@af517 wrote:
From another thread, but totally off-topic so I brought it here.
@jrossetti wrote:
Im a huge fan of free markets and all, but I can't help but feel some jobs are always dumped on some poor unlucky soul because they thought it was a good idea at the time.
You know, things like that ikea report from hell. How many people actually go back for round two unless they are desperate? Just sayin
I went back for round two because I convinced myself that 50 bucks for walking around IKEA and talking to a few salespeople must be a steal and I must have just done it wrong the first time. Yeah, not so much. It's a horrible report, the shop is ridiculously underpriced for the work involved, and IKEA apparently doesn't care about the results because they have you asking cafeteria checkout clerks their name and let you do the shop every 30 days, and even specifically state you should continue the shop even if you're recognized as a shopper.
My guess is they're wasting money on mystery shopping because they think they're supposed to do it and don't know what it's intended to accomplish, so they don't worry about the results. Or they just think their employees are stupid and can't draw incredibly obvious conclusions. They would rather get meaningless compromised reports from desperate people who need money and don't know better, so they underprice the report and let the same suckers do it over and over and out themselves.
Add to that their MSC has a stupidly long payment cycle and sometimes doesn't bother to pay at all, and I'm officially removing myself from IKEA's list of suckers.
@af517 wrote:
I just noticed the IKEA shop has now been removed from my job board. *waves* Hi guys!
@LJ wrote:
I've never even been to an Ikea store, but now I feel like I'm not part of the "club". Maybe I should try one of the shops since you have my curiosity piqued.
@jrossetti wrote:
So the MSP retaliated and removed an agreed upon contract because you voiced disdain about the report? Am I understanding that correctly?