There's nothing in my account yet.

My payroll is showing on Marketforce's website, but I don't see it in my bank yet. But I'm with Suntrust (whom I hate) and they don't post it till they have too.

No payment. I am done with MFI

At this point I am really appreciating IPSOS's new pay schedule. No MF payment in my account this morning although it's showing on MF's site. Chase always shows it pending BEFORE it shows on MF site, yet nothing. Maybe tomorrow...this is getting old.

Just cancelled the rest of the shops I had in June.

@shoppingfool wrote:

No payment. I am done with MFI

Make sure to deactivate your account so you're not tempted to work for them again

@bgriffin wrote:

@shoppingfool wrote:

No payment. I am done with MFI

Make sure to deactivate your account so you're not tempted to work for them again

Duh

Deactivating your account right now would not be very smart at all. Once you have severed the cord you have taken away any incentive MarketForce had to pay you. The only sliver of power we have right now is that Market Force wants to hold on to its cheap labor force. If you quit you loose any power you might have. A much more sensible move is to go on strike and not do anymore shops. If Market Force is suffering money problems then the last thing in the world you want to do is deactivate because that encourages them to never pay you.

Mine just showed on Marketforce website last night and the money is in my account today as pending..

Mine shows on the site my whole whopping 22.75 for May. My bank doesn't show when there is a pending deposit, but I assume I'll get it today or tomorrow.

@Sobrokeigot2dothis wrote:

Deactivating your account right now would not be very smart at all. Once you have severed the cord you have taken away any incentive MarketForce had to pay you. The only sliver of power we have right now is that Market Force wants to hold on to its cheap labor force. If you quit you loose any power you might have. A much more sensible move is to go on strike and not do anymore shops. If Market Force is suffering money problems then the last thing in the world you want to do is deactivate because that encourages them to never pay you.

They obviously are paying who they want and not paying who they don't want to pay. I have no power anyway.

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@grille wrote:

MF is now showing my full amount for June under payment history. Looks like they’re coming through after all ????

Edit ** full amount due for May ships with a DD date of today.

Well not in my bank yet :<(

I see that they processed the payment in two parts for last month. The 3 bucks for some phone shop is now showing in the bank and the other $13 something should arrive by today or tomorrow since they processed it yesterday.

Mine is showing in my payment history but not in my bank account. Not even as pending. I may cancel my last 2 June shops. Ive had enough.

What?

I do not understand your statement. Were you joking?

$800 may be chump change to you and others on here, but it's not to me.

I am hoping the issue is resolved and we won't go through this next month.

Like I said earlier, I adjusted to the 20th. No problem. The extra six days, with a dozen shops scheduled and no funds to do them...well, that was TOUGH.

It was the not KNOWING that was stressful.

I was able to borrow funds from friends and neighbors to complete this month's shops (and not just Marketforce's). Some people are not so fortunate. I borrowed $170 from one neighbor, $60 from another, and $150 from a third. Not to mention $200 to the gas station that has been kind enough to let me charge my gas this month. So you can see, I already owe it all, LOL!!! And I blew $30 on groceries yesterday, too, when my payment came in.

@bgriffin wrote:

Good thing we all blew a gasket over this!

My May payment is finally showing on the MF DD website page dated yesterday the 26th, but nothing showing in my bank as of yet. Hopefully tomorrow!

I did receive my payment but the reimbursement is wrong.

@ceasesmith wrote:

What?

I do not understand your statement. Were you joking?

No I was not joking. I also did not direct that at people who were merely concerned about their pay and when they got it. It was directed at the "never working for them again" "let's email the CEO 7 times a day" "I'm calling my lawyer" people.

It was directed at the people who blew a gasket over something that blowing a gasket over doesn't fix.

LOL! I have found that blowing a gasket NEVER fixes anything!

Now I understand; thanks for elucidating.

Meanwhile, I'm shopping my flat little rear off between now and Sunday at all those nicely bonused shops some of the shoppers cancelled!!!

@bgriffin wrote:

@ceasesmith wrote:

What?

I do not understand your statement. Were you joking?

No I was not joking. I also did not direct that at people who were merely concerned about their pay and when they got it. It was directed at the "never working for them again" "let's email the CEO 7 times a day" "I'm calling my lawyer" people.

It was directed at the people who blew a gasket over something that blowing a gasket over doesn't fix.

What gives you the right to decide if this was worthy of blowing a gasket over. Do you know everyone's situation. Some people say they had to borrow money. I personally have to postpone getting my electricity and gas turned on in my new home. Yes for me it was worthy of blowing a gasket over. While I agree calling a lawyer and emailing CEOs multiple times would not have helped never working for MFI will solve my problem of them telling us to budget for the 20th and them not paying until at least the 28th .

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@shoppingfool wrote:

While I agree calling a lawyer and emailing CEOs multiple times would not have helped

Thanks for making my point for me

Me too buddy. Bring them on.

@ceasesmith wrote:

LOL! I have found that blowing a gasket NEVER fixes anything!

Now I understand; thanks for elucidating.

Meanwhile, I'm shopping my flat little rear off between now and Sunday at all those nicely bonused shops some of the shoppers cancelled!!!

Any Canadians get their money? I see 2 payments in my payment history but nothing in my account.

I received $5 for my shop fee and per the contract it was supposed to be $10. I sent an email asking about this and was told that the location was closed and that they outsource from another business next door. Has this happened to anyone else? This was my very first shop with MF.

I feel terrible for the people out hundreds of dollars.
I’m in the midst of a multi-city video shopping route, but here’s some information that I was able to dig up that may be helpful:

MarketForce
Global HQ Address:
6025 The Corners Parkway, #200
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

USA Telephone: 770-441-5366
USA FAX: 770-441-5355

Estimated Annual Revenue: $65-75M
Estimated Employees: 250-300
Estimated USA/Canada Shoppers: 380,000
CEO: Ray Walsh
Sr.VP, Client Innovation: Gail Funderburk
Sr.VP, Mystery Shopping: Emily Kehrberg
Sr.VP, Human Resources: Michelle Murray
Chief Strategy Officer: Cheryl Flink

Major VC Investors in Market Force:
Monitor Clipper Funds, Boston MA: $15M
Boulder Ventures, Boulder CO: $16M
Vista/Centennial Ventures: $16M

Members of Market Force’s Board:
Steven Halstedt, Centennial Ventures
Rand Lewis, Delta-v Capital
E. Thomas Detmer, Jr., CenterStone Tech
Travis R. Metz, Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC
Kyle Lefkoff, Boulder Ventures, Ltd.

I’m running out of time to research further, but emails and phone extension numbers can usually be found by a deep search of: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, alumni directories, press releases, business journal articles, trade show publications, etc.

Good Luck!

PS - I have no dogs in this hunt; did hundreds of shops for MF years ago and was suddenly deactivated in 2013.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/27/2019 07:58PM by ColoKate63.

Oh, and apparently they filled the CFO position.


PRESS RELEASE
Market Force Appoints John Scott as Chief Financial Officer
Market Force Information® (Market Force) announced today that it has appointed John Scott as its Chief Financial Officer. Scott will be responsible for ensuring that Market Force's finance organization can drive growth...
SOURCE Market Force Information

Scott brings more than two decades of experience to Market Force Information in his new CFO role

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Market Force Information® (Market Force) announced today that it has appointed John Scott as its Chief Financial Officer. Scott will be responsible for ensuring that Market Force's finance organization can drive growth and capitalize on the increasing worldwide demand for customer experience management solutions.

Scott is a seasoned executive who brings to Market Force more than 24 years of experience managing global financial operations. He was most recently the CFO for Network Twentyone International, a global provider of business education programs delivered through advanced digital and mobile platforms.

"John has the kind of financial management expertise and leadership necessary to accelerate Market Force's enterprise and global expansion efforts," said Market Force CEO Ray Walsh. "His demonstrated ability to streamline business operations that drive growth, increase efficiency and enhance profitability will be critical as we scale, not only in terms of the services that we provide to our clients, but also the markets in which we operate."

About Market Force Information
Market Force Information® is a customer experience (CX) management company that provides location-level measurement solutions that help businesses protect their brand reputation, delight customers and make more money. Solutions include customer experience surveys, employee engagement surveys, mystery shopping, contact center services and social media review tracking, which are integrated into one technology and analytics platform, KnowledgeForce®. Founded in 2005, Market Force has a growing global presence, with offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Spain. It serves more than 200 clients that operate multi-location businesses, including restaurants, major retailers, grocery and drug stores, petro/convenience stores, banking & financial institutions and entertainment brands. The company has been recognized as one of the top 50 market research organizations in the AMA Gold Report. For more information about Market Force, please visit us online at [www.marketforce.com].

Ha! You think bringing on the new CFO caused the payment problems? Or caused us to get paid?

(this is a joke, I don't think it's either)

I am too. Love getting bonuses.

@CoffeeQueen wrote:

Me too buddy. Bring them on.

@ceasesmith wrote:

LOL! I have found that blowing a gasket NEVER fixes anything!

Now I understand; thanks for elucidating.

Meanwhile, I'm shopping my flat little rear off between now and Sunday at all those nicely bonused shops some of the shoppers cancelled!!!

I just want to say thank you for all that keep us posted on the status and what to do if we do not get paid. I was busy doing electronic cigarette shops last month and a franchise of a chicken place (2 other MS companies) and only did $180 worth of MF (Low for me). Had I not been paying attention to this forum, I would not have caught the issues with MF.

I got paid for $40 the other day (its already in my account) but I have $140 pending. Like others its on my account for everything, but not in my checking account. I am hoping tomorrow to see the rest of this money.

I hope you all get paid for what you are owed. Next month, I am taking a break from MF but still am planning on a few shops (not everyone favorite burger place as I am sick of the food). But I am keeping extremely good records.

I use MS as primary income to pay my student loans as I am still interviewing for full time work. I have appreciated all the notes and comments from all of you.

But thank you all.

@CaliGirl925 wrote:

Ha! You think bringing on the new CFO caused the payment problems? Or caused us to get paid?

(this is a joke, I don't think it's either)

No, of course not. That would be stupid.