Anyone know how to get a 10 with BARE?

I'm just curious if anyone was able to get a perfect ten with BARE? At first, I got a 9 for being TOO descriptive with employees, listing nationalities or race if appropriate... I.E. "My cashier was a black man who was 5'10" and short black hair" I was told not to include nationalities and my last report came back a 9/10 asking for more details on associates. Any advice or is this normal?

(I just want to do my job better and gain a clear understanding - this isn't a ran)

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I haven't worked with Bare in a year or so.....they lost my favorite client. But all my reports were 10s with a couple of 9s so a 10 is doable. I don't find them to be hard graders and I think they actually provide decent feedback on the reports.

I did 6 shops for them in April and received 3 10s and 3 9s.

I've only done 2 shops for them, but my average is a 10. You can describe hair color, height, and distinctive traits (like glasses or facial hair,) and still be descriptive.

My average with Bare is a 10. I can't state exactly how I achieved that. I would say to pay close attention to the guidelines. Some shops provide writing samples, which are helpful. Be careful with associate descriptions, giving as much as is requested, but no more.

I have done three shops for bare this year with two 10's and one 9. I always stay away from ethnicity and weight when describing an employee unless specifically asked. If there is just a free form box for description then I use "gender, approximate height, hair color, hair length, and approximate age". If there was anything else descriptive such as wearing glasses I also use that.

I've received five 10s an 8 and a 9.

They don't even want you to use a gender specific pronoun in your narratives.

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I have done five shops for Bare and have received ten of ten scores. But I will say the shops I have done are not very heavy on narrative.

10 at Bare not particularly hard for me generally, but I always do something wrong on those stupid little shipping shops.

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Im confused- I do 3 or 4 shipping shops per month for them. The report specifically says NOT to describe employees using gender,etc. You are supposed to say "the clerk" or "the employee" and not using any gender at all.

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Jaosmom, maybe they are completing different shops than the ones we are thinking about. I know they offer some restaurant shops in my area, but I have not completed one.

I think that's totally normal.. you could list other things other than the person's race. Generally, shops don't want to know that kind of information (unless you're doing some kind of federal govt shop). You could have included eye colour, facial hair, what he was wearing, age estimate, etc,. You can be descriptive without mentioning their race and I think that is likely why you received a 9 and not a 10.

inkling_shopper Wrote:
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> I'm just curious if anyone was able to get a
> perfect ten with BARE? At first, I got a 9 for
> being TOO descriptive with employees, listing
> nationalities or race if appropriate... I.E. "My
> cashier was a black man who was 5'10" and short
> black hair" I was told not to include
> nationalities and my last report came back a 9/10
> asking for more details on associates. Any advice
> or is this normal?
>
> (I just want to do my job better and gain a clear
> understanding - this isn't a ran)

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inkling_shopper Wrote:
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>My cashier was a black man who was 5'10" and short
> black hair" Any advice
> or is this normal?
>
> (I just want to do my job better and gain a clear
> understanding - this isn't a ran)

"The cashier was a man. He stood 5'10". His hair was black and short." To add to this----> include if the person was wearing the company uniform. Their age. Did they smile when they talk to you. Did the person appear friendly? You can describe a person without going all ethnic. Did they have a name tag? Did they wear jewelry or tattoos?

Write the narrative with the survey in front of you. Go one by one. Maybe you are using a key element. This way you can be sure.

Good additions, although Bare prefers that the employee's age not be mentioned. Height, hair color, length of hair/hair style, glasses, mustache, beard, jewelry are all good.

inkling_shopper Wrote:
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> I'm just curious if anyone was able to get a
> perfect ten with BARE? At first, I got a 9 for
> being TOO descriptive with employees, listing
> nationalities or race if appropriate... I.E. "My
> cashier was a black man who was 5'10" and short
> black hair" I was told not to include
> nationalities and my last report came back a 9/10
> asking for more details on associates. Any advice
> or is this normal?
>
> (I just want to do my job better and gain a clear
> understanding - this isn't a ran)

At closing time, they are all 10s. In the morning, they are 2s and 3s...Amazing how beer googles distort reality on rating bare people.

I think all of my Bare shops were 10's except the 9 I got on the testing center shop. I think I've done more shops for them than any other MSC. I do know they are big on using the word clerk instead of cashier or employee on their super huge big gargantuan client and also do not use any gender specific pronouns in your narratives for those.

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Sure,

I have an average of 10 with Bare. I find they give 10s for shops done they way they want them. Feedback is meaningful and constructive. I suggest you follow the guidelines, explain any "no" answers and write descriptive narratives and you shouldn't have any problems.

Good luck!

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I've received many 10s from Bare. I also like it when they provide positive feedback about my reports and invite me to do more assignments.

I have said "African American" rather than "black" in my shops. Nobody has ever penalized me for that. I also wouldn't be concerned about getting a 9. None of this work pays enough to sweat not getting 10s every time, IMO. I understand taking great pride in one's work, but sometimes the reviewers are just tight with the 10s. Getting the money is what matters most to me.

For a recent shop I completed for them I was told description was to be listed as Male/Female- Hair Color- Height- Small, medium, or medium plus build.

Some of the Bare shops tell you specifically NOT to use any references to gender. I found that to be very unusual, but followed it to a "T" on the shops I have done, always earning a 10.

Generally, the MSP will clue you in as to descriptives. Follow their lead. Some want ethnicity, and if so, it should be applied to all associates. If name/ethnicity/gender/build is requested to not be mentioned in narratives, it should not be reported in narratives.

It's kinda tricky to comment on an associate without reference to gender. Seems so repetitive to report over and over "the associate". However, some clients share results of our reports with the employees, but more as a training mechanism for the whole, rather than the sole.

Easy. Do the post office shops.

I've always typed descriptions out in the format they put in the guidelines. The casino shops were very specific. I always got tens.

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If the cashier was "black" I think the appropriate wording is African-American. I don't refer to employees as white or black (or brown). Caucasian, Hispanic, African American, etc. You can be black and be Hispanic or African American, etc. for example. I haven't had a report scored less than 10 with BARE.

I don't know when "African-American' became acceptable to describe the color of a person's skin. We don't know where an employee's ancestors came from, and we don't even know if they are American!

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Oh geez.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

With BARE, I think one of the things you have to do is write extremely detailed, well-written narratives (go above and beyond what their minimum requirements are) with no grammar or spelling errors.

I've only ever gotten 10's on my reports, but it's getting so that I spend SO much time on them it's not really worth it. I may try scaling back on the narratives as much as possible and see if the "bare" minimum will suffice. If I get 9/10, it's worth it to have to spend less time.

Or, I may just not do any more shops for them unless they pay more! I'm not in a large metropolitan area and I think their better shops may not be out here in East Podunk, PA.

I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.

I've completed conducted 80 shops for Bare since 11/2009. I think they are pretty fair and pay promptly. Sometimes a little slow to respond, but never over 24 hours. I no longer regularly shop for them because I mostly conduct Field Inspections; but I do occasionally take mystery shopper (and video) assignments.

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