David Pickerell

Co-Founder @with_para, Pt. time delivery driver, early stage investor @YesVC. Ex-ops @Uber. Let's talk all things rideshare/delivery/gig, DM me!

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

The promise of gig work is broken. Let’s build a better gig economy - together, now.

[Para Inc. @with_para]

The promise of gig work is broken. We want to help fix it. We believe it's the fundamental right of every gig worker to control their own time and labor.
We haven't given up - we are just getting started!
https://t.co/4DRFhle38U #gigwork #gigworker #tiptransparency #workerrights

[Kristen Anderson @FintechKristen]

We will keep building. We will keep pushing forward on principles that improve customer outcomes, drive societal change for the better, and refuse to accept that just because this is the way things are, that this is the way they have to be. (2/2)

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

@NoraKAli @MacConwell would be great

[chris eberle @defiginger]

According to @DoorDash this is "an image of the delivery, proving the order was delivered"

This image, of a house in broad daylight with nothing at the door, showed proof of an 8pm delivery of food.

Bonus: Door Dash also states that we did not communicate with them about this.

[Accounting Dude (Not Alpha, yet) @DeliveryDude5]

This isn't just laughable, it's downright criminal.

[Para Inc. @with_para]

What Is Your (Driver) Utilization Rate?

Sergio's Utilization Rate in Uber dropped from >90% last year to 50% this year. How are you doing?

#uberdriver #utilizationrate #uber #Driver #lyftdriver #lyft #uber #drivershortage #grubhub

https://t.co/gt6G5YYhNW

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

@VessaiM @with_para @AGKarlRacine @VessaiM I haven't head of anything happening there recently. Have you?

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

Good to see tip transparency for gig workers being enforced! This time with Amazon Flex.@AGKarlRacine (DC attorney General) is a leader on this. His team also did the 2020 lawsuit against DD for similar tip stealing.

https://t.co/e5XPPdvBiD

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

Shoutout to @BryceBennett8 and Solo for highlighting this important issue

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

Possible Glitch CONFIRMS Upfront Fares Is A PAY CUT?!? Show Me The Money Club https://t.co/1EwGvAqbTw

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

Shoutout to @AGKarlRacine who also found that DD was doing this back in 2020. Tip Transparency is a gig workers' right.

[Andrew Giambrone @AndrewGiambrone]

new: DC Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Amazon “for stealing tips from delivery workers through a deceptive, illegal scheme that tricked consumers into thinking they were increasing drivers’ compensation” but were in fact defraying Amazon’s labor costs, his office announces

[Andrew Giambrone @AndrewGiambrone]

new: DC Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Amazon “for stealing tips from delivery workers through a deceptive, illegal scheme that tricked consumers into thinking they were increasing drivers’ compensation” but were in fact defraying Amazon’s labor costs, his office announces

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

Here's the 2020 finding that DoorDash stole tips and misled customers:

https://t.co/6hfp5FVEjp

[Terri Gerstein @TerriGerstein]

@emmavaninwegen Similar to consumer cases about gig companies using customer tips to fulfill their own company obligations toward gig worker pay. (There’s also potential labor violations of course but it’s been brought under consumer theory). https://t.co/PraaF1zZjc

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

@ShahidulUddin14 @with_para @withpara Yet…

[Para Inc. @with_para]

Auto-Decline is Live on @withpara 🎊🎉

We are delighted to share that you can now Auto-Decline Grubhub, Uber, UberEats, and Lyft offers with Para Inc!

#uberdriver #ubereatsdriver #grubhubdriver #autodecline #acceptdecline #lyftdriver #rideshare #gigeconomy #gigwork #gigworker

[Entre Courier @EntreCourier]

We really need something definitive, but I gotta be honest, I don't trust either side of the aisle to do it right. Both sides are more interested in protecting their special interests than doing right for the people involved.

[Entre Courier @EntreCourier]

Here's the problem with this whole employee vs independent contractor thing: There's no law saying "this is when you're an employee and when you aren't."

All we have are interpretations, and interpretations of interpretations. IRS, DOL, and states have different interpretations

[David Pickerell @david_pickerell]

@Getaround I haven’t been parked in the middle of the ocean for the last 20 mins….can I please end my trip? Something’s really wrong with your tracking.