Slow payment

Does anyone do mystery shops for J.C.Associates? They are another company that you have to wait 3 or 4 months to get paid. I did a shop on 4/30 and still have not been paid. I think it will be the last one for them.

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Not since they underpaid on a shop (granted it was the last of the old pay level) and never responded to the email and were late. I understand tardy payments have gotten worse and worse. They are on my manure list.
I have seen shoppers complaining on forums that it was now several weeks from a job performed with a 7 day promise and they still weren't paid. I haven't seen them come back with a specific statement about when they finally got paid, but it doesn't much matter to me, I won't work with these guys further until they get their act together.

I don't know about you, but I personally find it offensive when a company promises 'rapid pay' to get a routine job done. I can understand it when a shopper is expected to lay out a substantial amount of money ($100 or more), but for routine jobs it means that you are getting paid ahead of shoppers for whom payments are already excessively long. When a company's pay cycle is soooo long that even a $30-$50 restaurant shop is viewed as an excessive burden so shoppers resist taking the job it is time to shorten the pay cycle. When a company instead lengthens the pay cycle (as JC&A has done) one needs to wonder if they are adequately capitalized to cover their debts and one step from closing the doors leaving shoppers holding the bag. This has been the case with Freeman, which at least is communicating with shoppers, with Goodwin, which makes firm payment promises to individuals which are not being kept, etc.
I did one for a company. It was a casual dining lunch one. I had to take care of the check, and they would reimburse me for it. I sent the report in, and a copy of my reciept, and Thi was at the start of Sept 08. Well I waited for a month nothing 3 months later nothing. I got a hold of them with 2 not so nice e-mails, and that I would like the payment they owe me as that is not a price for lunch I would normally pay unless I was doing a nice lunch with friends/family. I FINALLY got a payment, but it was just a couple months ago when I finally got it. Needless to say I will NOT be doing shops for them again.
Crap, I just did 4 for them...$15.50 each. I even received a thank you email for taking the far out when that hadn't been snatched up for a few weeks..now their WA board is empty. Maybe I shouldve known this before I took them all. Oh well, we'll see what happens...
I have done many shops for them and I am paid on time. If you do a shop for them in April you are paid in June.
I have never waited months for payment. Have you tried contacting them for your payment?
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