Nah the problem is folks don’t get paid enough. Punishing people for potential mistakes isn’t a solution. You’re just making sure people are even more stressed while they work. If you want proof go to a clothing store where folks work on commission and see the quality work being done.
I placed my XL hybrid order with only addition of spray in bed liner on Oct 8. My dealer mentioned I’ll get it somewhere between 8-12 weeks from order date. Do you know how long it’s been taking other people to receive their hybrids?
From what I've seen here, the hybrids won't start shipping until early December once the EPA work is done. Although it seems fairly random who get's scheduled, there are folks that have had trucks on order since June. 8-12 weeks seems extremely optimistic.
You can't order online. You made a reservation. A dealer has to turn that into an order. If the dealer doesn't contact you (they typically jump right on these reservations), then contact them ASAP. Ford will stop taking orders for Hybrids soon. If you want an Ecoboost, no hurry.
Thanks, meant reservation. Was thinking about changing order to another dealer, I don't think the guys I went with know what they are doing with online factory orders. I had to call them to find out what was going on and was told that 'they do the paperwork after the truck comes'.
Hourly or salary? Nope. The problem with that is then people become clock punchers who's goal is to log hours. You have to make their goal quality work. A well tailored bonus system based on clear metrics is a good way to do that. Commission based pay is ok if your goal it so motivate them to maximize sales dollars but quality goes out the window. Big fan of metric based bonuses.
Ummmm What? What lack of quality have you ever witnessed at a clothing store where people were getting paid commission? What output were you expecting that you did not receive? Such an odd statement to make. FYI, most of the people working in such stores are not on any type of Commission but are in fact hourly. Very few departments/stores offer any type of commission. Do you have any concept of the razor thin margins these stores run on? Of course not. Do you have any idea how small the window is when a retailer can sell a product at full price and thus maximize profits? No of course not. That is the problem with people who keep demanding employers just pay more, they have zero idea how any of this works.
Yeah, that doesn't sound promising. You were probably dealing with a nucklehead salesman. The sales manager should know what a retail order is and how to submit it. You could try calling and asking for the sales manager.
I work in a factory that assembles medical supplies, and we get raises/bonuses based on our product production rate. We also only get paid $15/hr to make $5,000 medical devices. People drop things on the unclean floor ALL the time, look around to make sure no one sees them, and put it right back up on the table with clean product. Processes it as normal. Getting paid based on rate is a TERRIBLE idea for quality control. Just pay people a good wage, and increase it every year for loyalty, and just keep up with the cost of living, and everything will be fine. Our company is actually failing because it can’t keep employees because of the low wage, and customers are upset because of the poor quality of materials.
Piece work/commission/flat rate is by far the absolute worst way to pay someone if you expect quality. Why? Because more work logged = more money, so if I can cut corners to get something done faster that isn't in the customers best interest, I don't care because it's more money for me.
What does that have to do with commissioned retail sales people?
For those of us that were scheduled 11/15 and were already pushed back to 11/22, should we expect an additional delay because of this?There will be no Maverick production scheduling next week.
I have not been getting emails at all for updates. I know they have my correct contact info because I've spoken with the help line a few times. What gives?I got bumped from 11/1 to 11/8 and just got another email bumping me to 11/15
