[jarjoura]

That's not entirely fair or accurate to call them out on lack of skill. Many of the drivers I've met along the way over the years have all enjoyed the flexibility. College kids making extra party/food money, stay at home moms who are avoiding being bored. Just the other day I had a driver who was in between jobs and was using the time for interviews.

Any serious driver who is full time will most likely move up to the black cars and get private clients over time.

[patrickaljord]

Sure, most of the happy Uber drivers (and there are many obviously if not the service wouldn't grow so much) are the ones you describe. The ones that are not so happy are the ones that rely on Uber to put food on the table, these people tend to lack skills to find better jobs (usually because they were born in underprivileged areas). Some of these people bet a bit too much on their Uber driving carrer at the start and now they're angry. Which is understable but it is also true that no one forced them to make that investment.