@KA047 wrote:
Since you've opened the floor on the topic...
What approximate percentage of shops see people actually try to blatantly be fraudulent?
What approximate percentage of shops are error free on the first try?
@kenasch wrote:
I’m not an editor, but I don’t understand your last sentence. Is there a typo in there?
@kenasch wrote:
The sentence was
“The numbers do get run on it, though, and I ended up realizing that my view is very skewed because I spend all day working on the projects with problems.”
I was confused by “the numbers do not get run on it”. If I was an editor I think I would change it to “we do not record the percentage of shops that have problems”, if. understand what you were saying. What’s clear in the writer’s mind is not also always clear to the reader.
@kenasch wrote:
@sandyf wrote:
@kenasch wrote:
The sentence was
“The numbers do get run on it, though, and I ended up realizing that my view is very skewed because I spend all day working on the projects with problems.”
I was confused by “the numbers do not get run on it”. If I was an editor I think I would change it to “we do not record the percentage of shops that have problems”, if. understand what you were saying. What’s clear in the writer’s mind is not also always clear to the reader.
But you read a "not" into her sentence that is not there in the original. Yes, if the editor is one of the editors that get assigned mostly problem reports perhaps due to the fact that she/he is willing to tackle them or is a specialist than the op cannot see the big picture. As an employee most people do not get all the info their employer might see or know.
@guysmom wrote:
I did a grocery shop recently, and the editor made a couple of suggestions on how to report certain situations, differing from how I reported them. They were really, really, helpful ideas, and I wrote her back and thanked her for pointing out a couple of areas that will help me in the future.
@Capurato wrote:
I would wager that probably 50% or more just gather employee descriptions and write up a good report. I know if I got paid $5 to do a shop I would do just that.
@anoryzae wrote:
Good shoppers and bad. Really bad. ...and of course the fraud attempts.
@Capurato wrote:
I would wager that probably 50% or more just gather employee descriptions and write up a good report. I know if I got paid $5 to do a shop I would do just that.
@Clamchatter wrote:
One of my bugaboos in life is poor grammar, spelling and punctuation. I aced all my English classes in college. For those of us who take great pride in our ability to read and write correctly I take exception to the comment that most people do not know how to read or write properly. I am sure there are many on this forum that also know how to read and write correctly. Granted, I see poor examples of incorrect grammar, spelling and punctuation all over Facebook. And it drives me crazy. This is my thing so I hope all that read this will not jump all over me. Thank you.
@anoryzae wrote:
@Capurato wrote:
I would wager that probably 50% or more just gather employee descriptions and write up a good report. I know if I got paid $5 to do a shop I would do just that.
I'm pretty jaded at this point but I don't think it's that high for most programs. I would hope not because it really wastes everyone's time and erodes trust in the entire process.
If someone does a project, realize it pays way too little and quits doing them, I totally get that. If someone does a project, realize the pay is terrible, and then keeps lying to us for money... I mean, I get it, but it's unfortunate. It's harder to catch those people but definitely not impossible.
I much prefer the people who lie to us in the most obvious way and then try to deny everything. It truly brightens my day to see people being that silly.