In this new first-tier city, 29-year-old Xiang Kai is the "king of orders" at an express delivery outlet.

In order to combat the dog days of summer, he would wake up earlier than 6 o'clock to complete the heaviest delivery task of the day before the heat engulfed his energy.

Since the heat was so sweltering at noon, the person in charge of the outlet asked the "little brother" to set aside an hour to rest and breathe. When the scorching sun abated, the dark-skinned man born in the 1990s would continue his "rage" until 9 p.m.

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It’s not like Xiang Kai has never thought about leaving this industry.

After staying in this city for 5 years, his footprints are almost limited to a radius of three kilometers. He has become so skilled that he can know the address of the recipient at a glance and can climb a floor in 3 seconds. He believes that he is born to do this.

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However, hesitation always occurs at the moment when the payslip arrives: his wife and children in his hometown are looking forward to financial supplies, but for him, relying on a job that does not pay "five insurances and one housing fund" and overdraws his physical strength, he has to

I don’t dare to think about staying in this city.

Xiang Kai’s situation is a microcosm of millions of couriers in China today.

Recently, the Ministry of Transport, the State Post Bureau, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions jointly issued the "Opinions on Protecting the Legal Rights and Interests of Courier Groups" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"

"Opinions"), behind the focus on protecting the rights and interests of express delivery groups are discussions about "courier income" and "social security and recognition."

According to the "2020 Survey Report on the Current Situation and Employment Satisfaction of National Courier Workers at the Grassroots Level" released by China Express Newspaper, more than 50% of couriers have a monthly income of less than 5,000 yuan, and only 1.3% have a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan.

Based on the 3 million couriers in the country, only 39,000 can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month, and more than 1.5 million couriers have a monthly income of less than 5,000 yuan.

How much money can a courier make by delivering an online item?

The website where Xiang Kai works gave the answer: The delivery fee for residential areas is 1.2 yuan per order, and the delivery fee for office buildings is 90 cents per order. After deducting delivery fines, phone and text message charges, express cabinet usage fees, and transportation fees, the average order is 1.2 yuan.

At the end of the day, the courier's net profit is less than 1 yuan.

Behind the small profit of 1 yuan per order is the high-intensity work rhythm.

Among the 15 "delivery boys" at the outlet, Xiang Kai is the "delivery king" and works at least 12 hours a day.

In Xiang Kai's salary slip for June, the actual income from money orders and delivery was 14,378 yuan, excluding the outlet's billing costs, invoicing taxes, transfer fees, tricycle rentals and fines, etc. 6,714 yuan.

In addition, Xiang Kai also has part of the income from receiving goods.

There are some companies in the area that make medical equipment and lighting and building materials. They receive more than 30 tickets every day. They usually charge customers 4-5 yuan for each item. After deducting the base price of the outlet and packaging and other expenses, you can earn about 1-2 yuan per order.

Xiang Kai’s June collection fee is 1,592 yuan.

Therefore, Xiang Kai’s income formula is: net income = delivery fee 14,378 + collection fee 1,592 - various expenses 6,714 yuan = 9,256 yuan.

This income, which is barely close to 10,000 yuan, is already the highest in this small outlet.

Xiang Kai said that the average salary of outlet couriers is about 6,000-7,000 yuan.

Due to the high liquidity of outlets, couriers basically do not have social security protections such as "five insurances and one fund".

In addition to leaving over 1,000 yuan for basic living expenses such as rent and food, Xiang Kai will give most of his salary savings to his hometown to raise his children.

Based on this income, we can clearly calculate the specific workload Xiang Kai has to put in every month: at least more than 9,800 parcels need to be dispatched and more than 1,000 parcels must be received, totaling tens of thousands of packages.

Xiang Kai has to complete more than 300 express deliveries or collections every day under the condition of being open all month long.

This means that if you work a 12-hour day, each express package will only have 2 minutes to process.

This seems like an almost impossible task.

For the average person, it takes 1-2 minutes to find the address of the recipient in an area with thousands of customers. For customers who require home delivery in an old community without elevators, it will take even longer to complete a delivery.

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In order to save time, Xiang Kai has even become so skilled that he can know the address of the recipient at a glance and can climb a floor in 3 seconds.

Even in the recent 38-year-old hot weather, he insisted on not reducing the delivery volume.

In order to avoid heatstroke, Xiang Kai will avoid the scorching sun at noon and start work early and delay the end of the day to ensure that the delivery is completed on time.

In 2016, Xiang Kai left his hometown of Bozhou, Anhui alone and came to a strange city hundreds of kilometers away to work hard.

In a new place, with no acquaintances or diplomas, the courier provided him with an identity that quickly integrated him into the city.

Today, with developed transportation networks, hundreds of kilometers are not a far distance.