Watch Bengaluru Uber-Rapido Rider Claims Earning Monthly Income Of Rs 80,000; Internet Refuses To Believe
A video gone viral on social media shows an Uber and Rapido driver in Bengaluru claiming to earn anywhere between Rs 80 and 85,000 in a month. He states in Hindi that people would laugh at his statement, but putting in the strenuous hours will earn such staggering figures.
A classic Bengaluru moment was observed in the city when a man proudly claimed that he earns more than ₹80,000 per month working as a rider for Uber and Rapido. The man highlighted how his earnings, driven by his hard work and dedication, have allowed him to achieve financial… pic.twitter.com/4W79QQiHye
— Karnataka Portfolio (@karnatakaportf) December 4, 2024
The driver, who appears to be in his mid-thirties or early forties, remarked that he works for around 13 hours a day. Comparing his work to other businesses like retail, the rider quipped that this job gives him hold over working hours and also no stress of someone bossing over him.
But the internet is far from convinced by the man’s statement. The person did not offer proof of his income for a job that earns him more than several junior executives in the respective ride-hailing app firms. Netizens did the math and claimed that it is not ‘mathing’ with the kind of commission that the platforms deduct from the riders.
The internet also indulged in the ‘dignity of work’ debate even as skeptics argued that it is not possible to make a decent living in the gig economy. One user jibed that these apps (Ola, Uber, Rapido, et al.) have “created a much more reputable livelihood than MGNREGA.” For the unversed, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 guarantees ‘right to work’ in rural India by ensuring at least 100 days of employment per household in a financial year. Under the MGNREGA provision, applicants are issued job cards from their respective Gram Panchayat and provided a wage employment within 15 days of the application date.
Meanwhile, another user posted about a Dubai-returned Uber driver in town who, apart from their day job, drives his own car as a cab at night, while the vehicle is contracted for the same during the day.
These apps have created much more reputable livelihood than MNREGA could ever think of.
— Shreejon 🇮🇳 (@ShreejonBiyani) December 4, 2024
Met a Dubai return uber driver in Bangalore once who works a 9-5 job and drives a yellow board Uber at nights while he contracts his car out as a cab during the day. Says he doesn’t mind driving around if he gets the few extra bucks to pay off the car.
— No El (@_someone_els) December 4, 2024
Obviously the Aggregators want to create stories like this to escape the regulatory framework. Ask him how many hours he worked, how many trips he made and the cookie will crumble.
— Satya (@solidview) December 4, 2024
Any two wheeler rider. It’s ola,Uber or rapido won’t earn more than 15k per month. I can bet on that. So many my employees joint Uber, ola and they said sir we earn 8k to 10k max.
— vsea (@vsea123) December 4, 2024
we have a egg farm owner who delivers things himself in an ev car. used to be AWS admin. when asked about it, launched into a flying rant about the IT sector in general and how he runs own show/hours/earnings now.
— dharmic aeroplate v2 (@daeroplate_v2) December 4, 2024
1 घंटे का 200 रुपए माना जो कि पॉसिबल नहीं है
13 घंटे का 2600 रुपए
30 दिन गुने 13 घंटा 390 घंटा टोटल हुआ 78000
और तेल क्या घर से ले कर आ रहे हो साहब
— Raj (@Vishal02981199) December 5, 2024
80 k is exaggerated figures.Might he is only one person working in city for Rapido and Uber(nobody else working)
— Bharath (@bharthkr) December 4, 2024
this happens only if he doesn’t 800 trips a day, charging minimum 100 per trip. That too in heavy traffic is seems to be fake.
— sravan sharma (@sravansharma3) December 4, 2024
I was working too with Rapido and dunzo it was very hard to do 1000 rs without petrol expenses and other expenses…we have to wait hours together to get one order.and at the end service cost tyre worn out expense r tr .
— Bharath (@bharthkr) December 4, 2024
एक दिन मेरे साथ चलो, उस दिन का पैसा भी में दूंगा। एक दिन में अकल ठिकाने लग जायेगी। मै खुद delivery boy हूँ। इतनी कमाई नहीं है। महीने में 16-17 हजार है। फिर उसमें भी तेल, bike सर्विस का खर्चा काट कर 12-13 हज़ार ही बचते हैं।
— jatin (@kuldeep124001) December 5, 2024
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