Ever re-scheduled for weather? 5 guys

I've never flaked - ever. I've got a bonuses FG and today is the day - not available tomorrow. I sent an email to help desk with the truth - that there's severe rain, wind, power lines, etc forecasted and can I do it tomorrow.

Curious if anyone here has been in that situation? Thanks

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I've certainly offered to reschedule due to driving conditions. They wouldn't re schedule, so I had to cancel.

I appreciate this MSC so I'd rather not flake and cancel. But man - you'd think I would do the shop in 24 hours---what's the difference. I guess if I cancel it's on me to take the risk of being kicked off shops.

I have carwash shops I reschedule if its even a little rainy. Who would go to a carwash in the rain?

In Dec. of 2022, I asked to shop a day early, due to a snow storm forecast; the scheduler declined my request. As the four shops were all in BFE, I canceled. Five days later, all roads had been cleared, so I again selected all four and each had been bummed up $10. The client was Kroger, so I was/am certain it was their policy. It certainly worked for me to earn an extra $40.

I had a deadline shop, several years ago that I had to cancel because of severe weather. I’m still shopping for them, so I don’t think it affected me much. I’ve been shopping for them for around 15 years and have only canceled two shops.

I have canceled for weather and it did not effect me at all. You will probably lose the bonus. Its better to lose a bonus than lose your life or wreck your car and owe a deductable.

Actually, no, I cannot remember ever having to reschedule a shop because of the weather.

I've done shops in inclement weather before, but if my county puts in a "do not travel" restriction or "necessary travel only", I respect it and will cancel or reschedule shops. We are getting a blast of wintry weather right now which will have visibility down to 1 mile for a few hours. Forecast says it will be nasty for a few hours, blow through and then leave us with frigid air for tomorrow. I wouldn't travel tonight but I'd brave the cold tomorrow as long as the roads aren't dangerous. Any company that wants you to risk your health and safety, and/or violate a county/state order isn't one I would want to work for anyway.

I never heard back from MSC so I proceeded with the shop, Weird - it was a perfect Five Guys visit in every category this time. Usually the perfect reports get "approved " instantly but this one says "QC" - go figure

A couple of years ago, there was a winter storm in Dallas, where the power went out for some days straight. I remember some of the MSCs cancelled the shops on their own, where businesses were also affected.

Not sure about Five Guys, but this MSC has rescheduled for me a couple of times when the reschedule option was unavailable.

I'm in AL. We get tornados, not like OK, but we get severe weather events where it's unsafe to go and the stores are probably shut down too.

I have, when I was unable to reschedule a shop, either sent a link to the NWS or copied and pasted the forecast or the current conditions in the email asking for my shop to be rescheduled. That being said, the Five Guys MSC lets you cancel your shop, and asks you why. When I've needed to, I've picked "other" and explained about the severe weather.

I believe there is an option on their website to reschedule once. But it might just allow it on they need it..

I have been en route to a shop when severe weather started. I have taken a video of the windshield showing the storm, hardly visible road, rooster tails, etc., and sent it to the scheduler and turned around to go home. I have also made a screenshot of the weather report and advisories and sent those at times.

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I did once. It was a shop where I had to wander around downtown of a city and report on various city cleaning crews, ambassadors, etc. We had a severe cold snap with below zero wind chills and the city declared a Code Blue (when temps are so low that various emergency procedures happen, like opening warming stations, additional shelters, etc).. I asked to reschedule and explained that I didn't even know if the employees would be out on normal schedules, since we were in a severe Code Blue. They rescheduled.

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@wrosie wrote:

I believe there is an option on their website to reschedule once. But it might just allow it on they need it..

5 Guys MSC often lets you reschedule multiple times. But they do have a "final date" and maybe the OP was up against it.

@FrugalCat wrote:

I have carwash shops I reschedule if its even a little rainy. Who would go to a carwash in the rain?

That's one reason (among several) I don't do AutoBell car wash. They insist you go in the rain because the AutoBells stay open on rainy days. Maybe they should just have you tell the AutoBell staff, "Hi! I'm a mystery shopper!"

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