Can someone please explain to me why you cannot have all of these liberties and flexibilities as an employee? Yes, I understand as a W-2 employee, the employer, the rideshare company, CAN tell you what to do with regards to all of this but, whether or not they actually DO tell you what to do with regards to all of this seems to be the real issue here, and thus, is the determining factor as to whether it's better to be W-2 or 1099 as a rideshare worker. You could have the best of both worlds by having consistent pay, paid time off and health insurance, along with having the flexibility and freedom, as long as the employer takes a hands off approach to their employees, and essentially treats them like 1099 but, pays them as W2 to keep everyone happy. Yes, the execs will have to accept a slight decrease in their profits in order to provide benefits without increasing fares but, that should be common sense. Keep the fares the same, continue with profits, think longevity. So what, VP's make $1.2 billion this year instead of $1.5 billion (made up numbers just for example). The overall increase in quality of life is worth the investment. It provides exponential aide to the drivers, and has no impact on the exec going from $1.5 billion to $1.2 billion. When society does better, everyone does better. So, why is societal improvement not possible here? Honestly, I would like to know. Thank you for your input. "Need input." - Johnny 5
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Can someone please explain to me why you cannot have all of these liberties and flexibilities as an employee? Yes, I understand as a W-2 employee, the employer, the rideshare company, CAN tell you what to do with regards to all of this but, whether or not they actually DO tell you what to do with regards to all of this seems to be the real issue here, and thus, is the determining factor as to whether it's better to be W-2 or 1099 as a rideshare worker. You could have the best of both worlds by having consistent pay, paid time off and health insurance, along with having the flexibility and freedom, as long as the employer takes a hands off approach to their employees, and essentially treats them like 1099 but, pays them as W2 to keep everyone happy. Yes, the execs will have to accept a slight decrease in their profits in order to provide benefits without increasing fares but, that should be common sense. Keep the fares the same, continue with profits, think longevity. So what, VP's make $1.2 billion this year instead of $1.5 billion (made up numbers just for example). The overall increase in quality of life is worth the investment. It provides exponential aide to the drivers, and has no impact on the exec going from $1.5 billion to $1.2 billion. When society does better, everyone does better. So, why is societal improvement not possible here? Honestly, I would like to know. Thank you for your input. "Need input." - Johnny 5