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If I'm hiring contract models for a fashion shoot, I can dictate their aesthetics.

Likewise, Uber can require its contractors to use equipment which meets a certain aesthetic standard.

> You take on most of the risk, and they have the nerve to tell you what's aesthetically pleasing, or safe.

The fact that you take on risk is a big part of why it's a contracting relationship.

You can lose money driving for Uber. That's a huge mark against it being an employment relationship—employees don't suffer profit and loss.



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