Driving for UberX isn’t the worst-paying job I’ve ever had. I made less scooping ice cream as a 15-year-old, if you don’t adjust for inflation. If I worked 10 hours a day, six days a week with one week off, I’d net almost $30,000 a year before taxes.
But if I wanted to net that $90,000 a year figure that so many passengers asked about, I would only have to work, let’s see …
27 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Though Guendelsberger concludes that Uber’s business model isn’t good for drivers, she admits that passengers benefit from the company’s massive growth.
Not only is the service better than with traditional taxi companies, but the prices are generally lower, too.
“Whatever my reservations about Uber as a driver, it really, really is better for riders,” she writes.
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