I’m always curious about the experiences of other couriers, especially their challenges. I ask about their experience when I run into them at the same pick-up locations. This is one way I learn about the courier experience in my local market, Portland. But until I go into other markets like I did with Seattle, the only way for me to find out more is by browsing the Internet. One website I’ve found helpful is Glassdoor.com. This site is where employees submit reviews about culture, salaries, and hiring processes of companies, even startups.
Do Postmates Female Drivers Make Good Money?
Many brands promise you will earn money quickly by signing up on their platform. Unfortunately, it’s hard to know which opportunities will get you the most bangs for your buck and which ones will leave you playing with your thumbs. If you’re an enthusiast female looking to work for a delivery service that you can quickly get started with within no time, consider becoming one of the Postmates female drivers.
Uber Technologies Inc. Acquires Postmates for $2.65 Billion
Ride-hailing and delivery services have been hit hard by the global pandemic. In order to supply everyday goods and groceries, Uber has decided to expand its operations. On Monday, the company sat down with Postmates and offered an acquisition bid […]
Everything You Need to Know About Postmates
The Postmates platform offers delivery of everything from food to office products. The idea for the company came to be when Bastian Lehmann was in the process of moving from Munich to London. Lehmann found himself frustrated at the lack of an easily-usable platform to move items back and forth around London. He carried the idea for a courier platform with him to a later position at AngelPad in San Francisco. There, he met Sean Plaice and Sam Street, with whom he would found Postmates in March of 2011.
Postmates and uberEATS Race to Honolulu
As of yesterday, Honolulu customers can download the Postmates app and request deliveries, and uberEATS launches today. Postmates announced the launch into Honolulu on Tuesday, making this its first venture into the Hawaii market. It also managed to beat uberEATS […]
Postmates Fresh: What You Need to Know
Postmates announced the launch of a grocery delivery branch of its platform on Nov. 8. Postmates Fresh launched in Manhattan, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The new feature rolled out the same day as Postmates’ new interface. It aims to […]
Postmates vs. GrubHub: Which is Better for You?
Postmates and GrubHub are pretty similar from the driver’s side, so it can be hard to choose which platform is right for you. The easy way to pick between GrubHub and Postmates is to look at which one is actually […]
Dealing with Restaurants as a Food Delivery Driver
Food delivery drivers know that it’s not just customers you need to get along with—it’s restaurants, too. Whether you’re working for Postmates, GrubHub, UberEATS, or some other food delivery service, you have to be able to work with restaurants. How […]
How Postmates Can Help You Get in Shape
Staying healthy is hard, especially when you work in the gig economy. After all, we’re sitting in our cars all the time and eating on the go. It’s not exactly a picture of a healthy lifestyle. If you’re trying to […]
Like Postmates? Try These Gigs.
Postmates is an increasingly popular option in the gig economy. However, most gig economy workers know there’s wisdom in working across multiple platforms. If you’re looking for other gigs like Postmates to give you more options for work, here’s a […]
