After burning out in corporate call center and health insurance jobs, Gregory Hardin wanted a change.
Hardin, 42, had grown tired of sitting behind a computer all day, so he started driving for Lyft in early 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life. He began driving for Uber about four years later, allowing him to earn money delivering meals for Uber Eats in addition to shuttling passengers from place to place.