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Taking away your ability to see and assign shops is the first step before you are completely deactivated.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Wouldn't they tell me I was going to be deactivated? I already have shops scheduled through December for them and have never had an issues. Also thanks for the reply LisaSTL.
From what I understand they do not notify you and they deactivate people without apparent rhyme or reason, even loyal long-term shoppers.
Their M.O. is to deactivate first and ask questions later. There are a lot of threads where people have talked about getting unceremoniously dumped and for no discernible reason. That you have been with them for a while is apparently one of the problems. Don't let that stop you from contacting them. On occasion it is something that can be worked out. If they decide to deactivate you anyway, don't expect an explanation. They act like their decisions are a matter of national security and that even giving you a reason would risk their high standing in the mystery shopping world. Whatever you do, don't take it personally. The list of good, professional shoppers who have been kicked to the curb is a long one.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Thank you jpgilham & LisaSTL. I am not taking it personal, but it kind of sucks as they were the very first organization I did mystery shopping services for in 2000, but I guess a 12 year run with the company was nice while it lasted.
You should e-mail the Help Desk. They will tell you whether it is a computer problem or whether you have been deactivated.
OK, I'll bite.
Why do they do this. It doesn't make sense to me that they would prefer new or inexperienced shoppers over the veterans.
Why do they do this. It doesn't make sense to me that they would prefer new or inexperienced shoppers over the veterans.
I'm just guessing but maybe they think the current shoppers are starting to get noticed? Does seem a bit bizarre. Or maybe they just need fresh eyes?
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I pray it does not occur that the last thing I did before I died was vacuum the house or eat broccoli.
They need people who will do the shops for the peanuts they pay. I also don't think they want or appreciate anyone who is a "professional" shopper.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Lisa,
I'm going to direct this at you, but anyone can answer. Because I just don't get it.
In almost every profession, having some experience is considered an asset. One would assume that's the case in mystery shopping as well. I'm still a relatively new shopper, having begun only in March of this year. But I already know a heck of a lot more about what's wanted than what I did when I first started out.
Especially if I've done the shops before, I know what to look for, where to look, what to remember, what to focus on, what the company wants and what they don't want. So why would a company want less than the best reports they can get?
I'm going to direct this at you, but anyone can answer. Because I just don't get it.
In almost every profession, having some experience is considered an asset. One would assume that's the case in mystery shopping as well. I'm still a relatively new shopper, having begun only in March of this year. But I already know a heck of a lot more about what's wanted than what I did when I first started out.
Especially if I've done the shops before, I know what to look for, where to look, what to remember, what to focus on, what the company wants and what they don't want. So why would a company want less than the best reports they can get?
That is what everyone wonders and MF will not share because they claim it would be giving away some major trade secrets. We all know this isn't rocket science so that doesn't make sense. Most shoppers start with MF and most eventually realize that while the reports are super easy, the pay really stinks and the shopper moves on. They just seem to prefer someone who is not wise to the ways of mystery shopping. The business model certainly seems to work for them.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
About five weeks ago my account was deactivated for inactivity, but it was reinstate after I agreed to update my profile and agreed to become an active shopper by selecting shops as soon as possible. I was encouraged to do this so that my account would not get deactivated again.
Last month, there were not any shops, within the parameters that I shop. I was hoping to get a heads up this month and get some closer shop locations. When I checked the site today, my account had been deactivated again. How often do you have to shop with them to keep your account active?
Last month, there were not any shops, within the parameters that I shop. I was hoping to get a heads up this month and get some closer shop locations. When I checked the site today, my account had been deactivated again. How often do you have to shop with them to keep your account active?
I started with them around 2003 and after about 18 to 24 months had stopped MSing completely. When I returned to the site in 2007 I had been deactivated. After being reinstated I shopped regularly and then it dropped off drastically. In 2011 I only had one shop for the entire year and was not deactivated. There doesn't seem to be any real rhyme or reason for their decisions.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Thanks Lisa
They had shops I was interested in and wanted to schedule some for December. I will try to get reinstated again. Hopefully, the shops will still be available.
They had shops I was interested in and wanted to schedule some for December. I will try to get reinstated again. Hopefully, the shops will still be available.
They did the same to me. I shopped TOO many shops and had a perfect score. They said they could not tell me why they kicked me off. SO strange.
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Im thinking some of these folks who supposedly got fired for no reason more then likely mouthed off to the wrong person or some other unsavory act that they are leaving out. Why I certainly do not encourage it or condone it you can get by with just about murder with this company and not get fired.
I've been reading about all these people cancelled by Market Force... it's a little creepy!
I love Market Force, so far. I've had some really, REALLY nicely bonused shops and lots of average-paying ones. The shops themselves are always at least fairly easy, and the reports are a breeze. I love the self-schedule and the ability to re-schedule. The times I've had to deal with someone there via email, they've always been kind and helpful. They pay on time by direct deposit.
I don't want to get cancelled!
I love Market Force, so far. I've had some really, REALLY nicely bonused shops and lots of average-paying ones. The shops themselves are always at least fairly easy, and the reports are a breeze. I love the self-schedule and the ability to re-schedule. The times I've had to deal with someone there via email, they've always been kind and helpful. They pay on time by direct deposit.
I don't want to get cancelled!
Practitioner of the Nerdly Arts.
It has been hard to distinguish and definitive pattern and there have been very good shoppers let go just like shoppers who probably deserved to get booted. It seems to be a combination of longevity and possibly frequency.
I have been expecting to get booted for a couple of years because I have been with them a total of about eight years and have completed somewhere around 1,000 shops. What may be postponing the inevitable is me taking shops with less frequency than before. While it was a grand total of one in 2011, 2012 hasn't been a heck of a lot more, maybe 12 to 15 tops. I do admit to being a professional shopper when talking to schedulers, but the low volume of shops may keep me off the radar.
I have been expecting to get booted for a couple of years because I have been with them a total of about eight years and have completed somewhere around 1,000 shops. What may be postponing the inevitable is me taking shops with less frequency than before. While it was a grand total of one in 2011, 2012 hasn't been a heck of a lot more, maybe 12 to 15 tops. I do admit to being a professional shopper when talking to schedulers, but the low volume of shops may keep me off the radar.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I have shopped for MF 8 years. My self assign link was removed last year. I emailed the help desk and was told it was because of overlapping shop times. I had three shops in the same mall and they were shopped back to back. Everything Lisa has said is truth (as painful as it is to read). I also had 5 outstanding shops. MF does deactivate without rhyme or reason . I was reinstated and was made to promise to keep enough time between shops. "Enough" time was not, however, defined.
They actually dinged me for shop times too close together. I don't think it was an overlap, but about three minutes between. After explaining how close they were, their line was time should be taken for notes, etc. The problem with that logic? These were not mystery shops, they were announced gas station audits. I also explained to them if they looked closed in a couple of the photos from the first, they would be able to see the second across the street. They still insisted I should have waited 10 to 15 minutes. My time is money and it is not logical to spend 10 to 15 minutes twiddling my thumbs because of some ridiculous notion on their part.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I agree completely. Don't they realize that we often do back to back shops for multiple MS companies and do not wait 10-15 min between shops. I have learned that when I have several shops in close proximity, I do not do two from the same MSC in a row.
Remember, this MSC states on their website that they don't want us doing more than 4 shops a day. That said, I guess they figure if we actually only do 4, we have plenty of time to do who-knows-what for 10 to 15 minutes before going on to the next assignment. What the purpose of what this twiddle time is for is beyond me. Lisa's right - this is ridiculous.
Just to avoid hassles, I try to shake things up on my daily itinerary like Gigi and alternate between shops for different MSCs. Still, it's not always possible. Like tomorrow - I've got 7 for one MSC and 1 for another. Luckily the MSCs I will be doing assignments for don't have arbitrary nonsensical ideas.
But thanks for the heads-up about these issues with MF. I had no idea that doing back-to-back assignments was yet another way to get them tweaked out enough to deactivate a shopper. Bloody hell.
Just to avoid hassles, I try to shake things up on my daily itinerary like Gigi and alternate between shops for different MSCs. Still, it's not always possible. Like tomorrow - I've got 7 for one MSC and 1 for another. Luckily the MSCs I will be doing assignments for don't have arbitrary nonsensical ideas.
But thanks for the heads-up about these issues with MF. I had no idea that doing back-to-back assignments was yet another way to get them tweaked out enough to deactivate a shopper. Bloody hell.
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"Between stimulus and response, there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
~Viktor Frankl
I've been working for MF for about 7 years now. I have not had any problems. In fact, when I've been sick they have bent over backwards to help me reschedule the shops. It is the main company I work for, the schedulers are fantastic and the editors seem to have allot of patience. I guess it just depends on the person.
I have shopped for them for 7 years also, but got kicked out of their burger shop that starts with a number. No explanation, but at least I am allowed to do all the other shops.
Not my circus - Not my monkeys @(*.*)@
~Polish Proverb~
~Polish Proverb~
Just want to point out that if you link to thier website via an email, the "Web FC: Select Shops" button does not show up, even though you can still view your account and schedule the shop you clicked on in the email. To search for shops, you have to actually type the website in your browser and log in.
I often see people complaining they were deactivated for no reason and wonder if that's not the problem. How do you know you are deactivated other than not seeing the "Select Shops" link or being told that you were deactivated?
I often see people complaining they were deactivated for no reason and wonder if that's not the problem. How do you know you are deactivated other than not seeing the "Select Shops" link or being told that you were deactivated?
MarionS...I've thought the same thing!
I am a long time shopper with Market Force. My account was deactivated several months ago. If they don't reinstate me, I will post stories about this company that will have you shocked and amused.
So you know stories about Market Force that would shock and amuse the world. But you will only post the information as revenge if you are not reinstated? Interesting.
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