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We have become a survey-and-review society. Is this just an American thing, or is it elsewhere? In the last few days, this is what I've seen:
- review an item I ordered
- give feedback to my doctor's practice after my appointment
- review a book I got a free copy of (I have mixed feelings about doing it, because I didn't love the book, and I hate to kick it when it's down, so to speak, but I have to figure out how to write what I thought)
- review that other item I ordered
- review my visit to Starbucks on Saturday
- review our visit to Outback on Sunday
- give feedback to my doctor's practice after bloodwork--and hey, if I could review just that, I would, she does an excellent job every time, but no, they want me to rate my overall satisfaction with the practice and how likely I would be to recommend them to friends, and I'm sorry, not every time I have blood drawn
There were more in the weeks before that, and there will be more all the time, because there always are, and I am sick of it.
They just don't give up! I got another one, from Chewy, this morning: "What do you think about your recent order?" It was cat food. I think it was cat food.
ReplyDeleteI got emails and phone calls wanting me to rate the anesthesiologist from my surgeries!! Like... I didn't wake up midway through, so I guess they did fine?
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a state representative (till he got term-limited out) who sponsored a yearly "There ought to be a law" contest: tell him what he should put in a bill and if he agreed with you he'd do it. That's how California got a law requiring that if you turn your windshield wipers on for the rain you have to turn on your headlights, too. So what I'm thinking is, someone should put out a bill allowing one to opt-out of survey requests after the first time an entity asks you so they can't bother you again.
ReplyDeleteYes, and I have one to add- I just got an email asking me to review my experience while returning an item to Target. I mean, really? It was fine! But I don't want to write a review about it. I'm glad you posted this, because now I'll just delete these emails immediately and not feel guilty about it.
ReplyDeleteThey ask for every ridiculous thing! There are a few surveys I'll do, but more and more often I delete. Who has time for all that?
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