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 […]
How To Get Health and Dental Care in the Gig Economy
Do you work for an on-demand startups and wish that the platform you drive for offer employees health benefits? On-demand or gig, workers have access to many jobs from different platforms but face significant challenges when it comes to obtaining health […]
8 Portland Restaurants Caviar Couriers Will Enjoy Delivering For
Here are the 8 restaurants in Portland that Caviar Couriers will love delivering for. (Note: Some of these are not suitable for couriers on bike). Related: 7 Portland Restaurants Caviar Couriers On Bikes Should Avoid Delivering For Thick Pizza This food truck […]
What Obama’s State of the Union Address Has To Do With the “Gig Economy”
Did you listen to Obama’s last State of the Union Address last night? If you didn’t, you can read it here. The president’s focus was the future. He mentioned four major questions the United States needs to answer: First, how […]
New Postmates Payout Model: Get Pay for Waiting
I received an exciting email from Postmates today. Starting tomorrow, January 8th, they’re going to start paying us couriers for the time we spent waiting at the merchant. The email included the pay model and an example of how it […]
6 Portland Restaurants With the Absolute Worst Parking (Postmates Edition)
Parking is your worst enemy if you work for Postmates and Caviar. It would help a lot if you know ahead of time whether a restaurant has horrible parking before accepting a job. So, here is my list of restaurants […]
