In the argument of which is cheaper among all taxi app services, it’s no secret that Lyft beats all others out, with rates incomparable to Uber and Sidecar.
The Phenomena of Lyft And Uber Bring A Different Kind of Freelancing to the Plate
Services like Lyft have brought freelance working into the mainstream, but are they really the future employment? The truth is, Lyft and Uber are not platforms that can serve as full time jobs; even Uber’s president himself stated that most Uber drivers use the service to make some extra cash on the side or as a part time job to supplement their income.
Freelancing Remains Only a Supplemental Gig, Not A Full-Time One
It’s obvious that platforms like Lyft didn’t start as full time positions, as the service is controlled by the drivers themselves. The number of drivers for Lyft and Uber are collectively nearly a million people who make a few trips per month at least, but fact remains that most of these drivers use the service as a part time job to juggle with school or at nights to have some extra money.
In other Words, Freelancing is Still not As Profitable as It Should Be
While the idea that Lyft and Uber bring to the table is attractive: freelancing offers employment at the drivers’ schedule and in widely populated cities like Los Angeles, New York or San Francisco, being a driver can be proliferous. However, the rate at which these drivers are actually paid resonate exactly with the work of any freelancer, and the limitations are starting to escalate.
In other words, Lyft and Uber are cheaper options to cabs, but their drivers are cheaply paid, too.
