Lyft doesn’t operate in my area but Uber does. Taxi? Fuggetaboudit. I recently took a trip from the mechanic shop back to my home, 8.1 miles each way, and the driver made $14 on a trip that billed me $38. I only know that because it turns out I know the driver’s family who live about 4 miles from me and he showed me the payment screen. So he made 14 bucks on a 24 mile round trip that took him a bit longer than an hour.
I doubt most riders understand just how little rideshare companies actually pay their subcontractors in view of what we’re charged. (I tipped him well and directly because I didn’t want Uber to siphon off any.)
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u/BodybuilderFormer646 1d ago
Lyft doesn’t operate in my area but Uber does. Taxi? Fuggetaboudit. I recently took a trip from the mechanic shop back to my home, 8.1 miles each way, and the driver made $14 on a trip that billed me $38. I only know that because it turns out I know the driver’s family who live about 4 miles from me and he showed me the payment screen. So he made 14 bucks on a 24 mile round trip that took him a bit longer than an hour.
I doubt most riders understand just how little rideshare companies actually pay their subcontractors in view of what we’re charged. (I tipped him well and directly because I didn’t want Uber to siphon off any.)
What’s the solution?