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Thinking about all the MSCs trying to survive

March 31, 2020 07:46PM
Eventually, when we can all move around and shop clients again, we will be depending on the infrastructure that was in place to still be there.

We can expect a number of clients to delay restarting their programs, some if not many may cancel them indefinitely. Small business loans are going to be based on a company's likelihood to qualify to convert to a grant, which right now is causing a major challenge for the banks to assess.

There will be clients that lose their businesses as well.

The unemployment rate, I am currently in that boat, will be significantly higher. That means many more people looking for gigs.

I'd estimate it will be several years minimum until we see some semblance of what was. We will become grateful for, a return to, what we take for granted today - and complain about not being enough.

Just my opinion.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2020 07:48PM by isaiah58.
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April 01, 2020 11:25AM
The world we live in right now is frightening. The world that comes next will be unbalanced, to say the least.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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April 02, 2020 12:22AM
The world that comes next will be just fine. It always is.
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April 02, 2020 07:04PM
Ever hopeful, I signed up with another MSC today. There may or may not be work in my area in future, but at least I am positioned to find out about that. I will add other companies, too, as time permits. I also tried for another company, but all I could do was follow the trail from its inception through a merger to its current, defunct status.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
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April 14, 2020 08:12PM
As long as customers buy products and services, businesses will compete for those customers. As long as business compete, there will be a demand for mystery shoppers. I would guess that it will take weeks or months, but not years, to return to a semblance of what was.
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April 17, 2020 07:55AM
@AZwolfman wrote:

As long as customers buy products and services, businesses will compete for those customers. As long as business compete, there will be a demand for mystery shoppers. I would guess that it will take weeks or months, but not years, to return to a semblance of what was.

Doubt it’ll be as soon as “weeks or months.” If there’s no budget with business getting themselves out of the hole from all this, the last thing most are worried about is adding MORE expenses like mystery shopping on their balance sheet.

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April 17, 2020 09:41AM
Well, one way that some MSCs will stay afloat is by not paying their shoppers, cough, cough, Superior Customer Solutions.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2020 09:42AM by Niner.
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April 17, 2020 11:35AM
Malls and small service businesses are closed. They can't provide online services. How will the survive with no income? Grocery stores and big boxes may end up okay. I am very curious about this ending.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2020 04:59PM by HonnyBrown.
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April 17, 2020 04:06PM
Unsettling times for sure, and most certainly a continually evolving situation for a long time to come. I hope all are staying physically, financially, and emotionally healthy.
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April 17, 2020 06:01PM
Mystery shopping will be an afterthought for a long time. Businesses are losing more and more the longer they force them to stay closed. Restaurants and hotels are taking a huge hit. Mystery shopping will take a LONG time coming back. I am thinking at least a year or two.


@Tarantado wrote:

@AZwolfman wrote:

As long as customers buy products and services, businesses will compete for those customers. As long as business compete, there will be a demand for mystery shoppers. I would guess that it will take weeks or months, but not years, to return to a semblance of what was.

Doubt it’ll be as soon as “weeks or months.” If there’s no budget with business getting themselves out of the hole from all this, the last thing most are worried about is adding MORE expenses like mystery shopping on their balance sheet.
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