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> But on the other hand, it would have been a fucking travesty doing a lockdown without ordering on Uber eats and Co. Why? I know a lot of people who didn't or
by gjulianm 6y ago
> But on the other hand, it would have been a fucking travesty doing a lockdown without ordering on Uber eats and Co.
Why? I know a lot of people who didn't order food online. I get it if you say that restaurants needed it, but do most people need to order food online during a lockdown?
> And those platforms were the innovators in the space.
The main innovation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo was using fake self-employment to reduce costs and scale faster.
> Can't there be some sort of middle ground ?
Yes. There are already companies (Just Eat comes to mind) that do hire workers and do not rely on fake self-employment, and they're able to do delivery just fine. I also know a lot of restaurants that hire their own delivery employees.
- arsome 6y ago> Just Eat comes to mind Just Eat is on the list of companies impacted by this in the article.
- gjulianm 6y agoI don't know what's the model in Italy, but I know for sure that in Spain they hire their workers. In fact, they've been against Deliveroo and Glovo when the debate surfaced again, complaining about the unfair advantage those two have by not following the law.