Shop-et-al, we now know about the darker side, LOL.

OP-- Something went wrong between the two shops, and you would like to know the specifics, so you can perform your work as efficiently and effectively as possible. Call the company to talk with Quality Assurance or whatever they call the editing department. It always smarts to have a shop rejected, but it really does happen to everybody, sooner or later.

@Nivira wrote:

OP-- Something went wrong between the two shops, and you would like to know the specifics, so you can perform your work as efficiently and effectively as possible. Call the company to talk with Quality Assurance or whatever they call the editing department. It always smarts to have a shop rejected, but it really does happen to everybody, sooner or later.

Thank you Nivira,

I guess this is what I call a "perfect" reply to my inquiry.

Many posters assumed that I did something "bad" and did not follow the instructions. I guess my statement "I compared the requirements of both assignments, and the substance of both are identical." did not reflect clearly that I performed both assignment shops according to the guidelines.

Thus the ONLY factor would be the Editor. I am not against any editors, but my real question still remains how can we trust them to follow their guidelines in editing our reports when it is clear that each editor makes up their rules.

There was iludance to the fact that they may have needed a dinner vs. a lunch, and they could fit one of my reports, but that is not logical, because if my report went to a dinner slot, they still need a lunch report.

Thank you, you have been very kind.

So you had two "lunch" shops, were too late for lunch, ordered dinner instead and we are all wrong? You never did clarify how you ended up ordering dinner for a lunch shop or if you communicated the reason clearly with the MSC.

I was the one who suggested one was accepted because the MSC still needed a dinner shop. There is nothing illogical about it. I made an error in ordering the wrong type of service on a shop. The first thing the scheduler did was to see if they still needed anymore with the scenario I used so my shop would be saved and I would be paid and reimbursed. My situation was not at all unique.

"iludance" ? hmmmmm interesting spelling AND conjugation

@LisaSTL wrote:

So you had two "lunch" shops, were too late for lunch, ordered dinner instead and we are all wrong?

I do not want to say something that might be misconstrued, but LisaSTL, you think of yourself as infallible?

I was there, and you were not, so I have the advantage of knowing things that you might not be privy to. I had to disguise the nitty details just in case any of the Editors see my post. But I gave you all the details to understand the situation which seems to me you have not, and keep on going down a certain path, that is not correct.

@LisaSTL wrote:

You never did clarify how you ended up ordering dinner for a lunch shop or if you communicated the reason clearly with the MSC.

Read this statement 5 times before you even think of replying. If you still have questions let me know.

@Wassim wrote:

By the time I was at the establishment, I was unable to get a lunch, and the establishment was serving dinner already

and yes I did communicate this in my report, and stressed that I was not given enough time, and that I wanted to help, but in return I got snubbed and no one in his right mind will thinks this is fair. They asked me to bail them out and I did, what is the right course of action if you were the editor? Perfect report, on time, and under budget, with great photos, and great narrative. I was given a 10/10 score with a thanks for being a "team player". Now I am saying things that I do not want to make public because there are how many Wassim out there?

@LisaSTL wrote:

I was the one who suggested one was accepted because the MSC still needed a dinner shop.

With all due respect LisaSTL, I did response in one of my replies why I am skeptical about your statement, unless you work for the MSC/MSP company, or are have access to the report despotion status, they will still be down a lunch report, so the client would be upset. I simply was not given enough time, and one editor felt that I was a good IC, worthy of some slack, and the other simply went by the book with disregards to the dynamics of the situation.

@LisaSTL wrote:

There is nothing illogical about it. I made an error in ordering the wrong type of service on a shop. The first thing the scheduler did was to see if they still needed anymore with the scenario I used so my shop would be saved and I would be paid and reimbursed. My situation was not at all unique.

You still miss the point. I say again I performed my duties perfectly, I rolled with the punches, and at the point when I realized that it's not lunch anymore I still stayed and kept on going. I could have called the scheduler and told them I can't do this assignment shop, but in my humble opinion that is a let down. Worst than messing up a shop assignment.

Please understand that if it was a simple payment issue I wouldn't have bothered you one bit. It is a matter of one editor vs. another editor, and many good members have sustained this theory, and I am satisfied with that and no longer need help with this issue. My theory has been validated by competent members, and I'll let you all know what transpires if I do call the company again.

By the way, I had a banking shop assignment. I went to the bank branch, during the time prescribed in the instructions. The door was locked. I shook it, and the "manager" came out to talk to me. He said that the bank was just robbed, and the police was inside.

I l ft, and as soon I was out of sight I called the scheduler and she offed me the same assignment 3 days later. But they did verify with the client that I was telling the truth. I know that because the scheduler told me.


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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2017 12:34AM by Wassim.

Because I have so little experience, I will defer to the wealth of knowledge you have accumulated over the last year.

Why do people start threads asking for opinions and then get all defensive and weird when people offer them?

@LisaSTL wrote:

I made an error in ordering the wrong type of service on a shop. The first thing the scheduler did was to see if they still needed anymore with the scenario I used so my shop would be saved and I would be paid and reimbursed. My situation was not at all unique.

From what I read, Lisa just posted an instance where she goofed on something. That is the opposite of stating she is/was infallible.

@JASFLALMT wrote:

Why do people start threads asking for opinions and then get all defensive and weird when people offer them?

"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast
ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn again and rend you."

@JASFLALMT wrote:

Why do people start threads asking for opinions and then get all defensive and weird when people offer them?

He's really looking for sympathy. But, we do not know that until after we have given our opinion(that he asked for..it's even in the title) and then he responds by defending HIS behavior. If he really felt that he did not do anything wrong, he would not need to come here and fish for validation. What he really wants is for us to tell him how he handled the shop was the right thing to do and the editor was wrong. And he's getting !@#$hurt because we DON'T agree with him. We've all given him valid reasons why we don't.

lisaSTL, why he feels the need to prove to you that you are wrong is, well, to put it mildly, wasted effort. it does not matter if your opinion is right or wrong. ultimately, the shop, report, and editor problems he's having are his deal and him arguing with YOU isn't going to change his predicament.

Wassim, you stated that it was a lunch shop to be done by 3, yet when you got there the location was not serving lunch, but dinner. That logically indicates that you missed the 3 p.m. deadline. Then, in a later post you say that you did everything perfectly and LisaSTL doesn't know what she is talking about.

But, all any of us have is what you have typed here. None of us were there. We are trying to understand your problem or question based on the words you have written. Your posts are contradictory. Perhaps you mis-stated something in the beginning.

Doing a lunch shop outside of the time limits is not doing the MSC a favor. They don't have to pay you when you go outside the constraints of the shop. Perhaps next time they call or text with a last minute shop, you can ask for a time extension or politely tell them that one hour is not enough time to get the job done.

condescending op but his spanking attitude did make me laugh. thx

Oh, how we digress in threads. Thanks for the laughs... I am still confused on how this was attacking a disability? Who has a disability and what is it? Did I miss something?

Did they ask for a lunch shop by 3 PM at 2 PM? This is probably why they were offering a bonus. I would of never have assumed it would be OK to just go ahead and order dinner and expect to get paid because you did not follow the instructions. The editor nor scheduler did anything wrong in this scenario, these were conscious actions of the shopper and they should not have gotten paid for either. I frequently ask for the time frame to be waived on a particular shop that I travel 40 miles to do. Once they are desperate enough they will waive it. Otherwise I can't do what they are looking for. Still baffled that someone would do that, let alone do it twice? Have a good night all.

many people have physical disabilities so forum no exception. some seem prejudice against disabled people. y is that?

ALL I can say is that I shop restaurants. If the Guidelines state sit at the bar, not the dining room, you must sit at the bar. There could be two shoppers at the same time one at the bar and one in the restaurant. If I go to the bar and there is no seat, I must wait, end of story. I can't decide to sit in the restaurant because I won't get paid.