[rada]

They [...] keep their own hours, NEVER have to work if they don't want to and 0 consequences for working or not working specific hours.

Not true. I know someone who drives for Uber. Just last month, he was suspended because he did not want to drive during low-demand hours (when he literally loses money). Uber drivers are, in fact, required to (a) work when they don't want to and (b) work specific hours.

[dnautics]

I've heard a lot of termination notices from Uber, but that doesn't sound right. Are you sure he wasn't turning down rides from outside of surge? Uber doesn't like it if you have a low acceptance rate. If anything, Uber wants you to work when there's surge to help drive prices down. Also sometimes Uber just makes shit up when the real reason for termination is something else. (Low rating, safety)

[s73v3r]

That would imply that there are consequences for not working when you don't want to. Implying that they're not contractors.

[tomasien]

You may want to get some clarity on this, this is not a policy Uber or Lyft have in place.

[pbreit]

I've driven for Uber (and Lyft) and have NEVER heard of a policy like this or heard of such a thing happening.