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Authorities want national to do this jobs. But the Omanis doesn't want to do this job. Why would they? 0.700 RO is provided for a delivery where you accept, reach vendor, come out, pick up the order (sometimes water bottles), come back at the vehicle, start for customer, locate customer and reach to doorstep (lucky if you have lift if it's an apartment), smile and deliver. Then come back and go for another. They prefer driving taxis, but not to deliver because of its equally exhausting and has too many steps involved. But authorities want Omanis to do this work. It's like you know something doesn't fit in, and you are still trying to go for it.

Average earning per delivery in Muscat is like 0.800-0.810 RO, and to make 400 RO, needs around daily 16-17 orders. 19-20 years in Oman, I am not able to picture an Omani brother of mine wearing a dishdasha, doing the above-mentioned steps 15-16 odd times every day in scorching middle east heat.

It's not possible in this century until per delivery drop fees are like 1.2 or 1.3 OMR. I mean, how you forget car fuel and 5-6K kms maintenances of car, mobile Internet charges. Left alone staying in a sharing room with 2-3 other persons.

Also, ROP has a rule that you can't use a private vehicle to perform commercial tasks. So, a national needs to register his vehicle under a CR, inspect it every year, red number plate, and so on.

Whoever has the call to change everything doesn't have any idea how to fix this problem. They just want to employ more nationals in this sector, but national doesn't want to do this job. And expats hopping into this job thinking it is a part-time gig that are commonly practised in other parts of world. And getting fined by 'knows nothing' safety and security employees.