But its success is based on taking jobs that at least had living wages attached to them and replacing them with jobs that are ultra-precarious. The proliferation of jobs like driving for uber is one of if not the most pressing issue with the economy today, where people are employed but they’re not being paid enough.
Uber needed a HUGE pool of labor to draw on for its success, traditional cab companies couldn’t handle it even if they weren’t fucking scummy.
I hate Uber but I’m not crying for the cab industry. Fuck those guys too.
But its success is based on taking jobs that at least had living wages attached to them and replacing them with jobs that are ultra-precarious. The proliferation of jobs like driving for uber is one of if not the most pressing issue with the economy today, where people are employed but they’re not being paid enough.
Agreed.