MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XVI - please, no mention of client names or fees on here

MaxAben

Tudorc1 wrote: »

There were a couple of queries recently about time that companies take to pay.

While I was waiting to refresh sites looking for jobs (Bored and a bit anal), I sorted the last 240 jobs on my spreadsheet, and worked out how long the average time from job submission to payment was for a few companies.

Let me know if anyone thinks this shouldn't be posted and I'll take it down, but here's the result:

Company / Days to Pay
Retail Active 14
Grass Roots 17
TNS 18
React 20
ABAI 23
RE 23
GfK 26
Retail Maxim 29
ESA 32
BARE 44
GAP 45
Helion 51


Not comprehensive and just a snapshot but it is what it is.

(I can't get this table to transfer to the post but hopefully it is readable.)

HI All,

Sorry been away for a while, still reading when I can just cannot post all the time, busy busy.

OK first I would just like to know why you think its 51 days for Helion to pay? Is that because of our first UK pay run was a little late of that you did a job on the 1st of a month and then get paid on the 20th of the following?

Secondly we are getting ready for a busy month with Uk included this time too. A large telecoms pricing project, a retail visits project and some truck studies, this is along with the calls that run now.

And last thing to Pinkcoke, you can upload any photo as long as its clear and you are happy it represents you the best way, so a photo of you at 3 am in the morning on New Years is probs not a good one for exmaple ;-)

Speak soon

Max

mimi1234

When will REACT allocate their visits? They normally do them within an hour. I applied for some since last week and they have not even been allocated yet. Err.

Lil_Me_2

ljshopper wrote: »

Anyway, back to work.Can you do the First Tracking jobs in the afternoon or a time to suit or is there a specified slot?

Cheers.

Anytime, unless it's the restaurants when it's after 6:00pm.

TractorGirl327

mimi1234 wrote: »

When will REACT allocate their visits? They normally do them within an hour. I applied for some since last week and they have not even been allocated yet. Err.

I find it varies. Some almost immediately, some days and days!

mysterious_girl

Retail Maxim pay hitting the bank tomorrow. :j

GabGab*mum

misssarahleigh wrote: »

Welcome. Firstly don't panic. It's only RE

They don't give you jobs based on reputation adn as you will have read by now is the most least respected company (along with gap)

Wait till monday, ring and explain. Job done.

They will be fine. There computer system is normally madness.

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I did call them early morning today, as I got email saying they deleted the job as I didn’t submit report. Spoke with the one who emailed me and being informed they will put it back and I should submit report a.s.a.p. Got another call back from them from support member team and as long as we were speaking everything was appearing to be ok with the questionnaire. I started inputting the answers, thanked the advisor for support, disconnected and after finishing 4th question found out that the same technical problem occur ( could see only 4 q and answers from the first category I've chosen to work on and no other categories or questions ).. I called once again support team and they couldn’t sort the problem, redirected me to the person responsible for this particular job, told her once again ( step by step ) what happened and been told she has no idea what to do with it .... Being promised to get call back soon.. After over an hour no one contact me yet .. hmmm .. is this mean I get stuck in home for few hours ? Hopefully not .. I really would like to submit this report and get rid of this report .. [/FONT][FONT=&quot];)
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[FONT=&quot]Now I’m only wondering if it’s a particular problem with this questionnaire or it will occur with every other assignment ... if so, I will get crazy before I will be paid any money for my work .. [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

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MoneySavingBecky wrote: »

i know this is stupid but...did you click on the category heading? Then the questions for that section come up?

and don't worry about it, I did the completely wrong shop for my first assignment :rotfl:

[FONT=&quot]I did, but the thing was - there was no other categories shown ( ?!? ) .. and the one which I could reach was showing only 4 of 6 question I suppose to answer [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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[FONT=&quot]Thanks both of you for the response .. at the time I posted my message I was really freaking out [/FONT]

Miss_Qwerty

Just out of interest are you using an old version of IE? I know some of the older versions have a problem with the accordion and don't display everything properly.

Monkeynut

Tsk! Had an email from React to say that I hadn't been assigned the cinema job I'd mentioned about before here. Which is fair enough, you win some you lose some and all that! But in he mean time there have been 2 other jobs I could have done on that same evening, but didn't apply for htem while this one was pending because I didn't want to end up double booked and having to let one of them down.

GabGab*mum

Miss_Qwerty wrote: »

Just out of interest are you using an old version of IE? I know some of the older versions have a problem with the accordion and don't display everything properly.

I'm working on up-to-date Mozilla Firefox mainly. While the problem occurred I’ve decided to switch to Internet Explorer (version 7.0.5730.13 ), but still couldn’t see questionnaire properly.

Finally the issue was sorted few min ago and i was able to submit the report, but I ended up with” – 2” points

MoneySavingBecky

GabGab*mum wrote: »

I'm working on up-to-date Mozilla Firefox mainly. While the problem occurred I’ve decided to switch to Internet Explorer (version 7.0.5730.13 ), but still couldn’t see questionnaire properly.

Finally the issue was sorted few min ago and i was able to submit the report, but I ended up with” – 2” points

oh gosh, you have the patience of a saint! :T
I would have thrown in the towel after about half an hour :rotfl: especially for re fees!