I wanna be a shill! Can I be a shill? Please? Please?
Also where is your photo so we can comment?

No assumption necessary. We all know why you posted the link. Whether you are a man or a woman does not make your comment any less ignorant. How did you become the expert on what type of photo should or shouldn't be posted on LinkedIn?

You claim shoppers should share experiences. Isn't it interesting those should only be negative experiences or the posters risk being called shills yet you somehow manage to also accuse us of being jaded and cynical. Opinionated? Of course, we are asked for our opinions all the time. Not helpful? Obviously that is in the eye of the beholder.

A difference of opinion does not mean the person is not helpful, it just means that you did not hear the answers you wanted.

I don't get calling people out for being opinionated while jumping all over someone and insulting the way the look in a photograph. It might be time to try taking your own advise.

I was happy when I saw the responses from new contibutors to this forum "testing the waters" for validation of a similar and unspoken complaint.

I was sad when I saw the infighting and insults that insued. I hope that we do not lose any new members as a result.

The PM I received below over this thread made me laugh this morning.. a perfect example of how some shoppers behave when they think they can get away with it. It does not feel like this is a safe place to post about experiences or to express a difference of opinion anymore.

shoppinggirl Wrote:
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> Hey Loser,
>
> You GOT FIRED from Service Metrics because you
> have a big mouth and no brains. As a new
> employee, you think that you can make comments
> about the company you work for publicly, without
> any repercussion. Now that you are fired, YOU are
> the one making comments about not being paid as an
> employee and the abuse you took! What a joke!
> Nobody cares about that or feels sorry for you.
> Say "bye" to those wonderful audits that you
> completed regularly and all the other shops that
> you did for Service Metrics.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> It is downright self serving! If memory serves me
>
> > right, Dixie attempted to be "helpful" (in
> another
> > thread) to her former employer. Soon after she
> was
> > shown the door and had her shopper account
> > cancelled. I don't think Service Metrics
> > appreciated her "help." Nor do I believe any
> one
> > of the three of them made a serious attempt to
>
> > help or "do the right thing."
> >
> > Suck on that bone! Now here is a scary picture:
>
> >
>
> Yeah at that point I wanted to post something so
> I could get fired. I was sick and tired of working
> with unprofessionals who caused many problems for
> shoppers and employees left to deal with it.. Also
> grew tired of how shoppers like some of the ones
> in this thread go around posting half truths of a
> situation then expect the MSC not to figure how
> who they are and wonder why they aren't picked for
> shops for example... Not enough pay to deal with
> that.
>
> As I recall, the OP in that thread didn't even
> wait 24 hrs until she wrote that she was being
> ignored by SMI. I wasn't getting paid enough to
> care but it bothered me that she posted such
> nonsense. That OP never emailed or phoned when she
> said she did. It wasn't even about cheques until
> one annoying poster kept bringing up NSFs. What I
> couldn't say in that thread is that I wasn't even
> getting my pay on time and nothing about that
> posters past experience would change if it was
> true (you know cause the company didn't care to
> make sure their employees got paid on time). And
> if I say any more, they will send more mail
> threatening me to sue me to stop posting about my
> very real and truthful experience.

I am new to this forum but have already noticed that Dixiewhiskey seems to argue extensively with other shoppers.

Not going to argue with that would be giving you what you want

SO??????? Your point Kelly is?

Are we not allowed other opinions newcomer with ONE post to the forum?

kellys Wrote:
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> I am new to this forum but have already noticed
> that Dixiewhiskey seems to argue extensively with
> other shoppers.

A scheduler randomly assigning shops to shoppers who have not signed up for them or agreed to do them is beyond unprofessional. I guess there must be some rate of success with this "strategy", from meek/fearful shoppers who are unwilling to stand up for themselves and are worried about being deactivated if they cancel the shops they never wanted.

I don't understand why this thread continues on. We should let it die.

I'm curious as to why people can send us nasty/snotty pm's and we can't report those pm's. Once we toggle the offender can they still pm us?

Toggling doesn't block PMs. You can report them to Jacob Jans, the owner of the forum, by sending him a private message. He started the word association and What are you having for dinner threads in General Chat. Just click on JacobJ and the option to send a message will appear.

I'd pay good money (and so would a lot of other men) to know how to block PMS.

I used to do a lot of shops for ICCDS. However, I too have had the same issues with her as many others. I no longer take any that are sent by her. Perhaps, ICCDS will figure it out when her shops go unfilled.

Please let me know which company/ies has/ have people who you can actually call to discuss a problem...I'll sign up immediately.

From what I read it appeared the other scheduler from ICCDS completely misunderstood since she referred to "auto-assigning" and correctly stated ICCDS doesn't do that as a practice. If this scheduler is assigning shops not requested then pulling requested shops if the IC objects, it is basically crossing the employee vs IC line and could be an issue for the entire company.

Have any of you contacted someone other than a different scheduler? Marti is the Director of Quality Assurance and has always been great to work with or to help with a problem.

LisaSTL
Yes shoppers should share experiences, positive and negative. When someone posts the following tell me how that is positive and helpful:

"Keep bad-mouthing schedulers. It will be more available work for the rest of us."

"I've learned that schedulers DO speak with each other and you might be doing yourself in, by posting on a public forum"

"Schedulers do talk about shoppers and it is pretty easy to figure out who is who by what is posted.."

These posts do not encourage discussion but attempt to instill fear. It is a blatant attempt to shut down the one posting. These three make it easy to figure out who they are and the above postings show their intent. It is beyond reason or logic that anyone can say these folks were looking to help another shopper. They were looking to help themselves. And what is with the idiotic comment about playing possum? That is a school yard gang up and a continuation of their negative tone.

Another item to be clear on, The ones so offended by the posted link are the ones judging Nicole's looks. Lisa, you do not have ESP you have no idea what I am thinking so don't assume you do. WRONG AGAIN! Frankly I think she is somewhat appealing, it's just not a professional photo. You are the one's insisting what my intention was and revealed your own thoughts on the picture, shame on all of you. It looked like a dating web site photo not a professional, business networking type of photo. LinkedIn is not the place for glamor shots.

You really do talk out of both sides of your mouth. I specifically asked what qualified you to judge if the photo was appropriate for LinkedIn yet somehow you have twisted that to be me making a comment on her looks.

And now the word "scary" actually means unprofessional? Maybe we need to chip in and by you a thesaurus.

having a row w/lisa @ cse........but, I can deal w/all personalities.. my sister is bipolar, and my 'reg' job is full of drama queens and psychsomatic, schizophrenics so I'm used to them.. I ignore bad behavior when I can or diffuse it

LisaSTL
The relationships we enter into as ICs are business relationships. I frankly would prefer to work with someone who knows what is appropriate in the business world. Being the father of three daughters (and two sons) I understand there is still a glass ceiling for woman and they have to work harder to get a fraction of the recognition that men receive. Having earned my stripes in the business world allows me to make my own judgements so you can keep your Roget's. Yes it is scary that someone would have to deal with a self absorbed scheduler that is shirking her duty to get jobs filled appropriately. Since I have to spell it out to you, below are other Linkedin profiles of successful women. Each photo is straight on and each one is looking at the camera which in effect leaves one with a certain level of trust and sense of professionalism. I am sure this will not make sense to you, so be it!


[www.linkedin.com]

[www.linkedin.com]

[www.linkedin.com]

I found the perfect recipe for ShoppingBee. Enjoy!

STUFFED POSSUM

Ingredients:
1 possum (whole)
1 qt. cold water
1/8 cup salt
5 beef bouillon cubes
2 bay leaves
3 celery stalks (chopped)
2 onions (sliced)
1 bag packaged stuffing

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Soak possum in cold salt water for 10 hours. Rinse meat in cold water and refrigerate 2-4 hours. Prepare stuffing according to package directions. Stuff possum cavity with prepared packaged stuffing. Close cavity tightly. Place stuffed possum in roasting pan, add water, bouillon cubes, bay leaves, celery and onion. After 2 hours turn meat. Reduce heat to 300 degrees. Cook for 1 more hour. Test roast, if not done reduce heat and cook until done.

ShoppingBee

You must have missed the topic of this forum. It is mystery shopping.
We really do not need a Linkedin resume for other careers.


ShoppingBee Wrote:
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> LisaSTL
> The relationships we enter into as ICs are
> business relationships. I frankly would prefer to
> work with someone who knows what is appropriate in
> the business world. Being the father of three
> daughters (and two sons) I understand there is
> still a glass ceiling for woman and they have to
> work harder to get a fraction of the recognition
> that men receive. Having earned my stripes in the
> business world allows me to make my own judgements
> so you can keep your Roget's. Yes it is scary
> that someone would have to deal with a self
> absorbed scheduler that is shirking her duty to
> get jobs filled appropriately. Since I have to
> spell it out to you, below are other Linkedin
> profiles of successful women. Each photo is
> straight on and each one is looking at the camera
> which in effect leaves one with a certain level of
> trust and sense of professionalism. I am sure
> this will not make sense to you, so be it!
>
>
> [www.linkedin.com]
> rk=pub-pbmap
>
> [www.linkedin.com]
> 44
>
> [www.linkedin.com]?
> trk=pub-pbmap

Actually, this is really boring now. Off to read productive posts now.

As my aunt from the deep south would say, "Bless all your little hearts."

At the risk of unnecessarily keeping this thread alive, I'd like to speak to the concern that prompted it.
If Nicole is successful in getting shops completed by assigning add-on shops by her own initiative, and then not scheduling the requested shop or even un-assigning the requested shop if a shopper will not accept the add-ons, then that seems to be her prerogative, especially if she has her MSC's endorsement of her success.
If it were me, I would have tried to cancel the extra shops. If I were told that I needed to keep them in order to keep the originally requested shop, I may or may not have kept them. It would depend on how greatly I wanted or needed the original shop. I would then probably simply not request shops from her in the future, since my schedule and inclinations do not permit unexpected or unwanted add-ons.
However, there may be shoppers who would be thrilled to receive extra shops. To each their own, as far as that goes.
As an illustration from my own practice, there are two clients with Sinclair that Forum members had warned about a while back, that for a shopper to request one would yield an unrequested assignment of the other if the two client locations were near each other. I have declined seeking qualification for either, since I can't accommodate such a practice. But if it works for them, so be it. I very happily shop other Sinclair clients regularly.

You are not alone. I did one job for them and, after what I consider harrassment, finished it with another scheduler. Won't work for them again if I have to deal with Nicole.

Right on, Canadamommy.

I figured I would chime in about ICCDS. I have only done a few shops for them, working with Jolene, and she was helpful and responsive. I was paid as stated on their site and had a pleasant experience. That being said, I would definitely considering completing future shops with this MSC.

In regards to the bad grammar and spelling discussion, we still have to be able to understand a post so basic grammar and spelling is required. Let's not forget that MSC's do monitor the different forums and I bet they will quickly pick up on the bad grammar and spelling.

@Jaymo wrote:

I'd pay good money (and so would a lot of other men) to know how to block PMS.

I really wonder if Jaymo meant to say PM's as in Personal messages, or PMS.

@ wrote:

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) has a wide variety of symptoms, including mood swings, tender breasts, food cravings, fatigue, irritability and depression.

If you could block PMS, you'd not be mystery shopping. You'd be filthy rich.