It's beyond frustrating to regularly go to a location and see your feedback ignored
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You can only do so much. Instead of trying to affect outcomes, just focus on the feedback.
In the case of Shake Shack, the lines are not necessarily a negative. They are making money nonstop. They want more people waiting and the kitchens grinding at capacity. If they improve the ability of the kitchen to fill orders, they will still want more and more people coming in the door.
I assume you are not in NYC. I can't imagine a Shake Shack without a line out the door.
In the case of Shake Shack, the lines are not necessarily a negative. They are making money nonstop. They want more people waiting and the kitchens grinding at capacity. If they improve the ability of the kitchen to fill orders, they will still want more and more people coming in the door.
I assume you are not in NYC. I can't imagine a Shake Shack without a line out the door.
I see the same issues at one location I shop regularly. I remain objective, and act like I am seeing it for the first time.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
It is annoying at times I will admit. I have the same issues for Little Ceasers but I do a minimum of 5 shops a month for this particular MSC. But like the others said, there's not much you can do about it. And look at the bright side, at least you are still getting paid plus getting a free meal to do it 
If they can make people believe that their product is worth waiting for, people will line up and wait. It is queueing. I hated it in workplaces because work was unpleasant during near-constant crush times. But it is their business, and the technique works.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
The wait TO order isn't long. It's the wait for your order to be made. I'll be in and out of the line to order within five minutes. Then I take over twenty minutes to get my food.
I am in NYC, though this particular location is in a suburb. That being said, there are plenty of locations in NYC that I shop where there are no people waiting in line when I arrive.
I am in NYC, though this particular location is in a suburb. That being said, there are plenty of locations in NYC that I shop where there are no people waiting in line when I arrive.
And it also kinda feels good when you see a restroom that has been cleaned, a pothole has been repaired, or the broken toilet you reported and reported and reported has been repaired/replaced.
I couldn't possibly care less personally. I provide information. What they do or do not do with it is their problem, not mine.
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At the moment only demons come to mind
I'm there to make money, not to make changes in any shop. That's not my job. Mine is to get paid.
If I were the OP, I would care, too. Yes, I mystery shop mainly for the money, but time is money. Waiting 15 to 20 minutes for my food to be ready would cost me flexibility in scheduling/doing other shops for the day, etc.
Also, there are other benefits to being a mystery shopper. For me, one of those benefits is knowing my work helps the client maintain or improve the quality of its service/product. If there were two shop opportunities and they required about the same amount of time/effort and paid about the same, I might do both shops for the profits but I would probably be less satisfied with the one that seemed to ignore feedback.
Also, there are other benefits to being a mystery shopper. For me, one of those benefits is knowing my work helps the client maintain or improve the quality of its service/product. If there were two shop opportunities and they required about the same amount of time/effort and paid about the same, I might do both shops for the profits but I would probably be less satisfied with the one that seemed to ignore feedback.
I have to agree (to an extent) with BG, I do my job, and it's up to those clients reading report
what should be fixed, although I admit out of ten jobs, I have maybe two negative reports.
The after effect of our reports has nothing to do with us, they have many shoppers doing same report, so, if one complains out of the ten doing same, they have to decide what's worth changing....my job is done.
what should be fixed, although I admit out of ten jobs, I have maybe two negative reports.
The after effect of our reports has nothing to do with us, they have many shoppers doing same report, so, if one complains out of the ten doing same, they have to decide what's worth changing....my job is done.
Live consciously....
There was one grocery store which had a pothole right in front of the entrance. It was hard to avoid when dry, and a booby-trap when filled with water. I reported it 3 months in a row. It was fixed when I showed up for the audit in month 4. I got paid either way, but I was pleased that it was fixed and the manager told me that he pleas fell on deaf ears, but my reports got action.
Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
I do not take credit for changes. I believe that other people notice the same things. It might be the power of numbers if customers and shoppers say something, the power of officialdom and a submitted, or the power of a schedule. Perhaps some locations make changes per dollars per time frame or for x number of locations stores per quarter, per year, etc. If everyone on the planet thought like a risk manager, there would be no issues to report because tptb would always be aware when safety changes are needed!
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
Have to agree with bg & johnb on this. My job is to observe and report.
Well, change is often slow in coming.
I agree that my job is simply to report the situation as it was when I was there. However, there is a sense of accomplishment when comments about negative situations are responded to at the store level. I used to shop a handful of a chain stores on a monthly route. Most of the stores were in serious need of care and employee training, but one store always had corrected previously reported issues when I was there the next time. It made me feel like I was the store manager's anonymous, silent partner in keeping his store neat and running well.
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I report the facts only.
When it is a shop that I've done in the past, I always check my file on my computer of the photos I've taken previously of that shop. I have a comment section on my worksheet labeled "prev find" (previous findings) where I list what was found in the last shop report. I just write those problems areas I found the last time there and upon doing the shop, ensure I doublecheck those areas.
Of course, the questions on a report such as customer service or a pleasant employee are not there. But, that's something that changes without physical things happening (repairs, etc).
Sometimes those things are fixed, sometimes, no. I wonder if I was too "white glove" or it was ignored.
That makes no difference to me!
But, I began doing this after once receiving an E-mail stating that a previous shopper had found problems where I did not.
Could it be that the problem area occurred after my shop or did I just miss it?
I don't know - I suppose it depends on the violation or problem.
When it is a shop that I've done in the past, I always check my file on my computer of the photos I've taken previously of that shop. I have a comment section on my worksheet labeled "prev find" (previous findings) where I list what was found in the last shop report. I just write those problems areas I found the last time there and upon doing the shop, ensure I doublecheck those areas.
Of course, the questions on a report such as customer service or a pleasant employee are not there. But, that's something that changes without physical things happening (repairs, etc).
Sometimes those things are fixed, sometimes, no. I wonder if I was too "white glove" or it was ignored.
That makes no difference to me!
But, I began doing this after once receiving an E-mail stating that a previous shopper had found problems where I did not.
Could it be that the problem area occurred after my shop or did I just miss it?
I don't know - I suppose it depends on the violation or problem.
If the problem is still there, it just means job security for MS'ers
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