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Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Harry Campbell was a part-time driver with Uber and Lyft before founding The Rideshare Guy; the number one destination for gig workers to stay up to date on the gig economy.
When he started his blog, drivers quickly found him and felt understood. Since then, he has been teaching thousands of them to make the most out of these opportunities.
What drives the gig economy? What are the pros and cons of being a gig economy worker? Are gig workers employees or independent contractors? Listen to the answers to these questions and many more from the man who has walked the ‘driver walk’ before becoming a rideshare thought leader and expert.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- How Harry became The Rideshare Guy.
- Harry's self experience driving with Uber and Lyft.
- Primary motivators and benefits of gig economy jobs.
- Are gig workers employees or independent contractors? Harry's views on the current debate.
- Top reason for which many drivers still want to be independent contractors.
- The turnover rate for ridesharing jobs.
- The rise of delivery drivers during the pandemic.
- Challenges that rideshare platforms face to best win over drivers.
- The future of ridesharing as a category.
- The implementation of Prop 22 and what comes into play.
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