Uber: EU rules will see us pull out of “hundreds” of European cities — Brussels’ proposal to classify gig workers as de facto employees could slam the breaks on operations across the bloc::An Uber boss has issued a stark warning that Brussels’ proposal to classify gig workers as de facto employees could slam the breaks on operations across the bloc.

  • @jantin
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    1149 months ago

    The hubris of thinking that a random driver-exploiting app is some kind of godsend utility and we’ll be scared of losing it.

    At this point the old school taxi companies have their apps too, you’re not the cool kid anymore, uber

    • @echo64
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      339 months ago

      All anyone ever wanted was an app. Uber stopped being cheapna decade ago. It’s not competitive so let it die.

    • lemmyvore
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      39 months ago

      Around here any taxi driver can have their rating on the online app reset to 5 stars for $50 whenever their want.

    • zoe
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      29 months ago

      Travis Kalanick would refer to himself as an ‘entrepreneur’

    • @[email protected]
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      29 months ago

      As much as people hate WalMart, the folks in the south side of Chicago seem pretty unhappy they lost it.