@sandyf wrote:
Like shoptastic mentioned some of the msc have filled shops posted and give you a chance to be a back up shopper on them. And the msc that do not post the filled shops you can often tell your location is gone because you see other locations still listed as open on a shop you know is always done monthly at the location you like.
I do know of at least a few msc that I deal with that will fill some shops before they are posted and I have seen a few route posters on the forum who have said they sometimes get a route set up for them way in advance. It all depends on the company and the relationship you have with a scheduler. I have only once or twice requested a shop in advance myself but when I have it was because it was a shop I really liked to do once a year or so but it got scooped up too early for me every month.
QUESTION: Is advanced scheduling unethical?
I rarely ask for advanced scheduling unless the scheduler encourages it or it's a rare/unique situation (and I've felt guilt afterwards). I don't want to step on other shoppers' shoes unfairly. It's like why should I be allowed to get all these nice routes for myself before others even have a chance at it? But, then, if others are doing it, it leaves only the disjointed crappy shops left.
Does that mean everyone should try to advanced schedule?
I can't build routes anymore. People are taking everything the same day they usually release. I don't even know if they are released. It just sometimes seems someone hooked up with a scheduler and secured all the shops.
In that case, how decides who gets the awesome routes/shops? The scheduler picks a favorite person and/or best bid? It's first-come, first-serve for the scheduler doing advanced scheduling? Some combination of these and/or other factors?
If there IS some sort of scheduler favoritism, then is it possible that no one ever gets the good shops other than the favored shopper all the time? How can someone "build a relationship" with a scheduler and get good shops if there is someone else who's been doing that for years?
We need a forum discussion on advanced scheduling ethics.
I remember someone saying previously that MSCs don't say YOU CAN'T ask for advanced scheduling. So, there's nothing wrong with it presumably in that case.
My feeling is MSCs don't care much about who does what, as long as it gets done (preferably at the lowest rate) and done right. Is that the way it works?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/2019 09:29PM by shoptastic.