![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rondu Gantt started working as a ride share driver in the San Francisco Bay area in 2018 to supplement his income, but began driving full-time after his teaching job left him burnt out. Other drivers said that without increased wages or other support from ride share companies to help alleviate the burden of fuel costs, driving will no longer be worthwhile. “This job should be something the worker should enjoy doing – this is a job that’s high risk and we’re putting our lives on the line everyday,” she said. Companies such as Lyft aren’t doing enough to help drivers, she said. She previously drove five days a week, but with fewer passengers during the pandemic and fewer bonuses from Lyft, Zabaleta had to add an extra work day to her week in order to maintain the same level of income, she said. Zabaleta routinely spends as many as 50 hours a week behind the wheel, giving herself just one day off, and is working more to cover the increasing costs.Įven before gas prices started rising, pay was becoming increasingly unpredictable driving for Lyft, she said. Meanwhile, factoring in the cost of gas, her income came out to about $9 an hour, far below San Jose’s $16.20 minimum wage. Zabaleta, who has driven for Lyft for two years and also works as an organizer with Gig Workers Rising, paid $5.20 a gallon to fill up this week.
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