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Old 02-10-2015, 08:08 PM
 
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Will Uber and Lyft make your job obsolete? - CNN.com

Independent contractors are increasingly common in this economy. Full time employment is going to be less common. You need marketable skills, a portfolio, and personal business marketing.
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Old 02-10-2015, 08:12 PM
 
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Will Uber and Lyft make your job obsolete? - CNN.com

Independent contractors are increasingly common in this economy. Full time employment is going to be less common. You need marketable skills, a portfolio, and personal business marketing.
I'd rather burn in hell than be a private contractor for the rest of my life.
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Old 02-10-2015, 08:23 PM
 
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I'd rather burn in hell than be a private contractor for the rest of my life.
Agreed, 100%.

I am not business; I'm a person.
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Old 02-10-2015, 09:40 PM
 
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Agreed, 100%.

I am not business; I'm a person.
Business is person. This is the trend, unfortunately.
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Old 02-10-2015, 09:47 PM
 
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Business is person. This is the trend, unfortunately.
I don't know what kind of alternative reality you live in where people are walking dollar signs.

I am not a business and neither are you.
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Old 02-10-2015, 10:51 PM
 
Location: Clinton Township, MI
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I'd rather burn in hell than be a private contractor for the rest of my life.
Why is that?
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Old 02-10-2015, 11:04 PM
 
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Why is that?
Taxes. Even if you make only 20 grand you pay 5+ grand in taxes.
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Old 02-11-2015, 10:10 AM
 
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Taxes. Even if you make only 20 grand you pay 5+ grand in taxes.
By being a private business........you control 100% of your income.........and taxes.
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Old 02-11-2015, 10:17 AM
 
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By being a private business........you control 100% of your income.........and taxes.
Not when you work for Lyft/Uber.
I like to call these "Quasi-Employment" jobs because you're basically a misclassified employee.

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Old 02-11-2015, 10:30 AM
 
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Not when you work for Lyft/Uber.
I like to call this "Quasi-Employment" jobs because you're basically a misclassified employee.
Do you get 1099's????

Or, W2's???
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