Here’s what happened on my first shift as an on-demand food courier in Seattle. I opted to drive just for Caviar. At 6:30 PM I drove up to Seattle from Kent. My shift starts at 7:00 PM and would end […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Working People’s Eating Habits Should Affect On-Demand Couriers’ Parking Strategy
A challenge for on-demand couriers is finding a base to park between assignments. Unlike Uber and Lyft, where you can just chill at home until someone requests a ride, couriers for Postmates and Caviar have to position themselves close to […]
How Portland is Changing, an On-Demand Courier’s Perspective
I’ve driven more miles around the Portland city limits this week than I’ve ever done in a given week. As an on-demand courier, you never know where you’ll end up driving or biking to on a given delivery. I have […]
The Time Postmates Sent Me Into A Forest To Get Taco Bell
A month ago, Postmates dispatched me to get Taco Bell. I was in downtown at the time. I immediately accepted. Blitz Pricing was 1.5x, so I was going to accept any job. But something bizarre happened. The address was 6560 SW Beaverton […]
