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Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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post #2

The headline is significantly linkbaity. Courier job applicant was told to arrive 5-10 mins early for interview, arrived 4 mins early and was unapologetically told to go to the next session in 30 mins.

I don't know where you are from, but 4 minutes early iisn't a 'late arrival'.

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

#4
If I were a delivery company then I might decide that I didn't want to hire the people that merely show up on time, or even the people that show up a few minutes early. I want the people who go out of their way to show up a lot, lot earlier than they're expected to.

Even if that wasn't true, though, I suspect that I would not be interested in hiring the guy who didn't show up early the second time.

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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post #2

The headline is significantly linkbaity. Courier job applicant was told to arrive 5-10 mins early for interview, arrived 4 mins early and was unapologetically told to go to the next session in 30 mins.

I took insult to the way I was treated after the fact, rather than the fact that I was locked out.

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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This is unfortunate, but I have to wonder why 557.png (the image of the phone in this post) was last edited by Photoshop. :tinfoil:

  $ extract downloads/557.png 
  Keywords for file downloads/557.png:
  mimetype - image/png
  image dimensions - 1170x869
  produced by software - Adobe ImageReady
  comment - 
  created by software - Adobe Photoshop CS6 Macintosh
  mimetype - image/png
  video dimensions - 1170x869
  pixel aspect ratio - 1/1

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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This reminds me of Van Halen and their "no brown M&M's clause"

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232420

To sum it up, Van Halen would put in their contracts that they are to be served M&M's with no brown ones present. If they found that there was indeed brown ones, they would not play because they felt the gig was not paying attention to detail.

Seems to me that if you are applying for a job that basically is all about time (delivery in 30 mins) then it is a great litmus test to not let people who are late to the orientation have a job. These people obviously did not care enough for the job interview- It stands to reason they likely wont care to be extra fast once/if hired.

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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post #6

This is unfortunate, but I have to wonder why 557.png (the image of the phone in this post) was last edited by Photoshop. :tinfoil: $ extract downloads/557.png Keywords for file downloads/557.png: mimetype - image/png image dimensions - 1170x869 produced by software - Adobe ImageReady comment - created by software - Adobe Photoshop CS6 Macintosh mimetype - image/png video dimensions - 1170x869 pixel aspect ratio - 1/…

Perhaps to crop and compress it for the web?

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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post #2

The headline is significantly linkbaity. Courier job applicant was told to arrive 5-10 mins early for interview, arrived 4 mins early and was unapologetically told to go to the next session in 30 mins.

I don't know where you are from, but 4 minutes early iisn't a 'late arrival'.

I didn't use the phrase "late arrival". I just pointed out that the OP arrived after he was told to arrive.

Re: Postmates NYC treats their deliverymen like trash

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post #7

This reminds me of Van Halen and their "no brown M&M's clause" http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232420 To sum it up, Van Halen would put in their contracts that they are to be served M&M's with no brown ones present. If they found that there was indeed brown ones, they would not play because they felt the gig was not paying attention to detail. Seems to me that if you are applying for a job that basically is all a…

They weren't late, though? If they wanted people to show up 5-10 minutes early, make the training at 5:50 or 5:55. Don't say 6 and really mean earlier.
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