Shopper at our son’s school?
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With the current environment regarding school security, I commend them for calling police. This would not be a shop I would currently consider doing..YIKES! I would think a phone call would be more appropriate.
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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..
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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..
Mark Twain
Oh my. Although I've never taken one, I've seen such listed with various MSCs. Sometimes, I wonder what one is really walking into on some of the mystery shops.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?
"Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
-- Abraham Lincoln
You don't do school shops as walk-ins. You call, ask questions, and the person you are speaking with offers a tour. You set an appointment for a day or so later. So its not like you're doing anything to arouse suspicion.
Evidently this person was thought to be strange by the staff but even strange people tend to have kids and some of them have pretty high incomes. I went to an assembly for prospective parents night at a local private school where some well known rich people send their kids. I do live in LaLa land. I could have afforded the school but it would have made a big dent in my budget. I asked whether they had a sliding scale as I was sure my income was not as high as some of the attendees. I got a rather chilled response. Isn't this one of the reasons we do shops in higher end places...to see if we are treated like a human being?
This could have been one of those reclusive people who earn millions with their inventions, software, etc. Or a mystery shopper. This is a field where all you have to do is breathe to qualify after all. Or so i have heard.
This could have been one of those reclusive people who earn millions with their inventions, software, etc. Or a mystery shopper. This is a field where all you have to do is breathe to qualify after all. Or so i have heard.
A story from way back. The school bus driver was at the side of the school doing knee bends and stretches, close to release time. According to the school staff (one of my daughter's teachers), he was looking in the windows and was suspicious. School detective came out and started making small talk with him. Head smack when he divulged he was the new school bus driver. Better safe than sorry.
I've done a handful of daycare mystery shop and tours, they've always wanted someone that could portray having young children, and even bring them with, if possible. It was always scheduled with a phone call first and every daycare had security doors, you had to ring a bell to get entry. Also, the companies wanted some documentation from the locations too so idk.. this guy sounds like something else and not a shopper.
Has anyone ever completed a school (Chromebook) inventory audit? I received an email Friday that was new to me. They pay $30 but no indication given how much time is involved. I imagine it probably depends on the availability and cooperation of the Business Manager.
While it is better to be safe then sorry, the guy sounds like a goofy dad. 
A Dad shopping the Ark-LA-Tex and beyond.
Ask for more details. In this area, every student in public schools was issued a laptop in the early days of COVID so that they could use Zoom (or their equivalent at home). A 500-student school would then have 500 laptops (or Chromebooks). Even if you spot-check for a single serial number in each of 20 classrooms (20 classrooms x 25 students per room = 500 laptops), that would take a lot of time.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2022 06:44PM by myst4au.
@lcubed3 wrote:
Has anyone ever completed a school (Chromebook) inventory audit? I received an email Friday that was new to me. They pay $30 but no indication given how much time is involved. I imagine it probably depends on the availability and cooperation of the Business Manager.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2022 06:44PM by myst4au.
I agree, I'd ask for more details. All the schools give out chromebooks or something nowadays and this could amount to being hundreds of items and possibly accessories (chargers, stylus pens, etc.)
@myst4au wrote:
As for more details. In this area, every student in public schools was issued a laptop in the early days of COVID so that they could use Zoom (or their equivalent at home). A 500-student school would then have 500 laptops (or Chromebooks). Even if you look for a single serial number in each of 20 classrooms (20 classrooms x 25 students per room = 500 laptops), that would take a lot of time.@lcubed3 wrote:
Has anyone ever completed a school (Chromebook) inventory audit? I received an email Friday that was new to me. They pay $30 but no indication given how much time is involved. I imagine it probably depends on the availability and cooperation of the Business Manager.
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