Yes, that seems to be the belief, isn't it?! Or that everyone and anyone can do it. I've gotten maybe three people on board in almost ten years of shopping!@teriraia wrote:
Customer service inspector, compliance auditor, photographer, business owner who specializes in auditing for customer service. Never had a problem except that people think that I make a lot more money than I actually do.
@coloneltigh wrote:
I tell people I work for a company's IAB (aka rat squad) and work with guys named Martens and Fraker.
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@dkk5685 wrote:
I only do this PT on the side, but I don't tell anyone. My mom, sister and boyfriend (current and ex) are only ones that really know. Not sure why I don't tell people, probably not wanting to encounter what you have. I have a big mouth on day to day basis but this has been my best kept secret for years.
Only time I've wished I could tell more people, is when I want to do a restaurant shop that needs a second person and my boyfriend can't come with me. End up having to pass on some, as I don't like taking people on shops who don't know what it is I'm doing, especially if there are restrictions or something they may find weird.
@Tarantado wrote:
I tend to stay away from the word 'consultant,' at least in the majority of the projects I work as a mystery shopping, auditor, etc. I'm pretty certain that the majority of us shoppers on this forum do not providing actual consulting for the mystery shopping company or their client; rather, the mystery shopping company does the consulting for their client. We're merely reporters and field evaluators working for the mystery shopping companies. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if there are some exceptions where there are IC's providing consulting services to MSC's and / or clients directly as a field auditor / mystery shopper or whatever you want to call it.
To go back to topic, I'd say 'Field Evaluators' or 'Field Auditors' could be a proper alternative to 'Mystery Shopper.'