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May 29, 2024 03:23PM
Anybody doing the jewelry merchandising in this location?
I took on 2 separate jobs there and heading out to do them today but already getting red flags like added instructions (having to remove part of a display or a whole display) that were not outlined in the general description. I am all about doing merchandising but not going to dismantle or build fixtures when they are added on to the original job AFTER I accept it.
We shall see. I will report back.
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May 29, 2024 05:16PM
Never mind, I am cancelling this job. There was a LOT of information missing from the job description - a LOT.

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May 29, 2024 08:10PM
I haven’t done these, but people have mentioned in other threads that they end up being more involved than what the merchandising company originally stated. Smart call on the cancel.

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June 14, 2024 07:59PM
I've done them before and my only advice is wait till it gets to a higher fee and ask for a copy of the work order before you agree to do it. A reset vs reload are two very different things.
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September 08, 2024 04:41PM
Reporting back, I ended up taking it when the fee went up AND they said to ask for more if needed (well duh). I did and they assigned it.
The job wasn't awful but it was a lot of pieces (I merch for Kalan so used to putting up hundreds of items at a visit) and it wasn't totally clear if the entire fixture was supposed to be reset (I didn't but did remove the seasonal put the new designs up and rearranged the rest of the fixture).
Took longer than I anticipated but at the higher negotiated rate still came out to over $20 an hour - not inlcuding mileage (didn't have any other work in the area and didn't have the other TA shop to do) so that was a deduction.
It came up again - URGENT but they didn't accept my offer (bumped it up) and it dropped off, now back to base pay.
No way.
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