Uber/Lyft Drivers Ridicule Muslim Driver for Praying at Nashville Airport Waiting Area

Uber drivers are independent contractors, not company employees, so they have a lot of wiggle room in the ‘co-workers’ concept – because they have no co-workers, as they are their own boss, simply sharing a ride-hailing platform. So when they do something that in any regular job would land you sitting across from an HR manager, and likely a security escort to clean out your desk, there is often no equivalent action in the world of independent contracting. But what was witnessed Thursday, as ride-share drivers ridiculed and made fun…