Same. Their contract was not renewed in CA a couple of years back. So sad too. That was good $.@walesmaven wrote:
For many years I did 12 large 1 day routes shops per year as a member of a small team ot ICs that seldom added new members. It was IT pay and only worthwhile because each route was 18-25 shops at one location and reimbursed parking and a lot of small purchases. Deloitte owned that MSC. Shoppers who were employees of Deloitte had to have a LOT of industry-specific training and employment experience . IF you are a former manager in a specialty hospitality industry, for instance, you MIGHT qualify to get a 1040 job with Deloitte's arm that "shops" that industry. No management experience in the shopped industry, no 1040 Deloitte job in said industry.
@Tarantado wrote:
Deloitte’s contract was a great for many years. The consultants treated us shoppers like professionals, as something I thought I’d expect when I first started mystery shopping many years ago. These guys are literally the few that treated me like a professional, as opposed to just a shopper.
Sadly, COVID hit last year and well... Even the main consultant got laid off as well sadly and even left the industry altogether.
I did find some contract positions I ended up applying for that actually matches the stuff I currently do for a living (project engineering / management) at Deloitte outside of mystery shopping, so you never know if they give me a shot and finally transition out of oil and gas.
@NinS wrote:
Tarantado, if you don't mind my asking, is it either Bob or Alex who has moved to a different industry? They were both great to work with, but I can't blame them for wanting a new and more promising opportunity.
@jangler64 wrote:
Bob has left as well. They both were great, and I know that they will be successful in their new endeavors.