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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 | 2 comments | 13 May 17 10:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.423s | 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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toss1 ◴[13 May 17 13:10 UTC] No.14330775[source]▶
Or, more precisely, Uber is earning by systematically stealing the waiting time of their drivers (e.g., by misleading promotions getting everyone out to wait for orders).

In contrast to Foodora, which pays for shift time plus delivery commission.

Simply, Uber is based on shortchanging everyone but Uber itself and pocketing the difference. Unsustainable, and I always use alternatives.

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1. Scoundreller ◴[13 May 17 16:34 UTC] No.14331748[source]▶
Per the article, Foodora-Stockholm doesn't pay for shift time on weekends. But it sounds like Foodora has work around the clock, but UberEats does not.

The question is: Why is Foodora dominating Uber Eats in Stockholm? Is Uber a late entrant? Shunned by restaurants? Shunned by consumers? Too expensive for restaurants or consumers?

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2. ripperdoc ◴[13 May 17 19:41 UTC] No.14332613[source]▶
Uber Eats is less known in Stockholm and a later entrant.