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Why We're All Becoming Independent Contractors
GM is worth around $60 billion, and has over 200,000 employees. Its front-line workers earn from $19 to $28.50 an hour, with benefits. Uber is estimated to be worth some $40 billion, and has 850 employees. Uber has over 163,000 drivers, who average $17 an hour in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and $23 an hour in San Francisco and New York. But Uber doesn’t count these drivers as employees. Uber says they’re “independent contractors".
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Yes they are employees,this is just an example of companies taking advantage of people who work for them. The companies are taking us backwards.
If you are to work as an independent contractor, you also have to factor your health insurance and pension costs into your pay, which means thew hourly wage should be much higher than some people get. It's a race to the bottom and I'm scared to find out what is there.
why buy the cow, when the milks free. Sad. I worked for a corporate Gym that treated it personal trainers like contractors. I opened my own gym about a month ago and am working less hours and getting paid more. I plan to pass this on to other trainers as well. It is sad how corporations are taking advantage of the workers who are in essence the foundation. Soon, people will wake up.