If you are a Caviar courier, you might have noticed there’s a ‘()’ after your name in their app that wasn’t there when you first started driving. If you don’t see it, it’s not the end of the world (more […]
7 Reasons Single Moms Should Drive for an On-Demand Food Delivery Company
I was recently chatting with a childhood friend on Facebook. She’s raising a kid, working part-time and trying to pursue dental assistant school. Life is a bit rough and her undergraduate student loans aren’t helping. I checked out the potential […]
9 New Restaurants Join Caviar in Portland
In November 2015, Pizza Maria closed its door for good with a Facebook post. There haven’t been any more Caviar restaurant closures that I’m aware of. On the contrary, the number of restaurants that use Caviar’s on-demand delivery fleet has […]
Gig Economy News Week of 2/29/26
Hey everyone! Here are the week’s latest news on the gig economy! The gig economy might be 5 million people strong Some brains at the University of Hertfordshire did a survey and found that there might be 5 million […]
Gig Economy News
Hey everyone! Here are the week’s latest news on the gig economy! More people earn money in the gig economy than the number of residents in the state of Georgia. The gig economy is going mainstream! The JPMorgan Chase Institute […]
Postmates Update: Cancellation Payout, What You Need to Know
I’ve just been informed about Postmates’ new cancellation payout feature. Now couriers will know how much they earn when a job is canceled. Couriers will be compensated anytime a delivery is canceled after the courier have tapped ‘Start Pickup’. If an […]
9 Bridges in Portland Postmates and Caviar Couriers Must Know
Portland, Oregon is known for a lot of things. Restaurants, food carts, breweries, rain, coffee shops, and great public transportation, to name a few. One thing Portland is known for that is highly relevant to someone working as an on-demand […]
3 Caviar Shifts Couriers Should not Fight Over in Portland
Updated: 2/4/16 – corrected information about shift caps. I was pretty gong-ho about getting all the shifts when I first started driving as a courier for Caviar. I grabbed shifts for the sake of grabbing shifts, not knowing for sure […]
Hello New Prius!
Hey guys. I just want to update you on the car wreck. Things got ugly where we last left off. The other party accused me of racing through the intersection (in a Prius!). I didn’t even bother responding to that […]
The Time Someone “Courier and Dashed” and I Became Postmates’ Conflict Resolution Person
Some time ago, I accepted a Postmates job that quickly turned bizarre. The pickup location was Hammy’s Pizza on 21st and Clinton St. While driving toward Hammy’s, my phone rang. The caller had a 415 area code. I knew it […]
