The Life of an Uber Driver
Title | The Life of an Uber Driver PDF eBook |
Author | Danny B |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2017-02-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781520680347 |
The Life Of An Uber Driver is a ride (book) you won't want to miss. This book is an all access, all inclusive shared experience into an array of personalities and walks of life that enter an Uber ride. From your Grandpa to the boardroom executive, to the drunk late Friday night texts, to the sappy love stories, to the strippers and everything in between, you'll never guess what's coming next. The Author is just like you, living and breathing on this great planet we call Earth. The hope of the Author is that you read The Life Of An Uber Driver without knowing any further information about them. Instead, without any pre-conceived notions of them or the passengers, that you get to know everyone intimately. You might even find yourself amongst the pages. Riveting| Raw| Revealing
Ubered 2
Title | Ubered 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Evan Kail |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2018-11-22 |
Genre | Automobile drivers |
ISBN | 9781728883038 |
"The following is an account of my continued life as an Uber and Lyft driver in the Twin Cities metro area, starting December of 2015 and stretching all the way through 2018. Rideshare services vary considerably from market to market, and at no point throughout this book did my market offer the 'pool' service. Finally, it should be noted this book is a sequel to Ubered : my life as a rideshare driver. If you have not read my first installment, I would strongly urge you to stop right here and read that first." --
Life in a Ride
Title | Life in a Ride PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Bloom |
Publisher | |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2019-10-26 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781733490108 |
The trials and tribulations of a Los Angeles Uber Driver as he navigates not only the streets, but also a fledgling acting career, taking care of his ailing mom, and life in general.
The Big Rig
Title | The Big Rig PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Viscelli |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2016-04-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0520962710 |
Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn’t always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors. He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking’s labor markets--once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US history--into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers and the general public.
Confessions of an Uber Driver
Title | Confessions of an Uber Driver PDF eBook |
Author | John Dillingham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 91 |
Release | 2017-09-05 |
Genre | Taxicab drivers |
ISBN | 9781549671326 |
Chronicled during the spring and summer of 2016 in Tampa Bay, Florida, these are the true stories and confessions of John Dillingham.
Tfud
Title | Tfud PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Bruno |
Publisher | |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 2019-10-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781693640339 |
TFUD (TALES FROM an UBER DRIVER) is a hilarious collection of very short stories about life as an Uber driver. Experience the sometimes surprising, sometimes shocking, sometimes crazy, occasionally stammering, and almost always funny conversations that take place between Uber passengers and this Bucks County, PA part-time Uber driver.Names have been changed to protect the guilty so, fear not. If you read about yourself, your friends will never know. Just sit back and enjoy the ride!
Uberland
Title | Uberland PDF eBook |
Author | Alex Rosenblat |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2018-10-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0520970632 |
Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and Internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a faceless boss. The neutral language of technology masks the powerful influence algorithms have across the New Economy. Uberland chronicles the stories of drivers in more than twenty-five cities in the United States and Canada over four years, shedding light on their working conditions and providing a window into how they feel behind the wheel. The book also explores Uber’s outsized influence around the world: the billion-dollar company is now influencing everything from debates about sexual harassment and transportation regulations to racial equality campaigns and labor rights initiatives. Based on award-winning technology ethnographer Alex Rosenblat’s firsthand experience of riding over 5,000 miles with Uber drivers, daily visits to online forums, and face-to-face discussions with senior Uber employees, Uberland goes beyond the headlines to reveal the complicated politics of popular technologies that are manipulating both workers and consumers.