SLIDESHOW: A day in the life of a SuperShuttle driver
SuperShuttle driver Okieriete Enajekpo doesn’t know how much work he’ll get each day because the company considers him a franchisee not an employee.
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Okieriete Enajekpo logs into the SuperShuttle system at 6:00am to bid for his first job of the day.
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Okieriete Enajekpo displays the map of the zones for passengers at SuperShuttle. He’s only allowed to bid on jobs that start within 15 miles of where he is.
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Okieriete Enajekpo sets an alarm to remind himself when his next job starts.
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Okieriete Enajekpo waits for his pick up time in Prince George’s County, Md. This morning he’s got two passengers to pick up.
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SuperShuttle decides when to offer customers discounts but drivers like Okieriete Enajekpo are the ones who lose money as a result.
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Okieriete Enajekpo drives his two passengers to Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
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Okieriete Enajekpo unloads bags from his van for a passenger.
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A SuperShuttle driver passes the time while waiting for a job using his laptop in his van.
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SuperShuttle provides drivers these resting areas in the parking lot near BWI airport.
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Okieriete Enajekpo and another driver wait for a job in the parking lot of Starbucks near BWI airport.
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Okieriete Enajekpo shows a chart he keeps of the hours he’s on the job. He says he routinely works more than 12, often 18 hours, to get enough money.
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Okieriete Enajekpo fills up his gas tank before taking his second — and last — group of passengers for the day. The cost: $75.31.
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