Does anyone know why Ath Power Consulting lowered its fees for its shops?
Is this because shoppers accepted shops with low fees?
I used to complete a mortgage shop for them which used to have a standard fee of $90, and now the fees dropped down to $35.
I mean come on guys. Why are shoppers accepting shops with deflated low fees? You're showing them that by accepting these shops, you're fine with getting paid less. And then, they'll continue to keep doing that because they think it's fine for everyone else as shoppers. Are you really going to show them the type of work and labor you do is worth that much? Are you fine with getting paid less?
So to those who keeps accepting lowered shop fees, please stop for everyone's sake. The type of work we do as shoppers takes dedication, on top of handling our own expenses. You're ruining it for everybody. Eventually, the fees will get so low that you're going to keep accepting shops, even if it's less than minimum wage. And then, in the end, after all expenses and taxes are taken into account, you're basically working for them for free. And if this trend continues, you're working at a loss because of higher standard of living and inflation.
Just look at what happens when people don't accept a shop. The fees then gets higher. I've seen a banking language shop offer from them jumped from $100 all the way up to $200. Why they are raising it up that much? Because no one is accepting it (on top of how rare it is to find a shopper who is bilingual)!
So just please stop accepting shops until the fees get higher. It's not worth it in the long run. You're digging your own grave, and possibly this industry as a whole.
- From a shopper who studied economics in college.