As India continues to experience an extreme heatwave, Deepinder Goyal-led food delivery company Zomato has asked its customers to avoid ordering food during the peak afternoon hours.
The company made this request through a post on X (formerly Twitter). However, the appeal did not go as Zomato expected, leading to divisive reactions among users.
pls avoid ordering during peak afternoon unless absolutely necessary 🙏
— zomato (@zomato) June 2, 2024
"Why don't instead suspend your services during peak afternoon?," a user wrote.
Bro, you are in food services and people order food when it is absolutely necessary.
— The Grey Man (@sundayback13) June 2, 2024
If you actually care about your employees, you would be posting “Our services are unavailable during peak afternoon hours”
Stop your services during peak hours
— Randomsena (@randomsena) June 3, 2024
Social media pe sabko accha bnna h 😂
"Is it even real? Though I appreciate the concern, lunchtime orders cannot be postponed to dinner time. If so, Zomato needs to identify "absolutely necessary" orders and not-so-necessary orders," another wrote.
IDK if it would be suitable for Delivery guys or not.
— Nikhil Gupta (@Nikhilgupta1104) June 2, 2024
"A food delivery app is avoiding delivery. not a good idea though; instead, you should focus on the prevention of the heat that can be taken by the delivery man," a third suggested.