Posted on 03/02/2024 11:33:06 AM PST by nickcarraway
The customer’s Reddit post asks for advice on how to handle a delivery driver that allegedly let their beliefs prevent them from doing their job
One Uber Eats delivery driver seems to have their personal beliefs interfere with the successful delivery of an order — and now the customer is asking for help in an effort to figure out what went wrong. The problem? The customer ordered Plan B, and their driver refused to deliver it.
The customer posted their ordeal on the r/UberEats subreddit. They say they needed a Plan B bill “on the fly.” It isn’t clear exactly what that means, but it’s also not anyone’s business. Because the buyer was busy, they didn’t have a chance to grab the pill themselves, so they put in an order on Uber Eats for it to be delivered from a local CVS.
The problems started almost as soon as a local delivery person accepted the order, as the customer described in the post:
This guy accepts the order, and he’s on a bike, so it took him about 40 mins just to get to the CVS. Then he sits outside the CVS for an additional 30 minutes, before sending me this message.
They provided a screenshot of the message that the delivery person sent them, and it’s wild. Instead of doing what they had been paid and tipped to do, the person explained why they can’t deliver them Plan B: “...I can not deliver this knowing what it will do.”
What? This person seems to be saying that they think that Plan B is some kind of abortion bill instead of the emergency preventive contraception it really is. Worse yet, the delivery person never even canceled the order —presumably on purpose — so the customer couldn’t connect to another driver to get the order delivered. Sadly, the customer says they’re embarrassed and “a little upset,” and they’re now asking for advice about what they should do.
Some people in the comments told them there’s nothing they should be embarrassed about because, as one person commented, this whole exchange was creepy and uninformed. Another person said that they should file a safety incident with Uber, saying that they were “little creeped out & embarrassed by his unsolicited medical advice and religious chastisement.” This is one I agree with.
In addition to possibly getting this driver booted, no one should be letting their religious beliefs get in the way in a situation like this, especially considering it’s stranger that you’ll likely never see or encounter in life again — one whose life situation you don’t even know.
It should be noted here that Uber Eats policies allow delivery persons “the right to decline any delivery opportunity offered to them.” However, this situation is a bit different; not only did the delivery person refuse the delivery, but they also seemed to block the customer from getting another delivery person by not canceling the order. We reached out to Uber for a comment on the situation and will update when they get back to us.
Would a Muslim, or someone in AA, be required to deliver alcohol? Would someone be forced to deliver foie gras, if they think it's in human?
Why do they default to thinking this has a religious motivation?
I refuse to deliver a large order of fries!
What kind of irresponsible person uses Uber Eats to get any sort of medicine from a drug store. An entitled fool.
There are people who are who are pro-life that are not religious. Do they say people who are against the death penalty are religious?
Secular Pro-Life(Orgabization.)
How many atheists are pro-life?
There used to be a guy who was a hippie out of central casting, and based on his age, probably from that era. I don't think he was "conservative" on most issues, but he was strongly pro-life.
Did you even read the article you posted?
FTFA: "They provided a screenshot of the message that the delivery person sent them, and it’s wild. Instead of doing what they had been paid and tipped to do, the person explained why they can’t deliver them Plan B: “...I can not deliver this knowing what it will do.”"
Ping
“ customer says they’re embarrassed and “a little upset,” and they’re now asking for advice about what they should do.”
Stop screwing around. Problem solved
I smell lawyers.
As an aside, why is Uber EATS in the business of delivering pills? Shouldn't they be refusing to deliver anything but FOOD and DRINK???
Next time, try Door Dash. I knew a person who Dashed, and one of her deliveries was two automobile tires. They'll deliver anything, except maybe a house.
DEI except for Christians.
As an employee you can either do as asked or quit.
Uber Eats is a service that connects you to a contractor. The contractor may at any point decide they do not want to work for you. That ends their obligation to you and yours to them. It is that simple.
Can someone summarize this shoddy piece of writing?
History’s greatest mass murderer:
Women
Did the Uber driver accept the order knowing it was Plan B?
Then yeah. He had a duty to fulfill the delivery.
Probably thinking of the late Nat Hentoff?
(What? This person seems to be saying that they think that Plan B is some kind of abortion bill instead of the emergency preventive contraception)
Isn’t that why it’s called ‘Plan B’s?
I am asking how the driver would know they are picking up Plan B. I thought they'd just go an pick up a package from the pharmacy. Isn't the contents of the delivery private information the driver would never have access to?
I just went to a pharmacy myself to pick up something for my wife an hour ago. They ask for the name and birth date of the person you are picking up for. Then they show you the drug(s) you are picking up and ask if you have any questions for the pharmacist.
There are more questions here than answers.
Who told the driver it was Plan B? It had to be the customer. No pharmacy would violate HIPAA by disclosing a prescription.
And if the customer told the driver it was Plan B, then WHEN did she tell him? Before the order was accepted?
If so - the driver has a duty to fulfill his promise. If after acceptance - the driver has right of refusal.
(Can someone summarize this shoddy piece of writing?)
It’s pretty bad 🤣
My thoughts as well. He had every right to refuse. He is an independent contractor. He did not even have to give a reason.
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