Comment on New level of capitalist hell unlocked: Companies are relying on AI to pinpoint exactly how desperate job seekers are in the hopes they can pay them as little as possible.

crystalmerchant@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Atropos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  As someone not super familiar with Uber, how does a lowball offer work? Can riders ask for low price rides in exchange waiting longer or something?

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  • crystalmerchant@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    No, the app gives the driver a price for the ride. Driver has 20 (or 30?) seconds to accept or decline. So Uber sits in the middle, controls pricing in both directions

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    • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s actually 10 seconds. And they seem to like to make them pop up when you’re taking turns. They’re insanely evil.

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    • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Uber and Lyft both like to send the offer when you are busy making a turn or otherwise busy driving, so the driver has less time and attention to figure out if it is a bad deal.

      Very dangerous.

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      • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yes! I just posted the same. It’s so true. I hope that company burns. I’m fighting to get out right now, but they know how to trap you.

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  • andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Uber uses an algorithm to determine its prices.

    There was an article I read a couple years ago, but cannot find, where it talked about Uber essentially profiling different drivers. People who did Uber casually were more likely to get better pay, people who were clearly dependent on Uber to pay their bills got lower offers.

    They also fuck everyone with dynamic pricing.

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