Just out of curiosity and to get to know my fellow shoppers more, what else do you do for income? Is mystery shopping your main job or just a side gig?
I'll start...I have a day job working 9-5 as my main source of income. Fortunately, I work from home so can spare a few minutes to check job boards for mystery shopping assignments. I spend my nights and weekends completing these shops. On top of that, I also participate in clinical studies and focus groups. I really enjoy them, and find that the time invested vs payment is more appealing than the work done in shopping. Unfortunately, they aren't available as often as shopping.
Initially, the side gig started out as a hobby, but I can't seem to stop myself from accepting more shops, especially if they sound very easy. This leads me to be so busy and hectic this past month that I've made mistakes and got denied pay (totally my fault, so I understand, but still feel bad about it, especially when there were out of pocket expense of $30 that I had to take a loss on. BOOOO !!! )
What about you? How do you handle mystery shopping with any other jobs?