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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does Uber make you sign a company policy when you become a driver?  What does that policy look like?  As an independent contractor, do they make suggestion on dress codes and tardiness...[/quote]

I'd say not really.  I suppose I electronically signed and agreed to a TSA (Technology Services Agreement) where uber laid out their expectations to be able to use the service as a driver, but since either party is free to terminate at any time so I feel it doesn't hold much water.  Uber has bigger issues on the horizon than focusing on individual drivers anyway.  The document is 21 pages long and I read every word.  Nothing really stands out as egregious, but it's definitely swayed in uber's favor, not a driver's.

Independent contractor means just that...independent.  My car, my time, my rules.  I drive most days in a plain white t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops.  Imposing things like a dress code and other standards turns your independent contractor workforce from being 1099-able into W-2 wage employees, which is exactly what uber doesn't want...and I'd prefer to always be a 1099 contractor too.  And you can't be tardy to a job with no schedule.[/quote]

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