i miss maritz for the security they provided(although in the end there was no security lol). you knew that shops were always gonna be there, bigger incentives were always gonna be there, night time bonuses were gonna be there, and (mostly)friendly ladies were always gonna be there to answer the phone when you had a question or wanted to make bonus offers. i also miss the elevator on hold music they had when you called. they changed it up to a generic one in 2018, but before that they used a couple songs that are forever ingrained in my head and i wish i could hear them again. i don’t miss always having to talk on the phone. i feel a lot less guilty and awkward asking for extensions and incentives through email rather than phone haha. i don’t miss taking the same tests over and over, i don’t miss having to invoice every shop, i don’t miss receiving calls for projects i had no interest in. with ipsos you don’t feel the same security. fortunately i’ve been dealing with Kate, who has been great. she’s been able to assign shops, has changed my dates around a hundred times, and always answers emails within 12 hours. she’s easily the best scheduler i’ve dealt with over there. if not for her though, things definitely wouldn’t have gone as smooth. like i know there’s other schedulers over there who wouldn’t have even bothered responding to me, or would respond days later than i needed them to. i do also like that ipsos bonus’s are basically the same as what maritz was now that they’re not using a scheduling company. yea, you don’t get the huge ones over there with the phone call, but the ones they set on the site aren’t bad, and it’s nice being able to change the dates ourselves. i’ve gotten used to the sassie platform, and don’t feel like it takes me any longer to do reports than it did on maritz site. so overall, both have their benefits,but if i was to pick one to do shops for for the next 5 years, maritz would be the easy choice as i’d feel a lot more secure with my ability to earn without having to stress over it.