[hristov]

This seems very much like a prearranged PR event. He says:

"... but to be honest, I’m not sure what I would have made for the deliveries themselves. Postmates recently changed its pricing policy to charge users based on the difficulty of the job, and it declined to disclose how much it pays its couriers for those jobs."

So it is pretty clear that the company is not treating him as an employee, but is giving him special treatment as a journalist.

If he really wanted to show how it feels to be a psotmates employee, he should just get the job as an ordinary joe schnoe, like the lady that wrote "nickel and dimed".

[bastian]

Hristov,

the only thing we didn't disclose is how much commission Ryan would receive per job - but if you look around a little you will see that our Postmates receive between 60%-80% of the delivery fee as commission. A Postmate makes money even if a customer does not tip. The tipping is just a bonus.

[hristov]

I believe you. I am just saying that it would have been a better article if he did not let you know he was doing this and applied as a regular person to get the real experience.

[jrmg]

It's a pretty bad PR event that ends up with an article that makes it sound like a courier nets about a quarter of the minimum wage...

[bastian]

Again, i have no idea where this is coming from. Our Postmates actually earn way more than other couriers. Ryan is just talking about his additional tip!