Several parts of India are experiencing record-breaking high temperatures. Following the scorching heatwave that hit Delhi with a high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius, Nagpur witnessed a remarkable 56 degrees Celsius recently, shattering all the previous records. According to a report by Mint, India reported nearly 25,000 suspected heat stroke cases and 56 deaths due to a heatwave from March to May.
It has become an excruciatingly painful experience for delivery executives to work amidst the scorching heat, especially during afternoon hours. As a result, food delivery company Zomato requested customers to avoid placing orders during afternoon hours unless absolutely necessary.
Have a look at their post here:
pls avoid ordering during peak afternoon unless absolutely necessary ?
— zomato (@zomato) June 2, 2024
However, a significant number of people weren’t impressed by this request by Zomato. Instead, they suggested other alternatives to the company, like shutting down their services during afternoon hours or paying delivery executives more if they work during excessive heat. Have a look at some of the suggestions here:
Why don’t instead suspend your services during peak afternoon?
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) June 2, 2024
Bro, you are in food services and people order food when it is absolutely necessary.
If you actually care about your employees, you would be posting “Our services are unavailable during peak afternoon hours”— The Grey Man (@sundayback13) June 2, 2024
If people don’t order it’s the delivery riders that lose the most. Instead why not add a mandatory “heat related tip/ hardship charge” to every order and give 100% of that to your delivery boys to allow them to make some extra money.
— Kunal Khattar (@KunalKhattar) June 2, 2024
I own the fastfood outlet and I turn it off during peak afternoon and you keep sending notifications to turn it on. https://t.co/SD7hIqBWmy pic.twitter.com/oXaJ1vNlOy
— ગઝલ (@Gujarati_gazal_) June 3, 2024
Stop virtue signalling. Shut your services during the peak heat period, pay your “delivery partners” decent wages, give them health care and employee benefits. https://t.co/hHFpsbYb71
— Pratichi (@pratichi) June 2, 2024
Virtue signalling 101
The onus is on you @zomato @zomatocare @deepigoyal to suspend services when temps hit 40 degrees C + provide your ‘partners’ with all the cooling facilities outdoor workers need. At least shaded areas for them to sit and water to sip – the bare minimum https://t.co/IlEhyhwvvO
— Smruti ?? (@smrutibombay) June 3, 2024
You all want the delivery partners to stand somewhere in the sun without any orders to fulfil, when you can instead just keep the app off for 4 hrs so that they can go indoors and rest maybe? https://t.co/YlNZbwnj2g
— samarpita (@_glorious_mess) June 3, 2024
Raise the delivery service fee to 70% of the order and the entire fee should go to delivery person without an iota of sharing to Zomato or else suspend services from 2-4 pm. https://t.co/YOUGOvA86y
— M (@pseudo_sapiens) June 3, 2024
No groceries or food items are absolutely essential that can not be deferred for 4-5 hours, you guys. Be considerate of the delivery executives. They are at a very high risk of heat strokes and dying.
Also, to the big guys in e-commerce, compensate/secure your ‘partners’ better!! https://t.co/j0Z07M7mAs— ? (@Main_Khamakha) June 2, 2024
shut down your app in the noon if you’re so worried about your employees. don’t guilt trip consumers https://t.co/EioMfMZ5o8
— Labhesh??? (@CroisssantDonut) June 2, 2024
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