{"id":6629,"date":"2019-02-05T23:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=6629"},"modified":"2019-04-11T00:51:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T00:51:58","slug":"culture-showdown-doordash-vs-postmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/culture-showdown-doordash-vs-postmates\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Showdown: DoorDash vs. Postmates"},"content":{"rendered":"

DoorDash\u00a0<\/b>and Postmates\u00a0<\/b>are two private San Francisco-based delivery companies with an intense rivalry. However, that didn\u2019t prevent the two companies from floating the idea of a merger in 2018. The merger, which never materialized, was meant to make the two companies a united front that could take on industry leaders GrubHub, UberEats, and Amazon. That\u2019s an understandable goal, considering that analysts recently predicted that by 2022, 11% of all restaurant sales will be delivery orders, up from 6% in 2018.<\/p>\n

Postmates, which has been hinting at an IPO, advertises that it will deliver anything but generally leans on delivering restaurant orders. DoorDash is all about delivering food, but is said to be exploring \u201cmore options.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like to work for DoorDash or Postmates? And how does DoorDash\u2019s company culture compare to Postmates\u2019 company culture?\u00a0 Below we dive into anonymous responses from employees at both companies to paint a picture of employee sentiment \u2013 positive and negative.<\/p>\n

OVERALL CULTURE<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Doordash<\/p>\n

Neither company has a particularly high culture score, which is something we\u2019ve seen before with businesses that revolve around independent contractors and the gig economy. DoorDash workers criticize \u201cthe morals and the ethics of the company.\u201d One says, \u201cWorking here is depressing, I feel like a robot and a broken record because I literally do the same thing every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of Postmates\u2019 culture, employees say, \u201cIt\u2019s a very laidback atmosphere, which makes coming to work much more enjoyable.\u201d One worker complains, however, that \u201cwe don\u2019t have any support system that helps.\u201d It\u2019s worth noting here that women alone rate Postmates\u2019 culture five points lower at 59.<\/p>\n

CEO<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Doordash<\/p>\n

About DoorDash\u2019s leadership, one employee writes, \u201cLeadership team needs to care about the staff as well as the drivers. So many people are fed up with DoorDash\u2019s antics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Postmates\u2019 Bastian Lehmann \u201ccan be funny and motivational when things are going well, and he has the long-term vision necessary to drive the company forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

COMPENSATION<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Doordash<\/p>\n

Neither company rated particuarly high for compensation, a common complaint among similar \u201cgig\u201d businesses, like Uber and Lyft.<\/p>\n

About DoorDash, one employee writes simply, \u201cPay needs to be better.\u201d Another says, \u201cDashers who work full time should have bonsuses, or some other form of incentive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of Postmates\u2019 pay, an ex-employee writes that they were \u201cworking long hours and making very little.\u201d Another writes, \u201cThey pay slave wages. They make record profits.\u201d<\/p>\n

PERKS AND BENEFITS<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Doordash<\/p>\n

One DoorDash employee appreciates that workers get stock options: \u2018I feel ownership in my company, and am excited that I have a connection to the growth\/success of the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

An employee of Postmates writes, \u201cThey provide a free membership to health coverage through Blue Cross of California. They also give three weeks PTO, but they don\u2019t provide great job security. Proceed at your own risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Women at both companies rank their perks and benefits scores lower. Female employees gave DoorDash\u2019s perks and benefits program a 57 (8 points below the average) and Postmates\u2019 package a 35 (7 points lower than the average.)<\/p>\n

GENDER<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Doordash<\/p>\n

DIVERSITY<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Doordash<\/p>\n

DoorDash employees say they have a \u201cvery diverse workplace envinronment.\u201d Women rate DoorDash\u2019s diversity higher by 5 points, at 72.<\/p>\n

Of Postmates, one writes, \u201cIt\u2019s a mostly white staff.\u201d Women rate Postmates\u2019 gender score a full 10 points lower at 59. They also rate the company\u2019s diversity score a full 12 points lower at 50.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DoorDash\u00a0and Postmates\u00a0are two private San Francisco-based delivery companies with an intense rivalry. However, that didn\u2019t prevent the two companies from floating the idea of a merger in 2018. The merger, which never materialized, was meant to make the two companies a united front that could take on industry leaders GrubHub, UberEats, and Amazon. That\u2019s an … Read full-story <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,8],"tags":[11,86,334,333],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6629"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6643,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6629\/revisions\/6643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}