Jared Silver

The Uber Game - Can you make it in the gig economy?

The Uber Game is online game by The FT.

You're a full-time Uber driver with two kids to support, and a $1000 mortgage payment due in a week.

Can you earn enough to pay the bill — and make more than other players? Find out!

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Charlie Benkendorf
Cool game. It would've been more realistic to say you dropped a fare off in Sunset, and there's a 3x surge in the Financial District, vs the other way around :).
Vlad Dmytriiev
It looks quite interesting at the beginning of the game. Love the idea, thank you!
Tarun Gangwani
Love this idea and the goal. I ended up failing miserably on "easy" mode, which just goes to show how empty and pithy it is to tell someone "they can always drive for Uber" if they need extra cash.
Steven Rueter
Wow. This is depressing.
Mohamed Dafalla
I've driven for lyft, this should be mandatory for the residents of SF lol
Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen
What a lot of decisions, a driver needs to make. I never realised this until know. I did fairly well in the game, making the target, which is good to know. I hope someone makes an app from a rider perspective - focused on whether the app provides a fairer deal to its drivers (outsourced workers?)
Carmen
Great insight from the cozy office - I bet I could do it for 2 or 3 days - and after it, you feel pity for the driver, Just play it, you'll see for yourself ;-)
MrJDucky
Sorry! You only earned $904! You weren’t able to make enough money to pay your $1,000 mortgage bill But you did earn more money than 71% of other players on HARD mode. Great game and definitely reminds you to remember that other people have their own worries and needs. I don't ride with Uber, but if I did. I'd be tipping after this.
Sean Wright
Cool game!
Rudy Lee
Wow this is amazing :D the makers did a great job! :)