With prop 22 victorious, a lot of Postmates and other app based gig drivers may be wondering when any changes are gong to take place. California gig drivers are now promised 120 percent of minimum wage for active time, 30 cents per mile driven, additional insurance while on duty and health care benefits. It's understandable that all of these positive changes couldn't happen days after Prop 22 passed, but many drivers are now wondering when these changes will actually come in to effect.
When will Postmates drivers get the Prop 22 benefits and guaranteed pay?
Postmates drivers should see new benefits and earning guarantees by the end of 2020. On the Fleet app, Postmates did acknowledge the passing of Prop 22. They also stated that it's important to remember that the benefits of the bill will not take full effect until later this year. No exact date was given, and that's understandable as they most likely do not have that information themselves.
We have to remember that there will need to be a lot of tweaks on the Postmates app. Developers will have to work on getting everything ready and prepared for the new system. They'll have to make sure that everything works right, and just the way it supposed to. We can be sure that Postmates, as well as all the other app based companies were already prepared to work on this as all they needed to wait for was the official passing of Prop 22. Now that all is over with, it's time for Postmates and the other apps to get to work and show us drivers that it was worth our time to vote and pass Prop 22.
Postmates drivers will benefit the most from prop 22
As most of you know, I have driven for all of the major app based food delivery apps. With that said, throughout the years, all of them have had their props and cons. The Prop 22 benefits is a great thing for them all, but in my honest opinion, Postmates will benefit more than the others. Why? Well, Postmates has been on a decline the past couple of years. Their market-share fell way behind rival companies such as Doordash, Grub Hub and Uber Eats. Sure, Uber bought Postmates in the middle of 2020, and I'll be the first to say that was a great thing. Usually, I wouldn't say that when a company buys out another rival company as it just increases the chances of monopolization, but in this case it was a good thing. Postmates was suffering, and I honestly think that if they didn't sell that they would have eventually went belly-up.
From a Postmates driver's perspective, Prop 22 couldn't have come any sooner. When you talk to app based food delivery gig drivers, it's become more uncommon for drivers to tell you that Postmates was their first choice app. The Postamtes Fleet app seems to be the backup app for most drivers for when their main app gets slow. It wasn't like this years ago. I remember when I would run into lots of Postmates drivers that used Postmates as their main app, but this is very rare now.
The main complaint that I would hear from new Postmates drivers was how terrible it paid. In all honesty most of them would never give it a chance. They would do a few calls, and these calls would pay them $4 or $5, and that would convince them how terrible Postmates was. Many of these drivers would come from Doordash and did not like the idea of not knowing how much their tip would be before they accepted the call. Only experienced Postmates driver would know that you work Postmates for the good tips. Give good service and those $4 and $5 calls would easily turn into $10 and $15 calls.
Postmates always did things right as far as tipping was concerned. They always had the customer tip after service was provided. It was never a secret that Postmates customers always tipped best. In my experience, 75 percent of Postmate's customers tip, and when they tip, it's not a buck or two. The bulk of tips have always been $5 or more. If you were a driver that was confident on the service you provided, Postmates was the app to work for. It was better to earn $20 on one call with your good professional service than to work for some of the other apps that would pay $5 per call and have you run around town knowing that you would get nothing more than the $5 each call you were promised.
It's sad to say, but over the past couple of years, things have changed with Postmates. There are times when calls are just not coming in like they used to. Postmates started to get just a small piece of the pie of food delivery calls. Seems like a lot of Postmates drivers could not keep busy enough anymore with just Postmates alone. This is why I think Prop 22 will benefit Postmates drivers more than those that deliver for other apps.
If there is going to be a guarantee of $15.60 per hour for engaged time, I believe many Postmates drivers will be more encouraged. They won't have to be so worried about customers not tipping them and only earning a few bucks for a call. If they don't get good tips, at least they will earn $15.60 per hour for their active time. Sure, this pay guarantee is good for drivers of all apps, but I believe that it will be even better for Postmates drivers and customers.
Customers? Yes, I believe there will be a surge in Postmates customer satisfaction as they see their food delivered promptly. Add that to good service and these Postmates customers will start ordering more, and Postmates drivers will once again be as busy as ever. Postmates drivers won't be so hesitant to take calls that they question to accept. I believe this customer satisfaction will give Postmates a big rise in business. Of course, all of this is going to benefit Uber which now owns Postmates, but Postamtes drivers will reap the benefits of everything Prop 22 offers as well!
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