[2019-06-15] [Screen Recording] On Postmates Pay Reductions
Channel: Alex
Date: 2019-06-15

This is a screen recording of a livestream (including comments) within the #BlitzUp initiative regarding Postmates reducing how much it pays its workers. Postmates is chiefly a food delivery service; however, it also offers other general shopping deliveries. 

The video requests that workers do not accept jobs unless they are in "Blitz" mode. Blitz mode is a term used by Postmates to differentiate job offers. Specifically, these offers append a multiplier to what the pay would have been otherwise, and are automatically added to offers that do not get accepted quickly enough by other drivers who received them. In the past, Blitz applied to all offers within a specific timeframe (generally, extremely late night and/or extremely early morning, depending on the city) in addition to the aforementioned condition; however, that bonus was quietly taken away. Immediately following are links to both the original livestream and the official informational webpage.

https://www.facebook.com/workingwashington/videos/443746823124763/ 
https://payup.wtf/blitzupnow 

I am a driver for the company. To properly vouch regarding the pay reductions, I have decided to screenshot two emails I received, the first received 2017-12-03 regarding a pay reduction taking effect 2017-12-01 (including a minimum guarantee reduction from $4.10 to $4.00), and the second received 2019-05-28 regarding a pay reduction taking effect 2019-05-18 that removed the minimum guarantee entirely). It should be noted that the payment schemes shown reflect those that applied and apply currently in Las Vegas; however, it should also be noted that other cities also received pay-structure amendments at the same time. A link to the screenshots concludes this posting. 

https://imgur.com/a/Um0s4hL