“Out for delivery”: pleasure and suffering in the work of delivery workers for mobile apps

This research aimed to investigate the causes of pleasure and suffering of delivery people by delivery apps. This is a qualitative research, carried out through semi-structured interviews with 11 app delivery people. The interview script was inspired by the inventory on work and risks of illness. Th...

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Autores: Maciel, Marcos Vinícius Martins, Lima, Tereza Cristina Batista de, Paiva, Luis Eduardo Brandão, Araújo, Rafaela de Almeida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Revista de Carreiras e Pessoas
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/59537
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/ReCaPe/article/view/59537
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Prazer
Sofrimento
Trabalhadores por aplicativos
Pleasure
Suffering
Workers by applications
Placer
Sufrimiento
Trabajadores por aplicaciones
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Sumario:This research aimed to investigate the causes of pleasure and suffering of delivery people by delivery apps. This is a qualitative research, carried out through semi-structured interviews with 11 app delivery people. The interview script was inspired by the inventory on work and risks of illness. The results indicate that work provides pleasure and suffering, although situations in which delivery workers expose feelings of suffering stand out. The motivations are survival and the absence of bureaucracy to start the activity. The damage caused by work is related to the emotional cost, lack of motivation, desire to give up, loneliness and body aches.