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…
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Nashville Uber/Lyft Drivers Refuse Fast Food Stops
Previously, we’ve told you about the Uber Driver who refused to stop at Krystal’s for a rider, UberEATS drivers that keep food for themselves, and a Lyft Driver who ABANDONED their passenger for not buying him pizza during a fast food stop. It’s been a year since those stories, so we wondered if things had changed. Were drivers still denying passengers stops for food? We know that both ride-share companies tell their passengers that these stops are perfectly normal, and they even compensate the drivers for the time spent waiting…
Nashville Uber Drivers Refusing A/C This weekend (Or Charging a cash ‘surcharge’) due to Fuel Prices
Gas in Nashville, which on average only went up eleven cents overnight, to an average of $2.29 in Nashville per WKRN, is the reason that some Nashville Uber drivers are telling passengers they are either not using their Air Conditioner during rides, or are charging a cash/Square surcharge outside of the Uber platform, to give passengers a ride this weekend. With a high in the 90’s and a feel-like near 100, this could be a huge issue for most passengers. Have none of these people ever watched Mythbusters? Using the…