"Delivery Workers, Please Remove Helmets Before Entering"…Debate Over Apartment Notice

Apartment Posting "Delivery Workers Remove Helmets When Entering"
"Don't Record Entry Less... Asking to Remove Helmets Is a Bit Much"
Netizens Debate "It's Offensive" vs "Understandable"

A delivery worker shared a story about delivering to an apartment where a notice was posted saying, "Remove your helmet before entering." This has sparked a heated debate among netizens.

A notice posted at the entrance of an apartment.
[Photo by Online Community]

On the 28th, a post titled "There are some really strange apartments" was uploaded to an online community. The author, Mr. A, who works in delivery, began by saying, "I came to deliver food, and this notice was posted."

In the photo posted by Mr. A, a sign reading "Please remove your helmet before entering" is visible on the apartment entrance door. Mr. A criticized, "I don't understand why delivery workers are told to take off their helmets," adding, "It would be better to have an entry log instead; telling us to remove helmets is a bit much."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "It's because the world is dangerous these days," "It's understandable to ask them to take it off," "It seems they want helmets off because it's hard to identify people on CCTV," "I want to live in that apartment," and "In today's world, security needs to be taken seriously."

On the other hand, some netizens reacted with comments like, "That's excessive," "It feels like they're generalizing delivery workers, which is upsetting," "Their hair must be all messed up; I don't see why they have to take it off," "If it's like that, I shouldn't order delivery food," and "If I were a delivery worker, I'd boycott that apartment."

A rider delivering lunch. Not directly related to the article.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice revealed that among those under electronic monitoring, 663 individuals are classified as daily workers such as delivery riders. This means that hundreds of monitored individuals are concentrated in the highly profitable delivery rider job. In response, delivery applications have hurriedly moved to improve their systems. The leading delivery app, Baedal Minjok, decided from February last year not to contract riders with histories of violent crimes such as sexual offenses and drug-related crimes.

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