Some MSCs don't have self-assign for some projects they offer. Instead, I only see "apply."@shopper8 wrote:
I'm not sure that I understand your approval, either you get the shop or you don't. Schedulers want the shops done as soon as possible. I request shops ahead, give the dates and locations where I will be and usually receive a response within a day or two.
@shoptastic wrote:
Some MSCs don't have self-assign for some projects they offer. Instead, I only see "apply."@shopper8 wrote:
I'm not sure that I understand your approval, either you get the shop or you don't. Schedulers want the shops done as soon as possible. I request shops ahead, give the dates and locations where I will be and usually receive a response within a day or two.
In those cases when I've clicked apply, I'll see the shop pending approval for over a week sometimes with no response. At the same time it's pending, I'll get emails saying there are open shops to choose. I'll look and it's the same one I've already submitted an application for. I've had it where I've gone multipel days seeing emails for those same locations I just applied for with no response.
Granted, I was a new shopper in each case and hadn't completed a single shop yet. So maybe they wanted an experienced shopper and didn't want to assign me or were super busy and couldn't get around to assigning people yet.
So I dunno. Just thought it was weird. I didn't want to email a scheduler with a duplicate request. I figure if I already clicked on "apply" that I didn't want to annoy a scheduler asking if I could get the location, b/c I assumed they already could see someone (me) had applied for it.
@shoptastic wrote:
What's the reason they go so long without a response? Just everyone being busy? Or, maybe preferred shoppers getting priority? etc.?
@CoffeeQueen wrote:
It's very reasonable and dare I say kind, of you, bgriffin to continue providing explanations and context at this point.
@bgriffin wrote:
It's at this point that I would suggest to a shopper who wouldn't reply by calling me a jerk and telling me to shut up that perhaps being proactive instead of reactive would yield better results.
@shoptastic wrote:
@bgriffin wrote:
It's at this point that I would suggest to a shopper who wouldn't reply by calling me a jerk and telling me to shut up that perhaps being proactive instead of reactive would yield better results.
edit 2: What I mean is, if you're in the wrong for having a history of messing with me or being rude, why seemingly try to take the "upper-hand" or "high ground" and make it seem like everything is my fault and I'm the one whose done all this wrong stuff?
I called you a jerk and told you to shut up b/c of the way you spoke to me. I'll deal with that in a post later. But if you wanted to talk about that incident, it should be done separately. Why throw in a jab like tjat?