![]() ![]() "Well, if you got a 4 every time, you’d be terminated. "They think that 3 is okay, and a 4 is like a B, and 5 is exceptional," he told BuzzFeed News. Julian, who drives for both Uber and Lyft in San Francisco, said maintaining a good rating can be difficult because customers don’t really understand them. In a statement, a Lyft spokesperson said that in order to “ensure that drivers are not rated unfairly for circumstances that are out of their control, a number of steps are taken, including: ratings are based on an average of the last 100 rides the system does not look at drivers in isolation, rather it looks at them in comparison to other drivers in their region and drivers are able to submit comments after each ride to raise any concerns about the ride or passenger.”īut ratings are nonetheless a stressor for some drivers. Uber says only a very small percentage of drivers have ratings anywhere close to the deactivation threshold, which is a different number depending on where in the world you’re driving. Maybe it’s time for other data-driven platforms to consider making a change, too.ĭon’s concern about the impact of a low rating is well-established: Workers in the on-demand economy are at the mercy of the customers, whose in-app ratings can jeopardize an individual’s ability to earn bonuses, land gigs, and generally make a living. ![]() Last week, Netflix officially replaced its five-star system for rating movies with a more simple thumbs-up, thumbs-down. ![]() Both data and anecdotes suggest five-star rating systems are subjective, prone to bias, and generally confusing, yet labor marketplaces continue to ask customers to choose from one to five stars to determine who’s good at their job and who isn’t. The gig economy has made us comfortable rating the people we pay to do tasks for us. And if you continue to drop, then you're going to lose your job. Uber or Lyft will reach out to you and let you know that you are on review probation. “If you drop below a 4.6, then your career becomes a question. “The rating system works like this: You start off as a five-star driver,” Don, a San Francisco Lyft driver told BuzzFeed News. Though tongue-in-cheek, this rating system explainer touches on an essential truth of the gig economy: When companies like Lyft, Uber, and Postmates penalize workers who have low ratings, anything less than five stars feels like a rebuke. ― I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.One star? “Threats or acts of violence possibly made, perhaps a callous disregard for his own safety.” ( accusative ) across Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee.( accusative ) via, through, by way of Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof.( accusative ) about, concerning, over, at ( in reference to ) Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz.( accusative or dative ) above, over ( spatially ) Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau.IPA ( key): /ˈʏbɐ/ ( per se western German, and Berlin to a lesser extent, but also elsewhere when unstressed ).Cognate with Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ( hupér, “ above ” ), Latin super ( “ above ” ).Īkin to Dutch over, English over, Danish over, Norwegian over, Swedish över, Icelandic yfir, Faroese yvir. uber, vber, uͤber, ueber, vͤber, v̈ber, veber ( obsolete)įrom Middle High German über, from Old High German ubiri, ubari, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér (ultimately from *upo + *-i).FWOTD – 28 October 2012 Alternative forms ![]()
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