@LisaSTL wrote:
@Shop-et-al wrote:
Because someone on the internet said that I would be silly and unethical if I did not ask for more money.
No, you said it was unethical to ask for more. I don't know about where you live but here professionals are not in the habit of discounting their fees because the client lives in the same zip code. If you want to value yourself at $5 for 2 hours and I want to value myself at $50 an hour it doesn't make you ethical and me greedy.
@Jill_L wrote:
@SoCalMama wrote:
@ShopperFun99 wrote:
Op. What is the pay for editing per report?
OP works for a company, so he/she might be getting an hourly rate.
Independent editors usually get $5 or less per report.
Good pay for well written reports. Terrible for others when you have to send questions and wait for a response.
...And I imagine newbies often get the worst reports? Or is it more random?
@johnb974 wrote:
What you have done when you do your best work for a cheap price, you've told the MSC you'll willing to work cheap. Why should they offer you more, when you've done a good report for a cheap price. You must be desperate for work.
@johnb974 wrote:
@Niner wrote:
@johnb974 wrote:
What you have done when you do your best work for a cheap price, you've told the MSC you'll willing to work cheap. Why should they offer you more, when you've done a good report for a cheap price. You must be desperate for work.
Because then you get chosen for better jobs that the MSC has and they will come to you if they need something done and they will bonus the job. And, how can you represent yourself with shoddy work on a personal level? Don't you want to take pride in what you do?
Only take the better paying jobs and prove yourself there.
@anoryzae wrote:
I've come to the conclusion that nobody can really read or write properly - including me, but I at least know how to capitalize.
;-)@Huggabear wrote:
While I will agree for the most part, I wouldn't say 'nobody'. Case in point; I'm an exceptional writer (nothing like tooting your own horn, right?) Then again, after twenty years of police and social work reports, I had better be. And If that didn't teach me, my current job as a writer should do the the trick. Then again, my proofreader always finds bunches of typos, so to make a long story short, I guess you're right, 'nobody' writes perfectly
@ShopperFun99 wrote:
Anyone had issues with Coyle's newer editors? They nit pick the timing, came back with 30 questions like "What time was the appetizer cleared? What time did the What time was the entrée cleared? What time did the server present the dessert menu? What time was the dessert served? (after I wrote that it was served within 7 minutes of ordering) What time did you go to the restroom? What was the greeting as you left? (after I wrote that there was no parting salutation).
I think for bar and lunch shops, they assign the newbie editors, who tried to nitpick every little detail, and ask questions which I already touched upon on the report. When I get these questions, I just back track, add or subtract a few minutes from time it was served, and so forth. The older experienced editors do not do that.
@ShopperFun99 wrote:
My reports were fine before, even had high marks, in the 97-100%. All I did was give the times I ordered and how long it took to be served. I did not have to time the clean-up, each check backs from the server, presentation of dessert menu, time the beverages were served, refilled, time I or my guest went to the bathroom, on and on and on. In prior reports, I wrote a good long report, but only timed about 4-5 instances, the rest are "within ___ minutes, or after ___ minutes,,..." and they were fine.
@MFJohnston wrote:
If I agree to do a shop, I do it properly. I sure hope you don’t take any $5 shops. Shoppers who cut corners hurt all of us.
@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.