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May 04, 2021 03:18PM
I got this email today:
“Hope you are well, My name is xxxxx from the field services team and we have a new project taking place in these cities -
Boston, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Franciso.

For this project, you would need to visit at least 40 Bars and order certain drinks for testing and complete surveys for each bar.”

Visit at least 40 bars? No thanks.
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May 04, 2021 05:15PM
I'm in one of those cities but didn't get the email. I'd do it if the pay and expenses were right. May I ask who the scheduler is?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/04/2021 05:16PM by NinS.
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May 04, 2021 06:19PM
@NinS wrote:

I'm in one of those cities but didn't get the email. I'd do it if the pay and expenses were right. May I ask who the scheduler is?

I sent you a PM.
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May 04, 2021 06:20PM
Try signing in to the MSC in the thread title. You should have a "message" waiting for you that explains this. I don't live in one of those cities and I still got the "message".
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May 04, 2021 06:54PM
No message for me explaining the details. Just a repeat of the email.
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May 04, 2021 08:40PM
@kenasch wrote:

No message for me explaining the details. Just a repeat of the email.
Correct. The "message" is the email. I guess I wasn't clear in my earlier post. Thanks.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/2021 03:26PM by guysmom.
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May 05, 2021 04:48AM
@kenasch wrote:

I got this email today:
“Hope you are well, My name is xxxxx from the field services team and we have a new project taking place in these cities -
Boston, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Franciso.

For this project, you would need to visit at least 40 Bars and order certain drinks for testing and complete surveys for each bar.”

Visit at least 40 bars? No thanks.

Don't worry. I can handle this one.
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May 05, 2021 04:44PM
SoCalMama - is that with or without the help of Uber?
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May 05, 2021 06:51PM
It is not like one of those chain bar surveys before the pandemic, is it? I can't remember who was sending those out then. But probably not a single brand chain, because what brand with a bar would have that many locations in any metro area?
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May 06, 2021 01:04AM
In my experience Mintel is one of the best MSCs to work for. They pay good for all projects and in my opinion more than fair. They are easy to work with. They have great communication. They pay on time and like clockwork. Although I have only done 20 or so projects for them over they years this has been my experience with each and every one. If I lived in one of those cities I would certainly contact them.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.
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May 06, 2021 04:53AM
@kenasch wrote:

SoCalMama - is that with or without the help of Uber?
Uber, a personal driver, a hotel, etc. I don't drink and drive.
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May 06, 2021 09:08PM
@BuffaloNY101 wrote:

In my experience Mintel is one of the best MSCs to work for. They pay good for all projects and in my opinion more than fair. They are easy to work with. They have great communication. They pay on time and like clockwork. Although I have only done 20 or so projects for them over they years this has been my experience with each and every one. If I lived in one of those cities I would certainly contact them.
I like Mintel a lot too, but this project won't work for me. Not nearly enough $.
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May 08, 2021 02:23AM
So have they already assigned people? I reached out, but didn't hear anything. I'm honestly not sure how Mintel works, since there is no job board? They just let certain people know about projects?
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May 08, 2021 04:15AM
@nolimitem wrote:

So have they already assigned people? I reached out, but didn't hear anything. I'm honestly not sure how Mintel works, since there is no job board? They just let certain people know about projects?

Yes, he sent me a personal email and after getting the details, I declined.
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May 08, 2021 12:31PM
In 2019? Pre-pandemic? I did a series of shops where it was a brand of beer shopped ... and I went to local bars in my city to see how it was poured and served and took the beer's temp (which sounds funny to write. The beer wasn't sick.)
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May 08, 2021 04:45PM
@greenwhite11 wrote:

In 2019? Pre-pandemic? I did a series of shops where it was a brand of beer shopped ... and I went to local bars in my city to see how it was poured and served and took the beer's temp (which sounds funny to write. The beer wasn't sick.)

It might be the same scenario.
I need $1/minute. That's $60 an hour. With 40 locations, I'd need about $1200 to do this project.
I don't work for less, and I get that much all.day.long.
Don't sell yourself short. It perpetuates poverty.
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May 08, 2021 05:29PM
@SoCalMama wrote:

@nolimitem wrote:

So have they already assigned people? I reached out, but didn't hear anything. I'm honestly not sure how Mintel works, since there is no job board? They just let certain people know about projects?

Yes, he sent me a personal email and after getting the details, I declined.

So is it really a minimum of 40 bars? How long do they give you to do that?
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May 08, 2021 06:02PM
@kenasch wrote:

@SoCalMama wrote:

@nolimitem wrote:

So have they already assigned people? I reached out, but didn't hear anything. I'm honestly not sure how Mintel works, since there is no job board? They just let certain people know about projects?

Yes, he sent me a personal email and after getting the details, I declined.

So is it really a minimum of 40 bars? How long do they give you to do that?

Yes, 40. You aren't in the right area though. There aren't 40 close enough to you. I don't know how long they were giving, but I figured 30 minutes each average (some might be 10 minutes, but I averaged 30 minutes to include travel time).

0.5 hr x $60/hr = $1200 is what I need at an absolute minimum to do this project.
Gas is over $4.25 here, so I'm not really "feeling this" anyway.
Basically, I could do this in 3 days. That's $400 a day (minus gas). It would be a grind.
If I did it in 4 days, it would be more manageable. That's now $300 a day.
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May 09, 2021 04:32AM
What, if you don’t mind my asking, were they offering?
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May 12, 2021 07:30PM
They were offering $10/shop, plus $5 for travel, and reimbursement for the beverage. It wasn't a brand or beverage that I drink, so there was no incentive to do it. Generally, I think of Mintel as offering really fair pay, but this one was a real no-go.
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