Delivery Boy’s Tragic Suicide in Chennai Raises Concerns Amid Pune EY Employee Death
A Chennai delivery boy's tragic suicide after customer scolding highlights workplace pressure, similar to the death of a Pune EY employee due to work stress.
Chennai Delivery Boy Takes His Own Life After Customer Complaint Over Late Delivery, Paralleling Pune EY Employee’s Death Due to Overwork and Stress
In Chennai, a 19-years old delivery boy lost his life to suicide because of scolding and pressure due to a delayed delivery. The boy, a BCom student working at a grocery delivery app is reported to have passed away on September 11 in Korattur. He had lost the customer’s address and after much search he arrived late and forced into a confrontation with the customer. According to the media, the woman cursed at him, then filed a complaint with the delivery service, requesting he not deliver to her again.
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Fury and anger overwhelmed the boy who two days later pelted a stone at the woman’s house where he broke a window. Police were alerted and informed the boy in the presence of his parents as a disciplinary measure. Finally after five days the young man decided to commit suicide, and thus meet his untimely death. Police continue to review the incident and thus the topic of the enormous stress experienced by gig economy employees gains much attention.
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This is rather similar to another case of work stress that culminated in death at the workplace. The second recent case of the tragic death of a CA due to work pressure was reported from Pune where 26-year-old Chartered Accountant, Anna Sebastian Perayil breathed her last on July 21 and the reason stated was working pressure at Ernst & Young (EY). It was concerning how the employees of the firm, including a new joiner like Anna, had to work late and stressed hours. They have not only chosen to publicise the accounts of a 19-year-old girl who was driven to extreme stress and excessively long shifts by EY but also to tout it.
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Both case examples demonstrate the social cost of work related stress that can come with corporate work culture or less conventional forms of employment such as gig work.
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