Lorri,
If we really want to get into why I did this location, which at the time was still 35 miles each way from where I used to live, it was because I was assured I would be given preference for a movie theater shop I really wanted at the time. I was not given that assignment, which is why I am very hesitant to take any shops that Kern schedules, unless the bonus is worth it for me. Service Sleuth left a very bitter taste in my mouth when they pulled that little bait and switch!
My question is, if you look back on my shop records, how many of those same shops did I do for $37 plus reimbursement? Furthermore, in addition to the $37 plus reimbursement, I was given accelerated pay because Service Sleuth takes forever to pay!
I could see if I was a flake shopper who was on here complaining about every single MSC. That is not the case though. I'm a highly rated shopper who gives my all for every assignment I complete. If you don't believe me, ask around. I'm sure schedulers from Maritz, GfK, Trendsource, Sinclair, Beyond Hello, Summit and quite a few other MSC's and scheduling companies would affirm my track record.
I just am the type of person to tell it like it is.
It's not my problem that these MSC's want to maximize profit by paying a pittance to the IC's who are out there doing the real work. $7 isn't worth doing a shop a block away, let alone 100 miles each way! Schedulers are not the ones out there burning their fuel and putting extra wear and tear on their vehicles. That amount of money, for a shop you have to remain in the location for at least 15 minutes is an insult and a slap in the face to shoppers who work hard for their money! I do shops for that rate for Sinclair but the report and the shop take at most 15 minutes combined!
Maybe you can find some new suckers (because we all know that shoppers are just numbers to most schedulers and companies, not real people) who are content with waiting 3 months to receive their pittance that probably won't even cover their fuel that day, but I'm not one of them.
That may sound harsh, but reality is harsh.
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Lorri Kern KSS Wrote:
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> Hi Dante,
>
> The scheduler that called you (Taylor) is very new
> to KSS (in fact, that was his very first project
> and his first month working in our office). I
> apologize if he said "Good Luck with that" as of
> course that is a completely unprofessional
> response. I will address that with him
> personally.
>
> However, you also need to realize that we do not
> set the payment for shops. That project is for
> Service Sleuth, and they set the pay amount. We
> had 623 shops to fill for that Novelty chain and
> were only given a $250 bonus pool to get them all
> done.
>
> Taylor was just calling shoppers that had
> previously completed that shop. You were one that
> had done it before, so that's why he called you. I
> just checked and you actually did that shop in
> April of 2013 for us for no bonus. That is the
> only reason he asked you if you'd do it again.
> Believe me, if he knew it was 100 miles EACH WAY
> he would have never called you and asked you to do
> it for $7.
>
> Again, I apologize for the unprofessional
> response, but please know that KSS is not a
> "cheapskate". We actually have nothing to do with
> shopper pay at all. I would happily offer $20 plus
> reimbursement for each shop if it were up to me!
>
> Lorri Kern
> CEO
> KSS International, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>
> DanteInOH Wrote:
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> > I got a phone call from someone with KSS this
> > morning. He asked if I would like to do the fun
> > novelty shop I had previously done for them in
> > Indiana, PA (100 miles each way) and explained
> > that the shop pays $7 plus up to $5
> reimbursement.
> > I informed him that when I do the local area
> > novelty shops, I get $37 plus the reimbursement
> > and he said when did you get that. I explained
> to
> > him that is the rate I get every time and told
> him
> > for me to travel the 100 miles ech way and do
> the
> > shop, it would need to be at least $70 plus
> > reimbursement and he said good luck with that.
> >
> > I rarely do a local shop for under $20 plus
> > reimbursement. Are these schedulers really that
> > out of touch with reality to expect someone to
> put
> > 200 miles on their vehicle for $7?
> >
> > Nevermind, I should already know the answer to
> > that question!
> >
> > Mini-rant over.
Arguing with fools is like playing chess with a pigeon...
...No matter how good you are, the pigeon will s@^t on the board and strut around like it won anyway.
Not scheduling for ANY company.