A driver made over $110,000 from Uber and Lyft in 2022 but took home only $14,000. After 6 years on the job, he's working toward a degree and a new career.

Michael, a ride-hailing driver in his late 30s, made more than $110,000 in gross earnings driving for Uber and Lyft in 2022. But after commissions paid to the ride-hailing companies, taxes, and other expenses, he ended up with net earnings of just $14,000.
https://www.businessinsider.com/uber...ibility-2024-1

they gave his post tax pay, cry me a fuking river, everyone that works gets fuked in taxes. That has nothing to do with his gross vs net pay that is specific to uber or the ridecel industry.

The only difference for him and most other wageslaves is they dont have easy access to their gross revenue generated.



That article is trash, its disingenuous to post his after tax take home pay in the headlines, they only did that for shock value to make contrast between their gross number as large as possible. Most readers will compare his after tax numbers to their pre tax numbers. Most brain dead readers dont even know their own after tax numbers.