Do you apply for shops or self-assign?

I've been a shopper for over 20 years, so am allowed to self-assign shops on most company websites. Recently I have applied for several jobs that don't allow self-assigning and it isn't worth the trouble. I applied for two restaurant shops and waited for several days while the status was "pending". During this wait time, I missed out on other shops because I was holding the date open. After a couple of days, I went back to the site and deleted the application. One that I recently applied for on Gigspot has no link to cancel, so I guess I will just keep waiting and losing out on other shops. Do you apply for shops? Is it worth the time?

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Gigspot is so hard to navigate for no reason. There's usually nothing of importance there for me to wait on. I will however, wait on Coyle shops that I deem worthy of missing other stuff for, but I also have the option to cancel on Coyle. I HATE waiting. Patience is not MY virtue.

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I used to apply for most shops, planning routes weeks ahead. But with MSCs changing their focus to mobile with quick turnarounds, that is no longer a viable option in most cases. So now I do almost all self assign, and just play the waiting game, taking whatever is left when the fee gets high enough.

I self-assign with a few exceptions. I will apply for shops when I know it is a shop I will get and I know it will be assigned within a day or two. Generally, I have no issues with applications for RGB and Pinnacle, and maybe Bare. I do not pass on guaranteed money. That does not make any sense. So, I'll go delete the application if need be.

As for Gigspot, if I were you I would ditch it and sign up with each company individually. You'll see jobs that do not go to the app.

I do both. I'd rather self-assign, but sometimes I have to apply.

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I've done shops that were self-assign and then in the next round posted as apply. I wonder who makes that decision and why?

Isn't this kind of a moot question? Limiting yourself to only self-assign or apply shops greatly diminishes what you have to choose from. I guess I can see why somebody would avoid apply shops, but why would you refuse to do a shop that was self-assign? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense unless it was the platform you were trying to avoid (Presto, Gigspot, etc.).

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I rarely apply for shops, mostly I self-assign. I decided to apply for a car wash shop last week that hadn’t been filled because I was going to be in the area. I waited all day in “pending” status with it eventually being dropped (presumably filled). I probably won’t apply anymore. It’s not worth the wait for me.

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