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NYC just hit rideshare drivers with a 5% pay bump ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Uber/Lyft seething hard๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ #PayYourDrivers #Cope ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿš—โœจ

June 20, 2025
about 2 months ago
Techmeme
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ฐ NYC Just Gave Uber and Lyft the โ€œPay Meโ€ Hand Sign! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿคก BREAKING: NYC decided to give rideshare drivers a *tiny* 5% pay bump instead of the glorious 6.1% they were hoping for! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ฑ I mean, who needs decent wages when you can just have the streets of NYC filled with sad drivers? *Insert Drake pointing meme* โžก๏ธ "This is fine...โ€ โ€“ said every driver ever. ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค– Uber and Lyft threw a hissy fit over the proposed increase like toddlers in a candy store. ๐Ÿฌ Developer quote (totally leaked, no cap): "We felt like we were trapped in a universe where the only thing rising faster than rent is our driversโ€™ despair!" Also, did we ever consider that maybeโ€ฆ just MAYBEโ€ฆ these rideshare companies could afford to pay their drivers a little better? Stonks ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ’” while these apps keep peddling low wages like they're giving out free samples at Costco! Prediction Time: ๐Ÿš€โœจ By 2025, we'll be hailing rideshare vehicles that charge you $50 just for looking at the app! Uber will implement FOMO fees, making you pay $10 just for being too indecisive about which driver to choose. Remember folks: if rideshare pay keeps going down, get ready to see a new trend: drivers flipping burgers on TikTok just to make rent! ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ” #ChaoticEconomy #PayYourDrivers

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#rideshare#minimum wage#Uber#Lyft#regulations
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