Why don’t more and more people become takeaway boys?

The rise of food delivery platforms has actually happened in the past few years. Food delivery boys have also appeared in people's field of vision as a new profession created by the Internet. According to relevant data, there were more than 2.7 million delivery boys nationwide at the peak time. Now this number has shown a downward trend. So why do more and more people not work as delivery boys? I think there are mainly three reasons.

1. Food delivery platforms have begun to pursue profits, and the unit price of delivery orders is getting lower and lower

The only food delivery platforms on the market now are industry giants such as Meituan and Ele.me, which are no longer The grand event of the Hundred Regiments Takeout War back then. How cheap was a takeaway meal in 2013? Generally speaking, the most affordable one is only one or two yuan. For five yuan, it comes with meat, vegetables and drinks. After all, food delivery was a popular industry at the time, and various investment institutions were pouring money into it. In order to seize merchants and customers, major platforms did not hesitate to provide various subsidies.

At that time, it was considered the most glorious time for the takeaway guys. Basically, one order would cost 5 to 6 yuan. If it was raining or snowing, the unit price was 7 yuan. It was light for a day. Easily over three hundred yuan.

However, as the industry reshuffle ended, food delivery platforms also began to consider profitability, so the unit price of food delivery began to drop significantly. Nowadays, the cost of running an order is about 4 yuan at most, and due to the large number of people and the lack of meat, making even 200 yuan a day is a problem.

2. There is no job security, and the management of electric vehicles is becoming more and more strict

I don’t know if you have considered this problem, that is, if the delivery boy hits someone on the road. Whose responsibility is it? The real situation is that the delivery boy is fully responsible and the platform has no responsibility. After all, most of the food delivery business is outsourced, which means that most of the delivery boys you see are not employees of the major food delivery platforms, and the major food delivery platforms will naturally not be responsible for them. Nowadays, major platforms will buy commercial accident insurance for delivery boys, but it is not free and needs to be deducted from the money they earn.

In recent years, due to food delivery time issues, many delivery boys have ignored traffic rules and run rampant on the road, causing great traffic hazards. Therefore, the management of battery vehicles on the road is becoming more and more strict. Although this ensures the life safety of the delivery guys, it also makes the food delivery efficiency of the delivery guys drop again, which also indirectly reduces the income of the delivery guys.

3. Lack of respect and high work pressure

This is probably the reason why many delivery boys leave their jobs, that is, many consumers do not respect them at all. A piece of news went viral some time ago. A college student called a delivery boy a "bottom pig", which is enough to illustrate this problem.

In fact, when delivering food, the delivery boys hope to deliver the food to consumers as soon as possible. However, due to problems such as the delivery time of the merchants, traffic on the road, and unfamiliarity with the delivery location, the delivery boys It is very easy to have conflicts with consumers. However, the platform has always been biased towards consumers, which usually makes the delivery guys sad and money-losing. Therefore, the turnover rate of delivery boys is extremely high, and few can work for a full year.

In general, the profession of delivery boy has passed its golden age, and food delivery platforms are constantly squeezing merchants and delivery boys in order to make profits. Since he couldn't make any money and still felt angry, it's not difficult to understand why the delivery boy resigned.