I am a New York food courier. Right now, it's worse than you think

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As the pandemic gets worse, delivery workers will get sick – and very likely some of us will die. At what point does it become too much?

Things were looking up for Blake Volkan. The 33-year-old Turkish Russian immigrant had been delivering food on a bicycle in New York for five years, earning as little as $3.90 a trip on platforms like Caviar and Grubhub. Last year, he got married, quit delivery, and earned a handyman’s certification before landing a subcontracting job doing repairs for a hotel. The pay was much better, and he noticed the difference in how people would treat him. “Doing delivery, people treat me like a dog.

 

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Clarknt67 I have only used an app once for delivery and despite the low quality selection, tipped them well. I prefer to have direct delivery from actual restaurant bc of huge con of gig economy we are all suffering from now. Similarly-can count on my hands how many times I have used Uber

The whole gig/sharing economy is a con. Exploiting desperate labour.

I hate how the whole “gig economy” is playing out. It really is a Libertarian’s dream come true. Treat the “contractor” like they are nothing, give them nothing, treat them like they are all replaceable by the next ‘paid-monkey.’

Good article. Very true. Tech sucks. These people deserve way better. Living in NYC. It's sometimes 24-7 and no way to treat em. I personally nauseated when I hear the word Uber.

Thanks God. Here no panic in public. Shelves r full and Food stuff in plenty and authorities r not allowing for rising it prices. Even rich people r donating to poor.

Absolutely right!

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