Overworked and underpaid - Researcher Ipsos Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I got to work on a variety of very interesting research projects. This included both quant and qual type work. This is a great place to start your research career, but I would not recommend this place for more senior researchers.

Cons

I was overworked. I would come into the office every Saturday to ensure all work was done on time for the various projects I was working on. The first year I was here I was told I was hired too late in the season to be considered for a raise or bonus, even though I worked more than 50 hours per week. The second year I worked here I was given a .05% raise. That's right it wasn't even 1%. I was literally killing myself, pleasing all my clients. It was then that I knew it was not worth it and I left and got a $40k bump in salary from a competitor.

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Pros

Plenty of opportunities and various locations

Cons

You work your tail off using gas, mileage, time, energy, tolls, and consistent but the authenticator who sit in the comfort of their home find any and everything wrong with the survey you fill out. Then, you don't get paid. Their portal that you are supposed to use while on location has connectivity issues or whatever reason they decide to blame it on. So far, I've lost $500.00 with this company. There are many other mystery shopping companies who don't try to cheat you out of money. If I had to guess, they use your pictures and get THEIR money but won't pay their contractors. I would suggest shopping for any other company besides Ipsos!

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