Behind all the good things about Uber Eats, there are certain times when they also slip on slippery floors. For instance, some Uber Eats delivery riders are complaining of customers picking up their orders, facing them at the door, “naked,” plus a Manchester family recently sued the app.
‘Naked,’ ‘slapping’ riders on the face
Think like it’s straight from a Mexican telenovela? Or maybe, more of a comedy show.
Marina, a delivery rider, spoke with ridesharing media, complaining that even if they work 12 hours a day, they contend with really low pay, exhaustion, accidents, injuries, and harassment. The media has called it “modern-day slavery.”
“Sometimes men open the door to female riders naked or in their underwear,” stated Marina. “One man I delivered food to tried to pull me inside his house. Another slapped me across the face in the street. Doing this job makes you feel that you are not a human being, just a delivery machine.”
Some others call it a “horrible job,” saying that while there are good days when they earn as much as $80, things are still difficult.
“As humans we are invisible to the people we deliver to,” a Syrian delivery rider said. “People don’t think about our struggles and our dreams. I’ve heard people in this country talk about second-class citizens; delivery riders are actually third-class citizens.”
Marina added, or maybe joking, that she earns more “cleaning toilets” than delivering for these apps. She’s a Brazilian who works hard to support her 12- and 18-year-old daughters.
Uber Eats sued
A family in Manchester is suing Uber Eats and its parent company, Uber, after their relative was killed after allegedly being hit by an Uber Eats driver in the area last March.
Here’s what happened. Forty-five-year-old Jaime Antonio Cordero was walking north along Buckland Hills Drive around 10 p.m. when an 18-year-old working for Uber Eats allegedly hit Cordero, killing him.
Police reports are saying that the 18-year-old suspect was driving a 2002 Hyundai Sonata, uninsured and unregistered, plus with a broken fog light. It is also alleged he was driving just between 44 and 59 mph in a posted 30 mph zone. Oops.
According to the lawsuit, the driver is liable for the injuries and damages that Cordero sustained, causing his wrongful death.
The complaints say that “the circumstances of the collision also fall under the liability of Uber Technologies, which owns Uber Eats, which permitted the driver to use the vehicle in question.” It added that the complaint said Uber Eats had the chance to determine whether the driver and car complied with the road rules while providing food services for the company. The lawsuit also stated that Uber Eats is responsible and must pay for the resulting damages. The plot thickens for the ridesharing world. For more food delivery and ridesharing news and to share your insights, sign up for that account today on this website.