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by polotics 103 days ago
This isn't off topic in as much as clearly it reveals how disconnected from reality that CEO is:

"Khosrowshahi says: Just work hard, and success will follow. "

...is hilarious for a company like Uber, where the whole point of the business model is to optimize away drivers income so much that they will always be on the edge of something very much else than success, no matter how hard they work!
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wojciii 103 days ago
Uber is a failure here in this part of Scandinavia. They were made redundant by our lowmakers and try to run some kind of cab business in accordance with our laws.
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OutOfHere 103 days ago
What ridesharing services thrive there? None as far as I know. The taxis in Scandinavia are in my experience a total scam with drivers charging absurdly high rates and taking the long route on top of it. The riders are worse off in every way.
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wojciii 101 days ago
Taxis are not a scam. They are expensive because they have to pay people to drive for a living.

You should ask to drive a specific route and know the area. This is the same in all countries.

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OutOfHere 101 days ago
Please. I shouldn't have to ask the taxi driver to use the fastest route. They are supposed to do that on their own. Instead, they intentionally use a slower route, and sometimes even intentionally miss turns. All this is true in Europe. Moreover, at least in the US, sometimes their behavior can be downright rude, hateful, and hostile.

You seem altogether blind to what you're missing. Uber/Lyft rates are substantially lower than of taxis, and they never intentionally take a long route, as the rate is almost always pre-decided. Their drivers too earn for a living.

Whenever competition is artificially suppressed, you're getting scammed as a default.

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wojciii 101 days ago
You seem to be missing the point that countries have laws that prohibit companies like Uber as they won't pay workers a proper wage comparable with other industries.

I don't want Uber here or any of the gig economy parasites.

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OutOfHere 100 days ago
No one is forcing anyone to keep working for Uber. Those who do so work and leave freely. Clearly you hate freedom.
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