I'm a delivery rider and I can say this piece depicts the job accurately. On the one hand the platforms tell us to wear a helmet, drive carefully, etc. But it's all PR bullshit to wash their hands from what they truly want. They pay you bread crumbs to make you speed the delivery, disregarding your safety and the one of others around, and to try to finish as many deliveries as available during rush hour. Even with this reckless behaviour it's almost impossible to make a decent living (yeah the State takes more of the bread crumbs as taxes ๐ข)
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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That's how it's always been. It's why Dominos had to end their speed/price policy.
History here: https://www.ranker.com/list/dominos-30-minutes-or-less-lawsuit/genevieve-carlton
tl;dr: In 1993, A Woman Hit By A Driver Won A $78 Million Lawsuit Against Domino's
In 1989, Jean Kinder was hit by a Domino's driver in St. Louis, Missouri. Kinder sued the company, declaring that the 30-minute delivery guarantee encouraged drivers to act recklessly. In 1993, a jury agreed with Kinder, awarding her $750,000 in actual damages and $78 million in punitive damages.
One juror said of Domino's, "They don't care about public safety. They care only about the almighty dollar."
The founder and CEO of Domino's, Tom Monaghan, ended the 30-minute guarantee, admitting that the multi-million-dollar verdict "was certainly the thing that put us over the edge."
That's funny, because I usually tip between 15-20 bucks and they still deliver to the wrong address or turn up 40 minutes late 60% of the time.
Also, they don't respect road laws, ride mopeds in the bike lane and then try to hide behind "But the clock was ticking!!!!"
My building super caught one guy pissing in the stairwell a few months ago.
The job should be unionized, they should be required to have a license, insurance and clear identification should be required. They get paid reasonably, and they get to be accountable for their decisions on the road.
....Then the only people who will be complaining are buggers who are too lazy to cook their own meals.