Is it Ethical to Order Delivery During a Pandemic?
In t
he past week, Mostafa Maklad has taken more trips to the grocery store than usual. He’s gone to stock up on things like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and nonperishable food—not for himself, but for customers who hire him on Postmates. Maklad lives in San Francisco, where prepper tendencies run deep and stores have been ransacked in the weeks since the first cases of Covid-19 arrived. When Maklad gets an order for something like hand sanitizer and can’t find it on the shelves, it triggers a back-and-forth with the customer to see if they want it replaced or refunded. Sometimes, they simply cancel the order. “It’s a lot of wasted time,” he says.
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