@Mum wrote:
Bowling and car dealership reports are a pain in the ar**. I stopped doing both of them due to lengthy reports. While the whole family is ready for a nap after a good game of bowling, Mum is stuck with receipts, reports and a bad craving for tea. By the time I am finished with the report, DD starts asking for dinner or wants to go outside for "more fun." DH always goes for a nap so I am stuck doing everything. I realized they were not worth my time.
@Jill_L wrote:
When I go out to TXRH with my husband, we will stop at the coffee shop afterward. We will then drive around and chat for a while as we sip our coffee. IDK why, but driving around is sort of a "bonding time" for us. We can talk in the car (kids at home) about stuff concerning the kids, etc. It's relaxing for him to drive and relaxing for me to sit in the passenger seat. And it's a great time to talk with no interruptions. Or to just listen to the radio and have it be silent otherwise.
When we do this, I take my laptop and work on the major parts of the report (narratives, uploading receipt) while driving around. Very little work to do when we get home....And I take a long time to "work," as we are talking and so I have to "save" often, but it's relaxing
For the most part, I like doing my reports ASAP. Having them hang over your head is just more stress.
@walesmaven wrote:
I only do car sales shops for a "no haggle, no pressure" client that pay very well, take 60-70 minutes on site and have a quick and easy report. Of course, if the SA is terrible, the report is a total drag, but that seldom happens with that client. This local family of dealerships permit one shop per month and has about 10 locations so provides steady income.
Otherwise, the times when I really go into "report revolt" are always when struggling overnight with just how to best phrase a highly negative report. I want to avoid writing that report with a flame-thrower, after all.
@Mum wrote:
I still do movie shops for Bestmark. Just saw the "Bigfoot." The reports are brief and to the point. No names necessary and only ticket stubs are uploaded as proof of visit.
I'm not familiar with TrueGuest (maybe it's a company back East), but I definitely felt that way after submitting 3 Shared Insight reports today. Yes, I think that maybe websites/forms that are so poorly designed that it appears their main purpose is to make more work and difficulty for the shopper to submit the shop are worse than having to write long reports.@Hoju wrote:
I don’t mind reports when the report is well structured and organized and doesn’t ask stupid questions repeatedly. I’m looking at you, TrueGuest.
The last time they called me I told them I still had not forgotten how long the reports were.@AZwolfman wrote:
I'm not familiar with TrueGuest (maybe it's a company back East), but I definitely felt that way after submitting 3 Shared Insight reports today. Yes, I think that maybe websites/forms that are so poorly designed that it appears their main purpose is to make more work and difficulty for the shopper to submit the shop are worse than having to write long reports.@Hoju wrote:
I don’t mind reports when the report is well structured and organized and doesn’t ask stupid questions repeatedly. I’m looking at you, TrueGuest.
@crayon wrote:
I actually love writing reports and I'm really good at the narrative. It's the report structures that really IRK me and what can be a peeve of mine. I hate it when you have a bunch of timings but can't just type in the numbers, you have to select from a drop down or a wheel of numbers. It takes five times as long. Just let me write the freaking numbers, already. I also hate when you have to break up a naturally flowing narrative because the questions are all over the place. I also dislike having to write a bunch of mini narratives which basically says everything but also having to do and "overall" narrative at the bottom.
The other thing that bugs me is when shops are due in 12 hours. Especially if I did a group of shops that day or it was a shop that ended later in the evening e.g. a fine dining shop. I always ask for extra time.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
I don't do movies, as I love going and want to concentrate on the movie, not counting heads. I find that enjoyment should not be interrupted. I recently saw "A Star Is Born", the music was amazing, so glad I had no interruptions. The money really isn't enough, of course, it's never enough here in L.A. where bonus's are nill.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
I agree about dealership's, I will do them for 60.00 (lowest) and we have them in my town on Auto row. I'm doing an AARP today for 50.00, which is fair, as I did one for another MSC for 34.00. This one is a bit more involved, but their paying and (again) it's in my town. I did a Tesla for 75.00, lots of work and driving. I remember when starting, I didn't want to turn anything down, and did a dealership for 17.00.....I learned fast, driving is time and gas, so I stick to my town, everything is 2/3 miles....