@rothers27 wrote:
It is a bit insulting when someone is trying to convince you to do work for $14, offers no mileage, and also won't pay you for at least 30 days. Minimum wage is about $8. So if you are getting paid $5 (reimbursement does not count because that is not your money, you can say "Well I'd buy it anyway" but the fact of the matter is the only money that is freely yours is the $5.00), is WAY below minimum wage. Ridiculous. Some people say, "Well, buy really cheap stuff, like spend 8 cents on a hot pepper" REALLY? I don't want that though, I don't want to buy it. I'm forced to have to invent ways to keep money because I'm not getting paid enough in the front end. In any case, I would be insulted. And even if I wasn't insulted, if you felt insulted that's valid. No one should tell you how you should feel.
Also, I'm probably the cheapest person on this whole board, but I would still pay someone $14 to NOT do this shop. That's how much it sounds like it sucks. I can buy groceries for the week at ALDI for less than that and there is no report, and more groceries.
@Traveliz wrote:
Love these shops too. My husband and I both do them and do a ton of them. He is taking a new job in another area and is concerned about the effect of not having these shops available to him. Seriously he considered how well he fares food wise when he talked salary with the new position. I will not be following him for awhile so will still be doing them. Love them.
I'm so with you Liz, I figure 2 grand a year for food, paper goods and allergy meds isn't a bad gig....I like to eat well, and get reimbursed , yes for me....and for the rest, sick of defending, just don't do them, more for me.....
Liz
I had signed with them years ago (10) and never saw anything in my area....just checked and updated profile to find a nice shop where I'll be tomorrow, was able to self-assign, so thanks for the reminder.@Lucy88 wrote:
Northfork Research has a very large regional chain of grocery/variety stores that I shop here in Ohio. Their report is so reasonable and they pay okay with frequent bonuses.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
I do these business Verification jobs as well, but only in my town within 5or 6 miles (no freeway driving). I enjoy these jobs, but yes, pay is very low for time and knowledge involved, and all the photo's you have to take. This is really serious work and I think worth 30.00, but....The company has many positives, but low pay.. I have never had a pad. They sent me an email to do a job and I asked for a 5.00 pad and the job was sitting days later, I didn't get it. The good outweighs the bad for me because they have a lot of jobs in my town, and pay quickly. They also are the nicest people to work with and I hate to wait for reimbursement..
@spicy1 wrote:
That is very true, thunderdeacon. I haven't done these because of the seriousness and time to pay ratio. When they ask me or send me the emails I've told them I can't afford the learning curve right now. These seem like at least $30 audits to me. How embarrassing for them, the client and the company/person being audited that they are sending in someone that barely makes minimum wage and all that goes with it. Their training shows someone in a suit, nice outfit doesn't it? How do you afford the professional clothes, professionalism and equipment at that pay rate? I'm sure they're being paid a couple of hundred for each of these. If I ever did take them, the most they would get from me at the location is 11 minutes!
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
I had signed with them years ago (10) and never saw anything in my area....just checked and updated profile to find a nice shop where I'll be tomorrow, was able to self-assign, so thanks for the reminder.@Lucy88 wrote:
Northfork Research has a very large regional chain of grocery/variety stores that I shop here in Ohio. Their report is so reasonable and they pay okay with frequent bonuses.
@MysteryMaven wrote:
I guess it really just depends on the person. I have shops that paid $100 but the report was so long and the revisions were so aggravating that I would never accept them again. On the other hand I have half a dozen of these stores within 10 miles of my house and I can knock out several in an hour or two.
I would rather spend five or ten minutes in the store for 15 or 20 bucks than to get paid a higher amount and be stuck at the business forever or reporting forever. As for my house we haven't paid for groceries in 6 months so I'm pretty happy.
I simply make my grocery list for the week like everyone does and when I go to the store I pick up the first three or four items on the list and when it gets close to the reimbursement I cut it off and pick my list back up at the next store. By the time I hit all of my stores I've usually gotten everything on my list. It's pretty awesome for me.