Meituan riders pick up their goods at a convenience store.
A few days ago, with the heavy snowfall in many places in the north, the debate of "whether you should order takeout in extremely cold weather" has aroused heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens feel sorry for the takeaway brother, worried that the little brother is hard and risky, and feels that he should order less takeaway in extremely cold weather. In this regard, a delivery rider said in **: "If you don't order takeaway, where can I make money?"The rider said that he delivered more than 90 orders that day and earned more than 1,000 yuan. He explained that in bad weather, the platform has rewards for delivery riders, as well as overtime exemptions, and he will go to the rider's station to rest when he is not busy.
Some netizens think that "you shouldn't order takeout on a snowy day", which must be out of kindness. But alas, once this idea is put into practice on a large scale, good intentions will do bad things. The reason is very simple, delivery is the little brother's job, and they rely on this to make money to support their families. Once some people don't order takeout when it's cold, it will inevitably lead to a decline in orders and a decrease in income, which is obviously not what the takeaway brother wants to see. Therefore, asking people not to order takeout in extremely cold weather is actually smashing the takeaway brother's job to a certain extent.
Counting them up, it's not uncommon for similar things to happen. In August this year, a travel blogger posted on the Internet that he hired someone to carry a sedan chair (locally known as a sliding pole) up the mountain in a scenic spot in Chongqing, and was subjected to cyberbullying, saying that he "trampled on the dignity of others by spending money". After the incident, many tourists did not dare to sit in the sedan chair, and the business of many sliding rod masters was greatly affected. In this regard, a master said, "I must want everyone to come and sit, and I want to make money." These two things seem to be very different, but they are not different in essence: some netizens stand on the moral plane and cheer for a certain group, but because the reasons are specious, they are not treated by the parties.
The compassion behind the promotion of not ordering takeout in extremely cold weather is out of concern for riders, but it does not stand up to scrutiny. Normally, in the event of extremely cold weather, the travel environment becomes bad, the public's willingness to go out is declining, and the demand for takeaway is growing, which is due to the law of the market. At this time, people do not order takeout, which is obviously against supply and demand. From the perspective of materials, it is necessary to create a more comfortable and relaxed distribution environment to cope with extremely cold weather. In other words, it is to create conditions for the takeaway brother to work more and get more, so that the errands are more decent and dignified.
Following this logic, the answer to "how to do what is the real concern for the little brother" is about to come out. For consumers, it is natural to urge less orders, be more patient to wait, and give each other a smile or a cup of hot tea when the takeaway arrives. For takeaway companies, it is a good practice to put more care and incentives into daily life, such as overtime exemption, reward for rushing orders, and relaxation of delivery time limits. In order to avoid the phenomenon of overload of the takeaway brother, you can consider following the mandatory rest system introduced by the taxi industry.
For the first time, it is necessary to sort out and summarize the shortcomings and loopholes in the protection of the rights and interests of flexible employees such as takeaway brothers, and then apply policy patches in a targeted manner. For example, because the takeaway brother and other companies cannot confirm the labor relationship with the platform, they cannot obtain work-related injury insurance claims after an accident. In order to solve this pain point, the human resources and social security departments of Guangdong and other provinces have guided enterprises to carry out a pilot project of occupational injury protection of "paying a fixed amount according to a single order". For another example, in order to solve the risk of wage arrears that may be encountered by takeaway brothers, some places have innovatively introduced commercial insurance models and launched "workers' wage protection insurance", in the event of wage arrears, the brothers and others can first get the arrears of wages from the insurance institutions, and then the insurance institutions will recover from the enterprises involved. All localities may wish to learn from the above practices and follow up in an orderly manner.
If you want to know if something is really beneficial to the takeaway guys, you might as well ask their opinions before implementing it. "I don't want you to think, I want me to feel", only the takeaway brother nodded in approval, which is the real care and love for them.
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