One of the results of the partial federal government shutdown now persisting for over a month is that some 800,000 workers on Uncle Sam’s payroll are having to scramble to make ends meet, since they still don’t know when they’re going to get their next paycheck. In fact, the next time you hail an Uber, you might meet one such worker.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said during an appearance on CNBC’s program Squawk Box Wednesday that many furloughed federal workers are turning to the ridesharing platform as a short-term way of making the money they need at the moment. “We love it when new driver partners join the platform,” he said, “but this is most definitely not how we want new driver partners to join.”
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To make ends meet during the shutdown, federal employees are driving for Uber originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 15:03:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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