@Equine24 wrote:
Ipsos is nearly impossible to appeal an issue. I have had a couple issues where they were definitely in the wrong, and I moved on. I will never do a similar shop for them in the future, but I continue to take shops where I haven't been burned. I will not tilt at windmills because the energy required is not worth it.
@Minime wrote:
Sorry but this thread was intended for people who have been burned by Ipsos, not hawks for them. Class action lawsuits are not 1 dimensional. Damages aren’t solely based on the dollar amount of the loss. Unless you know the inner workings of how the valuations are calculated, best not to comment. The amount you received has everything to do with who won the case. The law firm takes the percentage they signed up for and do all of the work. People are compensated by the extent of their loss and their participation. If you do nothing, don’t expect the world.
@Minime wrote:
Hi All ~ I’m a seasoned mystery shopper who has been burned by Ipsos one too many times. I’ve read many of your complaints and it’s become apparent to me that I’m not the only one who has been cheated. I’m a logical, analytical thinker who can admit fault when I make an error. I’m willing to learn from mistakes and compromise when I don’t live up to job pay standards. I’m a perfectionist by nature and as a result get 10 ratings for shops I perform across the board with a variety of companies I’ve sub-contracted with over the years.
What I’m not willing to accept is when I perform a shop to the letter and it gets ‘returned’ for reasons that are not included in the company’s own guidelines for the shop. I’m also not willing to accept when a shop is being blocked from submission, then later reported as late and expunged from my portal with no proof it ever existed. I’m also no longer willing to accept the stonewalling that follows, from a shady, phantom company who hides behind the bullies they employ who lay false blame in order to cheat their shoppers of their rightful pay. As many of you are aware, there’s no way to reach their corporate offices to report abuse or theft of service.
I’ve been treated like a sucker for putting my faith in this company. I’m disabled and have to find ways to support myself in preparation for an upcoming surgery. My life is hard, but I always show respect and kindness in dealing with people. When I get kicked in the teeth, as I have with this company, a part of me wants to fight to ensure that the abuse, fraud and treason will end with me, and not be visited upon the next unsuspecting person. Not fighting a monster emboldens and them to continue this kind of behavior.
Although there are numerous complaints about this company all over the internet, most people don’t have the will or resources to combat the injustices perpetrated against them. I believe together we can create something this company least expects if it’s done the right way, with the right legal representation. It could amount to an unexpected windfall for us victims, as it has with others who have been able to expose these ‘fat cat’ companies who think they don’t have to follow the rules.
I’ve opened this thread to brainstorm with other like-minded shoppers who have been cheated and defrauded of pay that they have rightfully earned. If there are enough responses I will provide info on what can be done collectively to take action. It can be a multi-prong approach that includes complaints to government entities, local courts and a class action lawsuit if there are enough participants. Verbal testimony is often accepted as proof, especially when your complaints go into a ‘company contact’ email vacuum. Many of us have saved our proof which collectively can reveal patterns and trends they use to falsely reject shops, refuse to pay, refuse to respond, etc.
Hoping people will share their experiences, however small or complex. No need to reveal personal info. This is our forum to vent thanks to the auspices of this website. Let’s do it!
@Minime wrote:
Hi All ~ I’m a seasoned mystery shopper
@ServiceAward wrote:
@Minime, I know this may be difficult for you to accept, but there really isn't a conspiracy with them or any other MSC out there.
@ServiceAward wrote:
If you don't like this company, don't work for them. It's not really that difficult. It's one benefit to being an IC. I decide what projects I want to do and which companies and schedulers for whom I want to work.
Here Here. For many of us this would be the advice we would give. In the time it takes you to even begin to pursue your plan you could have done a few shops elsewhere, earned back what you lost and quit this company you dislike so much.
But then you do not seem to be looking for advice.
@ServiceAward wrote:
Because this is an open forum and I have a right to comment whenever and on whatever I please. If you want privacy, send DMs to people.@Minime wrote:
Why are you commenting if you don’t have a dog in the fight?
Actually, the solution to a free society is more speech, not less. More speech does not choke out other voices. Chocking out other voices would entail removing posts in support of yours. That would be impossible, since it is evident you have no support here.@Minime wrote:
I don’t need your advice, thank you. It comes off as an obvious attempt to choke out other voices.
Don't give yourself too much credit. Your idiocy and ignorance does not upset me.@Minime wrote:
If my account and experience upsets you, why don’t you ‘walk?
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