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

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383 points imartin2k | 1 comments | 13 May 17 10:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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smcl ◴[13 May 17 12:32 UTC] No.14330636[source]▶

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The rates and stuff don't look like the main issue, the quote at the summary of his Uber section gives more insight - "The deliveries are too few". I dislike Uber as much as the next guy, but it sounds like they've either got too many couriers or not enough partner restaurants to make it worthwhile for the guys they have working or them.

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1. hopfog ◴[13 May 17 13:07 UTC] No.14330753[source]▶

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Yes, the rates are quite good if the system works as intended. From the article:

> “Hello Erik! Today you are guaranteed 300 SEK per hour in “generated amount” when you deliver with Uber Eats during 11:00 am – 1:00 pm & 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Hope to see you online!”.

The problem is that you need to accept 1 - 1.5 deliveries an hour to activate this, which wasn't possible for the journalist due to the reasons you're mentioning.

Uber is now revising the incentives system:

http://www.breakit.se/artikel/7575/efter-breakits-granskning...

http://www.breakit.se/artikel/7608/efter-kritiken-sa-forandr...

Disclaimer: I work for one of the companies handling the salary administration.

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