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July 06, 2015 06:03PM
I have been working for a MS company who closed business today. I have had a client ask me who I would recommend to pick up their business. They are a self-storage business located out in the PA/NJ area. Let me know if you are a company who could pick up this client, possibly more or if you can recommend a company. Thanks~

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/06/2015 06:36PM by cindy0614.
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July 06, 2015 06:21PM
Which MSC closed today and have they announced it to their database of shoppers as well?

"All we want are the facts." Sgt. Joe Friday
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July 06, 2015 06:25PM
Yes - please identify the MSC that closed business today.
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July 06, 2015 06:27PM
I have not received the okay to post who at this point in time. I do not think the shoppers have been made aware of it yet. I heard through a client they had received an email stating they closed the doors effective today. No other notice was given that I know of and I was the scheduler. The website is also unavailable for access. I will post as soon as I have been given the ok. Sorry I can't give more info right now.
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July 06, 2015 06:35PM
Okay, I just got the okay to post this. The company is ProSource out of Georgia. They closed their doors today with notice going to clients only. They did not have a lot of clients but there are clients needing their shops done. If anyone knows of a company or if there are company admin on here, please contact me and I will give you the information needed. Thank you. This has left the clients in quite a bind as they are scrambling to find a new company.
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July 06, 2015 07:53PM
How about the shoppers? I'm assuming there are still outstanding shop payments if they still had you scheduling until recently. Were you an employee or IC scheduler?

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
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July 06, 2015 09:50PM
I tried both phone numbers (404 area code and 1-800#) and they have a recording that they are not working numbers or something similar. The main web site is still working but when you try to log in, it says, "Suspended This site is not currently available for use. The site licensor must contact ClientSmart support to resolve the issue." Looks like another bites the dust,
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July 06, 2015 10:05PM
Doesn't Ritter handle this type of client? Although we are concerned about shopper payment, I believe you were looking for a reliable company that the client may contact for future business? I do not know what their geographical limitations are though, since I am in the Midwest.
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July 06, 2015 11:57PM
cindy, you are going above and beyond here. Hopefully, the clients appreciate and reimburse you for your efforts. The clients certainly must have the wherewithal to find another MSC.

I hope you land a scheduling position with another company, and also that no shoppers were left holding the bag.
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July 07, 2015 12:01AM
There has to be another better paying MSC than Ritter. Most of those who have storage shops have a wide variety of clients across various industries. Any one of them with a nationwide presence should be able to step right in. Meaning any of the good MSCs whether they currently have a storage client or not.

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.


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/07/2015 12:01AM by LisaSTL.
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July 07, 2015 12:36AM
I'm a scheduler with Reality Based Group. I would love to pass along the client in need of a MSP program to our sales team. You can contact me at tziemendorf@realitybasedgroup.com. Thank you!

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July 07, 2015 01:08AM
@ Mert..I forgot to quote you....I have a good rapport with the clients and feel bad that they were given no notice. There are shoppers owed money but I was not involved with the financial aspect. I was both the editor (started out as that) and ended up being the scheduler also. No thanks for scheduling positions. I am interested in an editing job if anyone knows of any. I would appreciate it. This was quite the surprise to say the least.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/07/2015 01:11AM by cindy0614.
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July 07, 2015 01:10AM
I was an IC doing both editing and scheduling.


@LisaSTL wrote:

How about the shoppers? I'm assuming there are still outstanding shop payments if they still had you scheduling until recently. Were you an employee or IC scheduler?
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July 07, 2015 02:10AM
I was wondering if you're hesitation to name the company was because you are still technically an employee and/or subject to some kind of agreement preventing you from saying more. On our side I'm not sure anything in the ICA would prevent us from saying a company had officially announced they were going out of business. Since the company didn't bother to notify you or the shoppers, my inclination would not have been to protect them by withholding the name.

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.
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July 07, 2015 04:25AM
Integrity Consultants would love this client. The 2nd best choice would be Customer Experience Experts.

@cindy0614 wrote:

I have been working for a MS company who closed business today. I have had a client ask me who I would recommend to pick up their business. They are a self-storage business located out in the PA/NJ area. Let me know if you are a company who could pick up this client, possibly more or if you can recommend a company. Thanks~

Arguing with fools is like playing chess with a pigeon...
...No matter how good you are, the pigeon will s@^t on the board and strut around like it won anyway.

Not scheduling for ANY company.
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July 07, 2015 03:43PM
@LisaSTL wrote:

I was wondering if you're hesitation to name the company was because you are still technically an employee and/or subject to some kind of agreement preventing you from saying more. On our side I'm not sure anything in the ICA would prevent us from saying a company had officially announced they were going out of business. Since the company didn't bother to notify you or the shoppers, my inclination would not have been to protect them by withholding the name.
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July 07, 2015 03:47PM
...my hesitation was coming from the fact that he had not notified the shoppers, but had notified the clients, only that morning once the website had suspended his account. I just wanted to make sure it was okay. Maybe I shouldn't have even worried about that at all, but that is part of the reason why I am owed a lot of money. I was too nice for too long and was then taken advantage of. Sometimes it doesn't pay to be nice, actually sometimes it doesn't "pay" at all.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/07/2015 03:48PM by cindy0614.
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July 07, 2015 03:49PM
I have passed both names on to the client. Thank you!


@DanteScheduler wrote:

Integrity Consultants would love this client. The 2nd best choice would be Customer Experience Experts.

@cindy0614 wrote:

I have been working for a MS company who closed business today. I have had a client ask me who I would recommend to pick up their business. They are a self-storage business located out in the PA/NJ area. Let me know if you are a company who could pick up this client, possibly more or if you can recommend a company. Thanks~
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July 07, 2015 07:06PM
With life in general it does pay to be nice. Unfortunately business these days doesn't work that way. The company made it clear their priorities were themselves and the people who might still be paying them, not anyone who had helped them make that money.

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.
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July 07, 2015 09:07PM
Lisa, unfortunately I am a slow learner...lol Maybe that is why I feel compelled to help the clients left scrambling to find a new company, and the shoppers to go after the money owed them. I will continue helping people and being nice to people because that was how I was raised. I will, however, open my eyes to prevent this happening to me again.


@LisaSTL wrote:

With life in general it does pay to be nice. Unfortunately business these days doesn't work that way. The company made it clear their priorities were themselves and the people who might still be paying them, not anyone who had helped them make that money.
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