Originally Posted by tandempower

Why couldn't they just pay by the parcel and if you take 50 or 100 parcels to deliver instead of 150 or 200, make less money but the amount of time you take, when you take breaks, and what kind of vehicle you use is your business, so long as the delivered parcels satisfy customers?

Basically this translates into piecework instead of hourly-wage work, but that's actually a good thing because it means you can manage your own time instead of being held accountable for your choices because you're on the clock.