@Rooper7 wrote:
They called me yesterday for a wireless shop 20 miles form me for $7. I asked the guy if he would do it for $7. He then upped it to $15. I passed. When I checked the same shop on their website, it was $18. Yes, they have gotten very cheap and argumentative when you decline.
@mjt9598 wrote:
I had one of the foreign schedulers today offer me $10 for an urgent end of month gas station audit that is posted online for $22. When I told her what the online pay was, she upped her offer to $15. Uh, that's still less. I asked her why I would accept the job for less than what they are offering online, and she said "So are you telling me that you need the amount that the website is offering?" Well, actually I would need more because if I wanted it at the price the website was offering, I would have taken it. They used to offer much more for these jobs, but now they do not accept the larger bonus requests.
I'm going to disagree. It doesn't seem like you are giving their intelligence any credit. They are not dumb clucks. It's their job to get the best deal they can. They are working at a call center calling the US and will know the difference in the value of our money vs their pesos.@ceasesmith wrote:
I can understand someone who makes $8 a day (considered an excellent wage there) to think the $80 I need for a shop 100 miles away is an astonishing amount of money.
I can certainly understand that they can't understand why I would not take what is to them a full day's pay for a quick shop and report.
@DavePi wrote:
If I say that the lowest I can do is $30 for that shop and the scheduler says that the most they can offer is $27, should I stay firm on the $30? I tend to say fine because I don't want to risk losing the shop over a couple of dollars.
He He. I have been getting calls offering jobs for less than what the same job/location./date is showing for on the job board. Interesting business model. Recently I pointed out that I have received $25 for the same job (the caller was offering was $7.) When I got pushback, I gave them the date two months earlier that I was paid $25 each for two jobs. They said, yes, I got $25 but they couldn't offer it this time. Lesson learned. (And never answer the phone on Sunday morning if you don;t want any MFI shops to do on Monday.) Nice being an IC. I don't have to take anything I don't feel is worth it.@CoffeeQueen wrote:
They called me today and asked me to shop a location about 40 miles away for $7. I said I'd do it for $35 and they declined. I won't go across the street for $7.
Say goodbye to that $21 shop, tool It did help my monthly bottom line. Everything is a business and everyone needs to make a profit. Like everyone else, my business model is to make a profit. I will really miss those $21 shops.@DrSquash wrote:
@DavePi wrote:
If I say that the lowest I can do is $30 for that shop and the scheduler says that the most they can offer is $27, should I stay firm on the $30? I tend to say fine because I don't want to risk losing the shop over a couple of dollars.
It's up to you. For me, it would depend on what other opportunities I had brewing. I've nearly quit over a pay drop from $25 to $21 per shop (which adds up when one gets 3 to 4 shops per month at that price).
@pattim wrote:
One major problem with MarketForce is like a lot of others -- outsourcing the work outside of the US. They are trying to cut corners and pay overseas help. The outsourcers do not understand anything except what they are given. There is no negotiating with them in any way. They have their figures and that is all they can comprehend.