@elcarev68 wrote:
OP -
I get what you're saying and I used to feel the same.
Part of the solution is to ask in advance so as to extend the deadline past midnight. It's usually, but not always, granted.
However, your report may have sat for six days not because it wasn't edited, but because the MSC was waiting to see if the client would accept it, either because it was late or because of some other concern re. quality or disputable content.
@msimon-2000 wrote:
Just to be clear, I'm not irked about the short deadline per se. I am irked that this particular shop had a shorter deadline than other shops of the same client, same MSC, and same cycle AND that my report wasn't completed for 6 days on their end. I seriously doubt that anyone took a look at my report until 7am the following morning at the earliest. If that was the case, why ding me for submitting after 1am? Remember, I'm just venting here, not looking for sympathy or explanations...
@Tarantado wrote:
Some MSC's, like A Closer Look, justify the 12 hour deadline by stating that as time ticks past 12 hours, details become less vivid in the reports. Honestly, I strongly disagree and really think it depends on the shopper, but that's just me.
@Tarantado wrote:
Some MSC's, like A Closer Look, justify the 12 hour deadline by stating that as time ticks past 12 hours, details become less vivid in the reports. Honestly, I strongly disagree and really think it depends on the shopper, but that's just me.
@mystery2me wrote:
I find I am able to write much more vivid narratives and submit better reports in the morning after a night's sleep, even though more time has passed. When I stay up late writing reports, the quality suffers.
@CaliGirl925 wrote:
If it was just a check list report, I might agree with them: do it fast while the details are fresh in your mind. But since ACL requires pretty detailed narratives that often take over an hour and need to be clear, concise and not late-night or adult-beverage addled, I would prefer a bit more flexibility in the timelines.
@SoCalMama wrote:
In my experience, ACL won't sit on a report for 6 days.
Service Check will.
OP for whom did you do the shop?
I highly doubt that you won't get paid. I work for 100's of companies and have done somewhere north of 15,000 - 20,000 jobs. I have only one MSP that has a REAL deadline, counted to the minute.
@msimon-2000 wrote:
@elcarev68 wrote:
OP -
I get what you're saying and I used to feel the same.
Part of the solution is to ask in advance so as to extend the deadline past midnight. It's usually, but not always, granted.
However, your report may have sat for six days not because it wasn't edited, but because the MSC was waiting to see if the client would accept it, either because it was late or because of some other concern re. quality or disputable content.
I don't think this was the case in my scenario since I received a nice grade on the report, but there was still a caveat that the client can still reject the report in which case I won't get paid, even though I received a fairly high score. I would think if the client already said it would be accepted, there would be no need for the caveat (unless it is boilerplate). Just to be clear, I'm not irked about the short deadline per se. I am irked that this particular shop had a shorter deadline than other shops of the same client, same MSC, and same cycle AND that my report wasn't completed for 6 days on their end. I seriously doubt that anyone took a look at my report until 7am the following morning at the earliest. If that was the case, why ding me for submitting after 1am? Remember, I'm just venting here, not looking for sympathy or explanations...
@msimon-2000 wrote:
@elcarev68 wrote:
OP -
I get what you're saying and I used to feel the same.
Part of the solution is to ask in advance so as to extend the deadline past midnight. It's usually, but not always, granted.
However, your report may have sat for six days not because it wasn't edited, but because the MSC was waiting to see if the client would accept it, either because it was late or because of some other concern re. quality or disputable content.
If I find myself in a situation where I will miss the deadline I contact the scheduler and ask if they will accept the report late. I will not bother to take my time to do the report and I would go to sleep early rather than doing the report that they do not want. I never had a scheduler tell me they did not want the report as they would have to give it to another shopper and the client would get the report several days rather than several hours later. I wonder if editors stay up editing reports all day and all night and never get to sleep? That is what the MSC's would like you to believe. And of course the client will get that report seconds after the editor reviews it. It is that urgent. If you believe that, Would you like to buy the Brooklyn Bridge cheap? You would buy anything.
I don't think this was the case in my scenario since I received a nice grade on the report, but there was still a caveat that the client can still reject the report in which case I won't get paid, even though I received a fairly high score. I would think if the client already said it would be accepted, there would be no need for the caveat (unless it is boilerplate). Just to be clear, I'm not irked about the short deadline per se. I am irked that this particular shop had a shorter deadline than other shops of the same client, same MSC, and same cycle AND that my report wasn't completed for 6 days on their end. I seriously doubt that anyone took a look at my report until 7am the following morning at the earliest. If that was the case, why ding me for submitting after 1am? Remember, I'm just venting here, not looking for sympathy or explanations...