I have to say, from the administrative side of things, there is NOT always bonus money to just throw out. There is one client we have that has multiple locations (and is expanding more), that we simply cannot offer bonuses on because we complete each location 4-6 times each week. If shoppers start getting bonuses, then they start to expect it all of the time and if we use all of our bonus money, we are stuck. We will not have to money to pay the editors, pay for the platform we use to complete the assignments, pay the schedulers, etc. There are a lot of expenses on the back-end that shoppers do not see or know about.
We have to have a limit on our assignments to $1 for each assignment for the month. So for example, if we have 700 assignments in a month, we have a total of $700 for bonuses. Period. I'm just thankful we have understanding clients so we do have missed shops, but they understand the economy.
They know what they can afford, we know what we can afford and unlike other companies, who do not give a pay for shops that require a purchase, we make sure our shoppers know that their time inputting reports, driving is worth something other than reimbursement only.
Just my 2 cents.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/02/2021 02:02PM by SchedulerDeva.