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☆ I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
  + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pooja Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In October 2023, Soni Mehra left her Big Tech job to focus on her own home decor business. I was accustomed to working with larger teams in Big Tech, so I've had to get used to balancing multiple tasks. Thankfully, I can rely on savings from my prior Big Tech roles. I no longer make the same salary as I did in Big Tech, but still prioritize spending money on things my partner and I value, like travel. People ask me if I'd ever return to Big Tech.
Persons: Soni Mehra, Mehra, —, Gabrielle Wesley, Uber, I'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Uber, Marble Lotus, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Environmental, University of California, Mars, LinkedIn, Marble, Big, Entrepreneurs Locations: Delhi, India, San Francisco Bay, Berkeley, Mars Wrigley North America, COVID, Big Tech, Bay
☆ A single mom who drives for Uber Eats and Amazon Flex said she sometimes works 16 to 18 hours a day to provide for her kids
  + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Starla, a single mother, is struggling to make ends meet driving for Uber Eats and Amazon Flex. Gig driving is a popular income source for single parents, but earnings are inconsistent and often low. AdvertisementStarla, 27, sometimes has to drive 16 hours a day for Uber Eats to make ends meet as a single mother raising an eight-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida. It’s super discouraging, but you have to do what you have to do.”Driving for Uber Eats and Amazon FlexStarla began driving for Uber Eats and Amazon Flex two years ago. She couldn’t immediately find another job, so she tried to figure out some strategies to make gig driving work for her.
Persons: Uber, Starla, —, she’s, ” Starla, Lyft, “, ’ ” Starla, couldn’t, “ Uber, ”, ’ it’s, She’s, “ I’m Organizations: Service, Business, Flex, ”, Walmart Locations: Jacksonville , Florida
☆ Uber will now pick up your packages and take them to UPS, FedEx or USPS
  + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Melina Khan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Uber announced Wednesday it's now offering return package shipping through mail carriers through its Uber and Uber Eats apps. Drivers will pick up the packages and drop them off at UPS, FedEx or USPS. Packages that are shipped through Uber Connect must be prepaid, sealed and ready to be shipped. Customers will also be able to follow their packages with live tracking in the Uber app, which will include a photo of the receipt once the delivery has been completed. In addition to the flat fee, standard tipping options are available for package deliveries.
Persons: Uber Organizations: UPS, FedEx, USPS, Uber Connect, Uber
☆ Uber will now do your returns for you
  + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
New York CNN —Uber is looking to help with a much-dreaded chore: returning packages. Uber’s newest tool aimed at tackling the problem is part of Uber Connect, the company’s existing service that lets users send items for day-of local delivery. With just a tap of the button in either Uber or Uber Eats, customers can now call a courier to collect as many as five pre-paid, sealed packages to be driven to the nearest needed shipping venue, be it a post office or a location for another shipper. Packages sent via Uber must be valued at under $100 and weigh in at under 30 pounds, according to the company. All packages will be returned for a flat fee of $5, the company said, though Uber One members get a discount as part of their subscription benefits.
Persons: New York CNN —, Uber, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, FedEx, UPS, CNN, National Retail Federation, Uber Connect Locations: New York
☆ GOP lawmakers want answers from Uber about drivers allegedly transporting drugs
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
House Republicans sent a letter Thursday to Uber asking the tech company to explain what steps it is taking in response to drivers' complaints that they’re being asked to deliver packages they suspect to be drugs. Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter. Those companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Democratic side did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “Just as we have asked social media companies to do their part to curb the sale of drugs on their platforms, Uber must act to ensure Uber Connect is not used to transport untracked shipments of illicit drugs to Americans,” the lawmakers wrote.
☆ How much do Big Tech companies pay their employees?
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Well, we took the guesswork out of it for you by analyzing some data to determine just how much different companies pay their employees. Positions we looked at included data scientists, data engineers, senior analysts, and more — see how their salaries stack up. Positions we looked at included data scientists, data engineers, senior analysts, and more — see how their salaries stack up. Finally, take a look at Insider's Big Tech salary database to see how much Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Facebook, and other companies pay their workers. By combing through data, Insider got a sense of how companies like Google, Hulu, and Disney pay their employees.
☆ Some Uber drivers are worried they're being used as 'drug mules,' report says
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Some Uber drivers are concerned they may be unknowingly delivering drugs. Six drivers told NBC News they were concerned they were being used as "drug mules." Six drivers from the US and Australia told NBC News they were concerned that customers were using them as "drug mules." One driver told NBC News he took a package to a police station after he was given an almost empty plastic bag. "All I could see inside was one little baggy that had two crystallized forms in there," the driver told the outlet.
☆ What’s that bag of white stuff? Some Uber drivers worry they’re drug mules
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +15 min
And a sheriff’s office in Tampa sent a crystalized substance to a Florida state lab for testing after an Uber Connect driver turned it over in April. Uber said that using its services for illegal activity is expressly prohibited, and that it takes reports of drug deliveries via Uber Connect very seriously. Some Uber Connect drivers have gone to the police with suspicions about packages they are assigned to deliver. “You’re almost certainly getting arrested in that situation.”Richman said it’s difficult to generalize about how much trouble an Uber Connect driver could get in. Uber said it was always looking for ways to improve Uber Connect, and drivers said they have several suggestions for changes.
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