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August 14, 2011 12:05AM
Anyone worked for them? They seem to be on the slow side when it comes to paying (6-10 weeks), so I was wondering if it was worth signing up with them? Thanks!

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August 14, 2011 12:07AM
P.S. When I signed up, they haven't asked me for my SS number, which seems to be the case with other MSCs. Is that a bit weird? Are they legitimate?
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August 14, 2011 02:27AM
They are legitimate, they are scheduled through an outside scheduler. They are not a company I work with much because somehow things sort of get stuck in the cracks. I had jobs in early 2010 that got paid in almost exactly 2 months. Then I had a job that took more than 6 months to get paid and my last job took almost 4 months. Every job I have done for them received high scores, so it wasn't like we were discussing whether or not the performance was acceptable.

As for the SSN, I suspect it would be unlikely that a shopper would even approach the threshhold with them of needing to have a 1099 sent out. They just don't seem to have that many jobs.
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August 14, 2011 02:45AM
Thank you, Flash!
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August 14, 2011 03:19AM
My sense is that it makes sense to sign up with every legitimate company you can find. If/when they have something in your area you are ready to decide based on your current research on shopper opinion whether to accept the job or not. I certainly do not regret that I am signed up with these folks. The jobs I did paid fairly and the reports were not awful. But knowing that they have not been systematic and prompt in payments to me would discourage my spending more than a couple of bucks maximum for which I was to be reimbursed. Where it is a fee only shop, the biggest headache is if you have to start chasing payments.
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August 15, 2011 06:03PM
Yes, they are slow. I was told 60 days and I have asked several times about payment for shops that I did almost 3 months ago. I did some work for them before. They do pay - just not on time.
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August 16, 2011 04:12AM
I must admit that I dislike the idea of having to wait for so long to be paid -- after all, MSCs expect us to complete assignments by a certain date (and we get penalized if we fail to do so), so why doesn't the same rule apply to them when it comes to paying? It can be frustrating, to put it mildly.
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August 17, 2011 02:20PM
I am still waiting to be paid from them for a shop I did in May. Every company that I have shopped for in May has paid already and every one I have worked for in June has paid. This company told me at the beginning of July that they were processing the payment, but I still have not seen the payment. I will never shop for them again. The boasted how they paid in 4-6 weeks or much sooner.
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August 18, 2011 12:40AM
Oh wow, pandamonkey. I'm sorry to hear that! I agree that's a good enough reason not to shop for them.
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