OnForce Blows No way can you make money with them ripoff New York New York
I'm still a registered provider for OnForce. I understand that if you live in North Carolina they might seem like big money. In a state that has wages you can ACTUALLY LIVE ON, they are a joke.
I get these work orders from them and they are so insanely low paying that I have to ignore them. My usual rate is $75 per hour. They send me stuff like "Drive to the next state, arrive at an auto dealer within a 20 minute window or you will be docked, find the service manager to get keys and password". do you know how long it can take to find someone in a car dealership? Apparently not OnForce. Then they finish up by saying the hourly rate is $65, oh but we're only paying you a half an hour and no travel time.
In another instance they wanted someone to drive to 4 separate A&P grocery stores, install and network 4 Dell computers and set up printers for $120. That's a $500 job for a normal consultant.
Now I know OnForce is simply a clearinghouse for other companies to have work done, but they have a responsibility to separate the chaff from the wheat and not waste our time with these cheap-a*s business people and petty managers who are of the opinion that everybody owes them everything all the time.
If you want me to stand on my head with a broom stuck in my a** and sweep the walls, you'd better be prepared to pay me well. I have people to pay and my own obligations, and don't give me this crap about arriving in a ten or twenty minute window or you'll start taking even more money out of the job.
Don't waste your time with OnForce. Just a bunch of Yuppies who don't care who they or their clients victimize.
Mike
Millville, New Jersey
U.S.A.
14 Updates & Rebuttals
Retrogeek42
Pampa,Texas,
U.S.A.
Funny because...
#15UPDATE Employee
Sun, February 08, 2009
I actually WORK full time in the tech field...and yes, am middle management.
The OnForce jobs are side work, so yes, I am qualified, and yes, I know very well what I'm talking about.
Retrogeek42
Pampa,Texas,
U.S.A.
Funny because...
#15UPDATE Employee
Sun, February 08, 2009
I actually WORK full time in the tech field...and yes, am middle management.
The OnForce jobs are side work, so yes, I am qualified, and yes, I know very well what I'm talking about.
Retrogeek42
Pampa,Texas,
U.S.A.
Funny because...
#15UPDATE Employee
Sun, February 08, 2009
I actually WORK full time in the tech field...and yes, am middle management.
The OnForce jobs are side work, so yes, I am qualified, and yes, I know very well what I'm talking about.
Retrogeek42
Pampa,Texas,
U.S.A.
Funny because...
#15UPDATE Employee
Sun, February 08, 2009
I actually WORK full time in the tech field...and yes, am middle management.
The OnForce jobs are side work, so yes, I am qualified, and yes, I know very well what I'm talking about.
The Professional
Euless,Texas,
U.S.A.
To the employees and consumer responses above...
#15UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, January 20, 2009
What takes the cheese is all the "Simple Never Had a bad deal in there life" people, and how they try to force their beautiful good luck and fortune on someone.
Look "Good Techs", if you have a good time with Onforce, great!!! But do not take someones bad experience and force them to feel bad about voicing their concerns. If you are so freaking good and happy with Onforce, GREAT for you.
And if you are so qualified, get hired for the real company!! and be a middle manager, unless your skills are left to be desired.
To some people, Onforce is a curse. To you, well, maybe it is just not your time yet. Keep living you nay-sayers, you too will get your opportunity.
The Professional
Euless,Texas,
U.S.A.
To the employees and consumer responses above...
#15UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, January 20, 2009
What takes the cheese is all the "Simple Never Had a bad deal in there life" people, and how they try to force their beautiful good luck and fortune on someone.
Look "Good Techs", if you have a good time with Onforce, great!!! But do not take someones bad experience and force them to feel bad about voicing their concerns. If you are so freaking good and happy with Onforce, GREAT for you.
And if you are so qualified, get hired for the real company!! and be a middle manager, unless your skills are left to be desired.
To some people, Onforce is a curse. To you, well, maybe it is just not your time yet. Keep living you nay-sayers, you too will get your opportunity.
The Professional
Euless,Texas,
U.S.A.
To the employees and consumer responses above...
#15UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, January 20, 2009
What takes the cheese is all the "Simple Never Had a bad deal in there life" people, and how they try to force their beautiful good luck and fortune on someone.
Look "Good Techs", if you have a good time with Onforce, great!!! But do not take someones bad experience and force them to feel bad about voicing their concerns. If you are so freaking good and happy with Onforce, GREAT for you.
And if you are so qualified, get hired for the real company!! and be a middle manager, unless your skills are left to be desired.
To some people, Onforce is a curse. To you, well, maybe it is just not your time yet. Keep living you nay-sayers, you too will get your opportunity.
The Professional
Euless,Texas,
U.S.A.
To the employees and consumer responses above...
#15UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, January 20, 2009
What takes the cheese is all the "Simple Never Had a bad deal in there life" people, and how they try to force their beautiful good luck and fortune on someone.
Look "Good Techs", if you have a good time with Onforce, great!!! But do not take someones bad experience and force them to feel bad about voicing their concerns. If you are so freaking good and happy with Onforce, GREAT for you.
And if you are so qualified, get hired for the real company!! and be a middle manager, unless your skills are left to be desired.
To some people, Onforce is a curse. To you, well, maybe it is just not your time yet. Keep living you nay-sayers, you too will get your opportunity.
Retrogeek42
Pampa,Texas,
U.S.A.
Not an Idiot!
#15UPDATE Employee
Fri, January 16, 2009
To the rebuttal: Not every OnForce tech is an idiot. There are some well qualified techs onsite. I happen to use OnForce as a second income and know of others who do the same.
Retrogeek42
Pampa,Texas,
U.S.A.
The Complaint is not even remotely true
#15UPDATE Employee
Fri, January 16, 2009
I have worked for OnForce for 18 months, I have completed over 35 contract jobs for them, and I have a perfect 6.0 provider rating. I have only had issues with one buyer in my entire time with OnForce.
I have made profit on every ticket (sorry, if $75 is your minimum, good luck finding work in the recession as there are a LOT of techs who will work for less), and have a good working relationship with all of the buyers who have contracted me.
It is important to note that OnForce tickets are routed to providers from buyers -- OnForce does NOT contract these providers, it is up to the buyer and the provider to set terms. Providers have the option of making an offer on every ticket, and the terms of the ticket are clearly spelled out.
OnForce is an excellent company that has provided me with a lucrative second income, and if you are not making money working for them it is because you do not know how to bid your services -- NOT because of any deficiency on the part of OnForce.
The Truth
Burlington,Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
This seems like it is your own fault
#15Consumer Comment
Wed, January 07, 2009
If you are not making money why do you state that you are "still" using OnForce? Let me guess, you are actually making money, not that big of a leap to see that's the truth.
What I recommend is that you learn how to use the OnForce platform. You can take any job you want in any area you want for any amount of money you choose. So I guess I am not sure what the problem is here.
I use OnForce, make money, drive only to jobs close to my office. I guess instead of the time spent with the extracurricular broomstick activities I learned to use the platform correctly.
But the broom down and learn the platform, it actually is a great opportunity. Also less splinters.
Donaldo
Norma,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
You've made my case.
#15Author of original report
Fri, November 02, 2007
Thanks for the input. Doubtless with my 13 years experience and happy customers I could have done it right for you, which means you substantiate my point: That OnForce is the perfect mechanism for lowering the bar.
Instead of finding a local quality consultant, you found an idiot that took work away from someone like me. You would have had to pay me twice as much, but you wouldn't have had any headache like you did with that guy.
It's very like a union. The guy with the IQ of an appliance bulb can get just as much work as a Ph. D. in Computer Science. Are ya happy now?
Jeramy
Concord,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
Consider the service buyers pov
#15Consumer Comment
Sun, October 28, 2007
i used onforce to get a tech on site to do a fairly easy job that would take about an hour for a good tech. I said I would pay for two hours, in case there was unforeseen trouble, and to cover reasonable travel and make it worthwhile for the tech. $60 was my flat rate.
I called the tech 5 minutes before the scheduled time for him to be on site and he seemed surprised he forgot about the job. He showed nearly an hour late while my client waited patiently. His work was done slowly and poorly. Less than two hours into the work with me ok the phone the whole time talking him through every bit of minutia, he asked for more money! I don't trust many techs appreciate the value of showing up on time, so the good thing about onforce is that I don't have to route work to this tech again.
I have no idea how a tech would not get paid, but I certainly understand a need to dock pay based on tardiness or incoplete work. I found out after this guy left that he did not follow my specs.
Jeramy
Concord,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
Consider the service buyers pov
#15Consumer Comment
Sun, October 28, 2007
i used onforce to get a tech on site to do a fairly easy job that would take about an hour for a good tech. I said I would pay for two hours, in case there was unforeseen trouble, and to cover reasonable travel and make it worthwhile for the tech. $60 was my flat rate.
I called the tech 5 minutes before the scheduled time for him to be on site and he seemed surprised he forgot about the job. He showed nearly an hour late while my client waited patiently. His work was done slowly and poorly. Less than two hours into the work with me ok the phone the whole time talking him through every bit of minutia, he asked for more money! I don't trust many techs appreciate the value of showing up on time, so the good thing about onforce is that I don't have to route work to this tech again.
I have no idea how a tech would not get paid, but I certainly understand a need to dock pay based on tardiness or incoplete work. I found out after this guy left that he did not follow my specs.