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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

To be fair, in NZ I believe delivery drivers for NZ Post are contractors. So other than healthcare and unemployment, I think the rest would also apply here (including the chance of a crappy manager).

But it's something in the media from time to time, how it's pretty crappy to be a delivery driver.

[–] shellieg@beehaw.org 1 points 18 hours ago

I guess it is. I'd be really interested to know if it's the case in Germany/France. I know Uber is banned because they can't classify drivers as contractors, so I wonder if delivery companies face any of the same restrictions.

And maybe I wouldn't mind so much but my delivery route is kinda rural, so I'm delivering to Trump supporters and it's the combination of factors that get to me.