How We Got Here

Currently Playing: Why Uber Eats Is About To Get Even More Expensive

Australia just gave gig delivery workers a legal minimum wage. It's a big win for workers - and it means your Uber Eats order is about to get even more expensive. Here's how UberEats built an empire on the bait... and made billions on the switch. 0:00 Intro 6:00 Two truths and a lie 8:13 The guy who couldn't get a car 20:42 The deal 26:59 How they get you 34:50 The business in the middle of it 38:17 Last one standing 40:08 A tricky business to actually run 41:40 Solving the pay problem 48:10 Two truths and a lie