The Uber for duties would possibly simply be Uber

Uber is likely to be increasing past ridesharing and meals deliveries. A snippet of code seen by Bloomberg features a new “Chore” possibility, which seems to let customers rent individuals by the app for varied jobs.

The code means that customers might be able to rent a employee — reportedly referred to as a “tasker” throughout the app — for not less than one hour, as reported by Bloomberg. Along with specifying the job they need executed, customers may even need to state how lengthy it would take and when the employee ought to present up.

From there, Bloomberg experiences that customers must enter their tackle, very similar to on Uber’s meals supply and ridesharing apps. The app will then “decide the fee based mostly on the time required” to finish the job. It’s nonetheless not clear what sorts of jobs customers may rent individuals for, as Bloomberg notes that the code didn’t reveal any examples. The Verge reached out to Uber with a request for extra info however didn’t instantly hear again.

Nevertheless, it’s doable that the duties may resemble these marketed on websites like TaskRabbit and Angi (previously Angie’s Checklist), which permit customers to rent native staff for issues like landscaping, shifting companies, junk removing, residence cleansing, and extra. Even when Uber doesn’t find yourself going by with this function, it’s nonetheless attention-grabbing to see the choices the corporate is weighing because it appears to face out amongst different ridesharing and supply companies.