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0 pointsgoatinaboat5y ago0 comments

If being a delivery drivers for these guys is so bad then why do they seem to still find so many people willing to do it?

What jobs do you think those people would otherwise have? Very few are choosing between "secure job with a future" and "zero-hours contract gig economy" and preferring the latter.

I make an exception here for students and similar - when I was a student I happily worked part-time behind a bar for example, others did other dead-end jobs like stacking shelves. But that's not what's happening here that I can see.

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mytailorisrich5y ago

> What jobs do you think those people would otherwise have? Very few are choosing between "secure job with a future" and "zero-hours contract gig economy" and preferring the latter.

Exactly my point. So accusing these companies is hitting the wrong target.

One should also realise that these jobs are very low productivity so cannot pay much. If for the drivers the choice is this or no job then people should complain about the economic situation not these companies.

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mytailorisrich5y ago

> What jobs do you think those people would otherwise have? Very few are choosing between "secure job with a future" and "zero-hours contract gig economy" and preferring the latter.

Exactly my point. So accusing these companies is hitting the wrong target.

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