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I spent two weeks delivering for Uber Eats and made $4.40 per hour

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383 points imartin2k | 3 comments | 13 May 17 10:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.248s | source
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arekkas ◴[13 May 17 11:05 UTC] No.14330355[source]▶
Time and time again, Uber has shown that undercutting their competitors in pricing is not done through smart technology or better business models, but by avoiding regulations and getting away with inhumane wages.
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patrickaljord ◴[13 May 17 11:24 UTC] No.14330402[source]▶
The alternative for many unskilled people would be to be unemployed and having even less income, would that be more or less inhumane?
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1. willvarfar ◴[13 May 17 11:25 UTC] No.14330408[source]▶
The people working for Foodora have the same qualifications. That's what the article is all about.
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2. jerguismi ◴[13 May 17 11:27 UTC] No.14330418[source]▶
Not everyone can get a job at foodora. They clearly invest to those employees that they choose.
3. manmal ◴[13 May 17 11:29 UTC] No.14330427[source]▶
Not sure about that - might be that Foodora would not hire people who cannot speak Swedish well enough. Also, Uber had no cardio/speed test. It seems that everybody with a clean criminal record can apply at Uber, but Foodora is more restrictive. Maybe like Play Store vs App Store.