Taxi, is a "Business"?
I bracket the work "Business", because i did not found the
characterlistic about Business in Taxi Driving.
In business world, although there is a market price to follow,
business owner got the freedom to list their PRICE. There is not
punishment, penalise for selling higher or lower from the
authority.
In Taxi driving, our PRICE are determine by Taxi Company and
endose by LTA. These parties will always put their objective first,
then follow by the commuter and lastly at the expenses of Taxi
Driver.
Taxi Driver do not have any motivation to provide an excellent,
niche, value added service. Because, there is no higher margin to
work forward.
In business, we could establish clientee base, a good clientee
base would help towards the ease of running a business, future
development.
In Taxi Driving, what clientee base we will have? A $8 advance
fees + meter...... there are plenty in CDG listing, many are lousy
pick up location to a no connection destination. If such are good,
there won't be no taker.
Good pick up location, pax don't even need to place a
booking.
Good destination, is there much with our human flow pattern?
There is no significant benefit to development a clientee
base.
In business, people have a chance to built, from a one man
operation to thousands of men working for the business.
what is there to built in Taxi Driving when the next stage of
development, owning the first vehicle had been prohibited.
No freedom of Price, No clientee base to built, no development
to work forward. This is not a Business, it is similar to a dish
washer job, a job with no advancement.
The only reason it is classified as a "Business" is, it can
direct away from an employer and employee relation, which will be
under the protection of employment act.
So, it is reasonable to make Taxi Driving to work everyday, as
there is everyday rental to fullfill.
It is reasonable not to compensate from illness, no medical, no
hospital leave....etc
It is also reasonable to make a person provide his first 8 hours
of work FREE. (for those omo)
There are no responsibilities involve to the capitalise.
If Taxing Driving still consider as a Business, it is properly
the worst Business to invest.
If it is a job, can it consider as a bad job?
