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Ditto, they sound pretty privileged talking like that.
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I’m inclined to agree regarding his general tone – Cabbies come across as rather tone-deaf (similar to tube drivers) when they harp on about what honest hard-working lads they are and conspicuously omit the fact that they’re earning well above national average wage for what is a pretty low-skilled job.
However, I agree with his point about the erosion of stable jobs to be replaced by zero-hours style contracts. I think this is generally damaging to society and appears to be a creeping trend. Every Uber cab I’ve ever taken (admittedly not a huge sample) has been driven by an immigrant. I’d guess that’s because they are more willing to slog their guts out for unsecure low-paid work because in the general picture of their life experience that still looks like a pretty decent deal. I don’t think it’s something we should aspire to as a society though. Insecure jobs means people need to fall back on the state when they can’t get work. We indirectly pay for that in taxes (as well as the non-financial costs) and Uber (or whoever) creams off profit at our expense.
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When I was younger, driving a cab gave me the luxury of security for myself and my family, of never having to be fearful that I could be laid off at any old time, or have my pay cut.
Boohoo, welcome to the real world.