&gt; People who work for ride-sharing companies are employees because their only way to make money is by making money for the company.<p>As a lyft driver, I also made money from uber.  I also made money contract coding, sometimes even doing work while in my car pulled over during off time.<p>If anything the taxi model is more exploitative, reminiscent of the &#x27;company town&#x27; era when the employee rented their living space and tools from the company.