I just had my MS shopper application turned down!
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Shopping Bama and parts of Georgia.
I'm still learning 24/7.
I'm still learning 24/7.
Why? The errors were SO egregious!
If they are going to hold ME to the "highest standards", shouldn't they hold themselves to the same
high standards?
I do normally wait until after I receive the "you're an approved shopper!" e-mail before sending in my corrections....one that immediately pops to mind is the one where the company spelled the "Independent Contractor" as "independant contractor"....I sent them a note, and they wrote back asking for a "screen shot" of the page I was referencing. WHAT? That was 3 DAYS AGO. I think
you should be able to find the page yourself....you know, the one that starts "Independant Contractor".
But this particular MSC had FIVE grammar errors on the page asking for a writing sample.
They probably reached the same conclusion I did -- that we wouldn't be a very good fit!
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If they are going to hold ME to the "highest standards", shouldn't they hold themselves to the same
high standards?
I do normally wait until after I receive the "you're an approved shopper!" e-mail before sending in my corrections....one that immediately pops to mind is the one where the company spelled the "Independent Contractor" as "independant contractor"....I sent them a note, and they wrote back asking for a "screen shot" of the page I was referencing. WHAT? That was 3 DAYS AGO. I think
you should be able to find the page yourself....you know, the one that starts "Independant Contractor".
But this particular MSC had FIVE grammar errors on the page asking for a writing sample.
They probably reached the same conclusion I did -- that we wouldn't be a very good fit!
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mrcomputer101 Wrote:
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> Or, Change your username to CeaseFire!...
LOL!!!!!!!
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> Or, Change your username to CeaseFire!...
LOL!!!!!!!
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They wanted to see how you write. What you submitted was more of an editing test than a writing sample
Well, you have to be approved as a shopper before you can submit those reports and make $$$!
I don't want to work for any outfit that's so unprofessional.
I get to make that choice.
I have plenty of other companies that DO pay me for my work.
And Cote, I'm sure you were a professional promoter!
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(I was just a little shocked, is all -- I've never had an application denied before, LOL! But after thinking about it, it's for the best -- because if that's a sample of the writing standards of their
editors, we'd for sure be butting heads. When I took the SAT (back in the day) they said I made
one error on the English portion. I sat down and wrote an essay (this was long before computers!) and actually convinced them my answer was correct, and they changed my score -- and took the
question out of later tests! So I've been butting heads for a very, very long time!)
I don't want to work for any outfit that's so unprofessional.
I get to make that choice.
I have plenty of other companies that DO pay me for my work.
And Cote, I'm sure you were a professional promoter!
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(I was just a little shocked, is all -- I've never had an application denied before, LOL! But after thinking about it, it's for the best -- because if that's a sample of the writing standards of their
editors, we'd for sure be butting heads. When I took the SAT (back in the day) they said I made
one error on the English portion. I sat down and wrote an essay (this was long before computers!) and actually convinced them my answer was correct, and they changed my score -- and took the
question out of later tests! So I've been butting heads for a very, very long time!)
ceasesmith Wrote:
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...So I've been butting
> heads for a very, very long time!)
Cease, you don't sound like just a head butter; you sound like the HEAD head butter!!! (Humm...suddenly I'm craving buttered rolls. Can't stay focused for a minute.)
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...So I've been butting
> heads for a very, very long time!)
Cease, you don't sound like just a head butter; you sound like the HEAD head butter!!! (Humm...suddenly I'm craving buttered rolls. Can't stay focused for a minute.)
Shop2LiveinFL Wrote:
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> Wow! And I thought I was anal retentive.
Oh, but missing that question was the difference between a perfect score on the English portion of
the SAT -- and a not perfect score.
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> Wow! And I thought I was anal retentive.
Oh, but missing that question was the difference between a perfect score on the English portion of
the SAT -- and a not perfect score.
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ceasesmith Wrote:
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> Oh, I'm self-employed -- I AM THE BOSS!
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Technically yes, but you're the one who's asking to work for the MSC so you should be respectful and follow their rules. In the real world, if you applied to a company you wanted to work for, would you go to the interview and start criticizing them? Why is it okay for you to do that to an MSC?
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> Oh, I'm self-employed -- I AM THE BOSS!
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Technically yes, but you're the one who's asking to work for the MSC so you should be respectful and follow their rules. In the real world, if you applied to a company you wanted to work for, would you go to the interview and start criticizing them? Why is it okay for you to do that to an MSC?
Austin, when I edit, I get paid very well for it.
I had already gotten to the very end of the application...it was the last question.
If it had been the FIRST question, I would have followed your wise advice!
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I had already gotten to the very end of the application...it was the last question.
If it had been the FIRST question, I would have followed your wise advice!
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Shop2LiveinFL Wrote:
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> You should do what the rest of us do. Copy and
> paste their bad grammar and create a new thread on
> the forum so the rest of us can have fun with it.
Oh, I haven't seen any of those threads! And I was
afraid if I quoted directly, someone who had signed
up with that MSC would recognize it...for example,
it said in the give a writing sample: describe the
server whom served you.
Ick.
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> You should do what the rest of us do. Copy and
> paste their bad grammar and create a new thread on
> the forum so the rest of us can have fun with it.
Oh, I haven't seen any of those threads! And I was
afraid if I quoted directly, someone who had signed
up with that MSC would recognize it...for example,
it said in the give a writing sample: describe the
server whom served you.
Ick.
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I'd like to add, for those of you who grasp the humor of this, good on you; file it under "top 10
things to NOT do if you're looking for a MSC" and have a good belly laugh.
The rest of you...well.
I work for many different reasons -- in great part because if I don't, I get pretty bored. There's a limit to how much volunteer work one can do, how many organizations one can represent, how many books
one can read, how much gardening one can do...etc., etc. It gives me a chance to meet new people
and experience things I wouldn't otherwise do. It's interesting and, to a certain degree, a creative
outlet.
And the money I earn will pay for my trip to New Zealand...
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things to NOT do if you're looking for a MSC" and have a good belly laugh.
The rest of you...well.
I work for many different reasons -- in great part because if I don't, I get pretty bored. There's a limit to how much volunteer work one can do, how many organizations one can represent, how many books
one can read, how much gardening one can do...etc., etc. It gives me a chance to meet new people
and experience things I wouldn't otherwise do. It's interesting and, to a certain degree, a creative
outlet.
And the money I earn will pay for my trip to New Zealand...
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