2-3 modern smart phones to manage the apps.
The last NYC uber I was in, the guy had 2 smart phones, 2 tablets, and a built in car GPS. He took me to the airport, and said it was really the best way to get consistent deals.