Philadelphia journalist went undercover as an Uber driver — here's how much she made

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109. My original Post was about Uber being a poor substitute for a real job.

Here was/is a condensed version of my original, without the wage information:

The matter of gross versus net pay aside, Uber, like Lyft, and Delivr, and other such digital era jobs, offer a job where the employee is guaranteed no hours at all. The creator of the app takes 28% of the gross revenues immediately. The employee is responsible for all the costs of delivering, driving, shopping. In addition, I noted the following:

"And of course if she gets sick she does not get paid.
And she gets no vacation.
And she will pay more for commercial car insurance, and have much higher maintenance costs.
And there is no guarantee of hours.
And Uber can increase its share at any time.
And the more drivers that enter any particular market, the less money made.

Remind me again why Uber is such a wonderful idea?"

And no one, including you, has offered a response to any of this, nor have any of the Uber supporters answered my last question. These crowd sourced apps and the "jobs" they create are a virtual plantation for the 21st Century.