[grandmczeb]

Agreed. Uber and Lyft’s responses say as much.

> Uber’s biggest competitor, Lyft, agrees with this sentiment. “The fact that this study did not examine hourly earnings, the metric that drivers care most about, has resulted in misleading headlines,” a Lyft spokesperson said in an email.

> “Many more drivers are choosing to earn with Lyft on a part-time basis, often fewer than ten hours per week, and they tell us they truly value the flexibility Lyft provides.”

[prolikewh0a]

> Uber’s biggest competitor, Lyft, agrees with this sentiment. “The fact that this study did not examine hourly earnings, the metric that drivers care most about, has resulted in misleading headlines,” a Lyft spokesperson said in an email.

It would just point out that they make less than minimum wage. $3.37/hr in USA it looks like. Would hourly earnings in this study really be any better of an outcome?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/02/ub...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ne...

https://jalopnik.com/about-75-of-uber-and-lyft-drivers-earn-...

[grandmczeb]

That study was essentially retracted by the lead author[1].

[1] https://twitter.com/stephenzoepf/status/970754550968676352?l...

[prolikewh0a]

It still says around 50%+ make less than minimum wage or lose money. Not good.