I've only had one experience with Maritz and it wasn't a great one. This was maybe a year ago... I applied for two of the blue bank jobs and they sat on the "Pending" board for about two weeks, until well after the due date. I thought, "Well, I'm not going to get those, so I can go ahead and schedule other stuff." Then when the jobs were already a week overdue, they called me on my cell one morning while I was walking out the door for work, and wanted me to do the assignments that same day. I felt sort of obligated to at that point, and I said I would try to take one if I could. I wasn't very optimistic, but it was assigned to me. (Since then, I've learned to not be so much of a people-pleaser.) I ended up being stuck at work all day and had to cancel the shop (which they were gracious about). This was actually the one and only job I've ever canceled, for any company. Since then, I don't think I've even logged into my account one time.
Nothing against them, but this company just isn't a good fit for me. First, I greatly prefer working via email and not telephone, and they only want to do phone. Second, I'm not too interested in the assignments. I rarely do banks, and never do gas stations. I have plenty enough work with other companies. Besides, CoffeeQueen and I have a standing arrangement that works great for both of us: she gets all the Maritz jobs, and I get all the fine dining. :-D
Now, I'm not so dense as to believe that Maritz is a terrible company just because of this one experience. I've said in other threads that I like some companies that are generally disliked, and the reverse is true here. When it comes to MSCs, user results may vary.
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