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		gambiting on June 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber's Original Blog and First Posts But on the other hand, someone driving whole day, every day for Uber is an Uber employee, straight and simple. Yet uber refuses to treat them as employees, because it insists they are contractors. As the recent California ruling shows - they are not.

UK-AL on June 26, 2015 [–]

And yet a lot of people prefer working as contractors, as it confers tax advantages, control over hours and a higher salary(If your good).

Most Uber taxi drivers I talk to, like working for uber.

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