What happened when the CEO of a Boston burrito chain became an Uber driver
So let's do the math.  $21/hour for 7 hours, $150/day, gross.<p>I found some estimates online that a taxi driver might drive about 150 miles per day.  Let's say 125 since this was sort of a short day.  The IRS mileage allowance is 56 cents per mile - this is supposed to be an "all-in" number that includes all of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle.  So that's $70/day for vehicle costs which the operator will have to pay - fuel, repairs, tires, whatever.<p>So we'll knock that $150 down to $80.  So he's earning around $12/hour, before taxes, doing one of the more dangerous professions (cab driver is more dangerous than police officer, for example), and he's doing it completely uninsured - if he cracks up that Tesla during an Uber trip  his insurer is not going to pay out on it.  If the Tesla is stolen during an Uber trip his insurer is not going to pay out on it.  If he has one accident, ever, he'll lose more than he could ever earn from a lifetime of working for Uber.<p>> 1. Never, ever try to call Uber with problems… because they don’t even have phones and there is very little if any reason to talk to them.<p>And Uber won't even pick up the phone to talk to drivers.