Does Coyle keep track of assignments that I decline after being assigned (but before accepting)? I try hard not to flake on assignments I have accepted, but occasionally I will get a new pending assignment for a date I can no longer do and don't have time to reschedule. Will my score go down if I decline the shops before they are ever officially in my inbox?
Good question. I think they do because I had to cancel a couple over the years and then applied for several that I did not get. I just completed two last month so I'd get picked for a hotel shop I really wanted, and I did get the job. I'd try picking up a few easy ones to get the better ones. I'm not looking forward to the amount of work it entails but I'm going to give it a go.
Scoring is only related to how you perform on shops, so it can't factor in declines, but it's a very small scheduling department, so those who assign you the shops may know if you have cancelled a few recently.