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Sentry Marketing....Has Anyone Else Seen This

April 28, 2026 10:27PM
They have this BBQ client. I try to do one a month. I noticed I hadn’t done one since January. I was wondering if they had stopped.

Then I see the scheduler announing another round of shops. I don’t see them on the board though.
I give it a day or so. Still no shops. I e-mail her. She says she’ll look into it. A few days later...still no shops.

Finally bonuses are announced. Stil nothing on the board even though a location 3 miles from me is on the e-mail annoucing bonuses.

Has anyone else seen this from them...Shops for clients announced but not showing up on the job board?
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April 28, 2026 11:21PM
Were you accessing through Gigspot or direct via their site? My most recent interaction was in November when I took a shop through an email offer. The email came from the scheduler I had previously worked with on the same account. That job was not posted to Gigspot but my assignment appeared there as usual. I haven't seen a single posting from them nor gotten any emails since. My task was successful and paid as expected but poof, gone. I assumed the client didn't renew their contract and that was the only thing they offered in my area. But, because I have a Gigspot account, I cannot access their site directly to find out if there are postings there.
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April 29, 2026 05:30AM
The shopmetrics program can hide shops that you're not qualified to do, unlike Sassie. If you've been removed from the project, whether you deserved to be or not, the shops won't show in the shops you can apply for.

I also know that if you're using Gigspot, the MSC can not post the jobs on Gigspot, and only make those jobs available to legacy website users.
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April 29, 2026 02:21PM
Well, I opened a ticket and got a response that is confusing so I have asked more questions. I will say that you should also open a ticket because they fixed something, it wasn't me being removed from a project.
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April 29, 2026 03:09PM
They either really don't know anything or they don't want to give a straight answer. But, I can see a posting now that I couldn't before and isn't new. I still have no idea if there are jobs on their site that don't appear on Gigspot.
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April 29, 2026 05:23PM
But wait, there's more... I got an email advertising bonused shops in my area. Same scheduler, same client as November. I still can't see these specific shops on Gigspot.

So, I asked the scheduler and gave my preference for an assignment. I'm now assigned and same as November, it shows in my jobs on Gigspot. I still can't see the posting. I was told that there wasn't any block, she has no idea what the problem could be. Just directed me back to support.

I suspect they have a problem *they aren't even aware of* and a lot of shops are sitting unclaimed because of visibility issues. I have attempted to communicate this but support hasn't been so supportive so I am not holding my breath.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/29/2026 05:44PM by Deedeezthoughts.
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April 30, 2026 02:57PM
Support didn't respond but as of today, I can see the shops that I wasn't able to see before. They clearly did something. @metro25782 maybe whatever they did fixed yours as well but the lesson I learned from this is to harass support until they fix it.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/30/2026 02:57PM by Deedeezthoughts.
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April 30, 2026 03:36PM
Well, I got awarded the bonused shop. Did it this morning. Will see what happens from the editors.
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May 02, 2026 08:26AM
@Deedeezthoughts wrote:

But wait, there's more... I got an email advertising bonused shops in my area. Same scheduler, same client as November. I still can't see these specific shops on Gigspot.

So, I asked the scheduler and gave my preference for an assignment. I'm now assigned and same as November, it shows in my jobs on Gigspot. I still can't see the posting. I was told that there wasn't any block, she has no idea what the problem could be. Just directed me back to support.

I suspect they have a problem *they aren't even aware of* and a lot of shops are sitting unclaimed because of visibility issues. I have attempted to communicate this but support hasn't been so supportive so I am not holding my breath.

This happened to me with another MSC and Gigspot. The MSC was unaware there was an issue until I mentioned it and assignment the job via email.

Gigspot support did not respond to my query.
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May 02, 2026 12:44PM
@SBP wrote:

This happened to me with another MSC and Gigspot. The MSC was unaware there was an issue until I mentioned it and assignment the job via email.

Gigspot support did not respond to my query.
Sentry support responds but they don't seem particularly interested in acknowledging nor fixing the problem.

I also had issues with the Gigspot site randomly logging me out and getting stuck as I was attempting to complete my report. It was infuriating. I'm ready to make notes about all the MSCs I might access through them, delete Gigspot, and sign up with those MSCs directly. The idea of consolidators is appealing but only if the site works. I feel much the same about ISS and all their glitches.
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