If They Want Photos So Badly, Why No App?

I am not going to name the company, but during my visit on the paperwork I could select no photos.

I figure given the low pay, and problems I had getting information in this would solve one more headache.

Now the company is complaining, "We need photos, send photos ASAP." I am citing the report that I said no photos.

The facts are this isn't like if I post a photo on facebook, or share it via messanger. It's a PIA to go online, or onto my device, to get the photos, make sure they match up, then upload.

The company hasn't updated its pay in 20 years, is it really too much to ask they update the tech as well? I mean if photos are so vital, why not develop an app, or an easy website so you can do reports in the field.

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I am now trying to think of a company that I can select to opt out of taking photos. I never thought we could opt out of photos.

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@ArkLaMissshopping

I went through the report, and I selected no photos. To me that means you can opt out.

photos are pretty much the backbone of independent contracting. i can understand why you did it. everything is a learning process.

shopping north west PA and south west ny

What did the guidelines say? Did the guidelines say you needed certain photos? Go by that.

@OldDog wrote:

@ArkLaMissshopping

I went through the report, and I selected no photos. To me that means you can opt out.

To me, selecting "no photos" means that you have decided not to attach any photos for some reason that will need to be explained. It does not mean that no photos were required for the shop.

@ebit123 wrote:

What did the guidelines say? Did the guidelines say you needed certain photos? Go by that.

@OldDog wrote:

@ArkLaMissshopping

I went through the report, and I selected no photos. To me that means you can opt out.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008

I did one project for a now-defunct company that used some screwball web forms app for its reports. I didn't realize just how clunky this was until I worked for a real merchandising company (and I'm not counting SPAR as its app, when I worked for them, wasn't a whole lot better). Yes, matching up the photos can be a pain, it helps when you have an app and report while you're doing it. I worked for SPAR briefly before smart phones were really a thing, filling out the reports on paper, and it was a huge pain in the mule. So I agree, if they want photos, they need to make it easy or at least no harder than strictly necessary.

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