1 reviews | Active since Jul 2020
Uber exploitation
I HAVE BEEN ON THE UBER PLATFORM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I WAS DRIVING MY OWN CAR AND DEALING WITH ALL THE COST RELATED TO THE CAR. I WAS RENTING AN AMOUNT OF R700 A WEEK TO BE DRIVING ON THE PLATFORM. EVEN WHEN THE LOCKDOWN STARTED IN MARCH I WAS TOLD TO PAY THAT AMOUNT, BARE IN MIND THAT IT WAS A LOCKDOWN AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF TRIPS TO DO. I HAVE NEVER BEEN PAID ANY AMOUNT FROM THE CARD TRIPS THAT I DID SINCE MARCH. ON FRIDAY THE 3RD OF JUNE 2020 THE GUY WHOM I WAS RENTING THE UBER SLOT REMOVED MY CAR FROM THE PLATFORM WITHOUT ANY SOURCE OF COMMUNICATION. I HAVE ALREADY MADE R850 FROM THE CARD TRIPS THUS FAR. NOW MY ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM ME BUY A BULLY. WHEN I CONTACT THE GUY HE USES CURSE WORDS ON ME. THEN I CONTACTED UBER TO REPORT THIS. UBER HAS BEEN POOR INTERMS OF HANDLING THIS MATTER AS I HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED. UBER ARE DISTANCING THEMSELVES FROM THIS PROBLEM YET ITS THEIR PLATFORM THAT'S BEING USED. THE WAY I SEE IT UBER CONDONES THE EXPLOITATION OF PEOPLE UNDER THEIR PLATFORM. UBER SAYS THAT IT'S ******* TO RENT A SLOT ON THEIR PLATFORM, I HAVE MADE THEM AWARE OF IT IN THE PAST BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAIN THEY PROTECTED THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE PEOPLE RENT THE SLOTS ON WEEKLY BASIS TO DRIVE ON THE PLATFORM. I HAVE WORKED SO HARD THIS PAST WEEK AND LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO GET A CENT BECAUSE UBER WILL PAY THE MONEY INTO THAT GUY'S ACCOUNT AS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PLATFORM AND HAVING YOUR BREAD TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU IS NEVER A GOOD THING ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES OF THE PANDEMIC. I'M REPORTING UBER BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER. ALL I WANT IS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY HARDWORK AND BE BACK ON THE UBER PLATFORM DRIVING. ALSO UBER NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THESE PEOPLE WHO MAKE PEOPLE RENT UBER SLOTS BECAUSE IN THE END THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT, LIKE IN MY CASE KNOWINGLY THAT UBER WILL BACK THEM. I NEED THIS MATTER TO BE ATTENDED TO RESOLVED, I NEED TO BE BACK ON THE UBER PLATFORM DRIVING SO I CAN START EARNING AND FOR THE MONEY I HAVE WORKED FOR TO BE PAID TO ME AND NOT THE GUY.
