Parking during lunch hours has been a pain point for me. Downtown Portland is very congested during business hours and a lot of the jobs during the day time requires driving into and out of downtown. So, here’s how I get away with not paying for parking.
Last week, I got a parking ticket trying to avoid paying for parking downtown while working a Postmates job. I’ve been good about paying for parking since. But if I can dodge paying for parking knowing there’s no potential penalty, I’d do it.
Parking is always necessary while doing food delivery; you have to park until the food is ready and delivered to the designated residence. Since companies do not compensate for parking, it only makes sense that delivery drivers find ways to avoid spots with parking fees. The easiest way out of it is to find a spot without a meter, but sometimes you don’t get that lucky, especially in crowded urban settings. Here are some ways to avoid paying for parking while working food deliveries in the gig economy.
On any on-demand food delivery platform couriers have the opportunity to stack multiple jobs or accept batched deliveries. This is one of the best hack to maximize earnings. But when is it a good time to stack jobs? During my […]
I’ve listed restaurants with the worst parking for Postmates pick-ups. Now, here is my list of restaurants with the worst parking in Portland for Caviar pick-ups. #1 Garden Bar This restaurant is between Couch and Burnside St. on NW 11th […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today is my third day as an on-demand courier! So far, I’ve avoided traffic and have only gone on-duty late in the evening. We’re taking the training wheels off today, because I was on-duty during the morning and lunch hours. […]
