Delivery workers are a group of dedicated laborers who walk the streets of the city every day, brave the wind and rain, risk all kinds of pressure and injustice in order to bring us hot food. However, their efforts are often not duly respected and protected, and sometimes they face unjustified complaints and punishments. Not long ago, a delivery man knelt down to plead with the traffic police for running a red light, which attracted widespread attention on the Internet, and we couldn't help but sigh how difficult the working environment of the delivery man was.
It is understood that this ** occurred in November and was located in Chikan District, Zhanjiang City. **, a takeaway brother parked his electric car on the side of the road, ran to a man wearing a traffic police**, and then knelt down, folded his hands to beg for mercy, and said, "Big brother, please, don't punish me, I still have a lot of orders to deliver, otherwise I will be late and breach the contract and be fined by the platform."
After that, the traffic police man waved his hand and slapped the takeaway brother's helmet and said, "You can't do this, do you know that you ran a red light?".Did you know you're dangerous like this?You have to be responsible for yourself, you have to be responsible for others, you have to obey the rules of the road, do you understand?The takeaway brother nodded again and again, and said, "I understand, I understand, I won't dare in the future, please, don't punish me." * At the end, the traffic police man didn't seem to give the takeaway guy a ticket, but let him go.
After this ** circulated on the Internet, it sparked heated discussions among netizens, some sympathized with the hard work of the takeaway brother, some criticized the violence of the traffic police man, and some questioned the authenticity and reasons behind it. In this regard, the food delivery platform has also responded. According to Jimu News, the local authorities said that the online rumor ** is only a fragment, and the specific causes and consequences are under investigation
Another staff member said that the staff member had been thoroughly educated internally and a meeting had been held to inform him of the incident. At the same time, the takeaway platform also said that it had contacted the takeaway brother in **, learned about his situation, and said that he would be dealt with, but he would not be banned, and he would also provide him with some help and protection. The takeaway platform also called on the takeaway brother to abide by traffic rules during the delivery process, ensure the safety of himself and others, and do not take risks for the sake of hurry, nor be aggrieved for fear of fines.
Why would the delivery man kneel down and plead for running a red light?This is a reflection of the work pressure and income problems of the delivery workers. According to 2023 data, the average monthly income of a delivery worker is about 8,000 yuan, while the minimum wage standard in first-tier cities is about 2,500 yuan. In other words, the monthly income of a delivery worker is only a little more than three times the minimum wage.
If you take into account factors such as the working hours, labor intensity, and risk coefficient of the delivery workers, this income level is even lower. According to a survey, the average number of hours a delivery person works per day is 125 hours, the average number of days per week is 65 days. In other words, the delivery staff has to work nearly 400 hours a month, which is equivalent to the workload of two ordinary employees.
In addition, delivery workers also have to face all kinds of bad weather, traffic, interpersonal and other environments, and bear huge physical and psychological pressure. If calculated according to the hourly wage, the average hourly wage of a delivery worker is only about 20 yuan, which is even less than some waiters, security guards, cleaners and other occupations.
The income of delivery workers is not only low, but also volatile, mainly depending on the quantity and quality of deliveries. The delivery platform will score and rate the delivery staff according to their order acceptance rate, delivery time, customer evaluation and other indicators, so as to determine their commission and rewards. If the delivery person is late, makes a mistake or receives a complaint, he will be deducted points, fined, or even banned.
Therefore, in order to earn more money, delivery workers have to take more orders, deliver faster, and even risk their lives by violating traffic rules. In the event of a traffic accident, the delivery worker often does not receive compensation and protection from the platform, and can only bear the losses and consequences by himself.
The working environment and rights and interests of food delivery workers have become a social issue that requires attention and improvement from all sides. As consumers, we should have more understanding and respect for the delivery staff, do not complain or give bad reviews because of a trivial matter, do not be unreasonable or abusive, and do not default or refuse to pay the delivery fee. As a takeaway platform, we should also pay more attention to and protect the takeaways, and don't only focus on economic benefits and ignore humanization. Takeaway platforms should reasonably formulate an assessment, reward and punishment mechanism for takeaways, not to put too much pressure and punishment on takeaways, and not to let takeaways sacrifice safety in pursuit of efficiency. In order to escape punishment, the takeaway brother knelt down for the traffic police