Article Title
A New Class of Worker for the Sharing Economy
Abstract
Jennifer Guidry begins her workday at four a.m. She begins by vacuuming her personal car, preparing it to "ferry around strangers" for Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar are "ride services that let people summon drivers on demand via [electronic] apps." Her phone pings just moments after four-thirty a.m.-an Uber customer requesting a ride to the airport. She accepts immediately, makes a round trip to the airport in just over an hour, and pockets twenty-eight dollars. This does not account for the cost of gas or wear and tear on her car.6 She performs the airport loop a second time before returning home to roust her family from bed and make them breakfast.
Recommended Citation
Megan Carboni,
A New Class of Worker for the Sharing Economy,
22
Rich. J.L. & Tech
11
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jolt/vol22/iss4/2