I am really pretty mad about this

@snowy22315 (195220)
United States
August 5, 2025 10:03am CST
There is one clinical studies group that is located in Charlottesville. I did a couple of studies for them back in the day...but as of late they are really nutty and incompetent. They are using this recruiting center now..which asks a ton of questions and may or may not allow you to "pass" the screening...but even if they schedule you for an appointment or say they will pass you on to the scheduler..they will tell you the study is closed or some such thing. It is super ridiculous. They just want to keep you in their database or something. Now, if it was once, or even twice I could forgive this, but this happened like 4 or 5 times. The other thing they have done is not have the study drug in place when it is time for you to go in..so you can't go because of that. It is absurd. I spent an extensive amount of time talking to them about a week ago, and they scheduled me to come in for the 13th saying I passed the screening, then I got a call from the site..wanting to re interview saying they didn't want to waste my time. I told them they already had. She wanted to interview me again, and I was not going to do that all over again. I told them I would call before I came..but I feel inclined not to as the screener pays 125, which I would be cheated out of if I wasn't found eligible on the reinterview. I am inclined just to show up and get paid the 125. I would call first to see if I am still scheduled though. However, if I don't get in this..I am going to ask they not call me again. This is the most unprofessional, disorganized place I have ever seen. They care nothing about wasting anybody's time.
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@DaddyEvil (158320)
• United States
5 Aug
After they did that to me once, I'd tell them to take a hike. I'm retired but don't like people wasting my time. There are always things I can be doing that I like better than doing interviews. I had a group that LOVED my stats and said I qualified for several studies last year. Then said I didn't qualify for the one they had scheduled me to take. The sent me an email a few days ago asking if I was still available... I blocked them. One time waster was more than enough for me.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
5 Aug
I mean it isn'tije it takes a short period of time. You can easily spend a half an hour doing those screening questions
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@DaddyEvil (158320)
• United States
5 Aug
@snowy22315 I know... We talked about the one I did for this company before.. They paid me, I think, $125 for the study but I had to donate a certain amount of it to a charity they chose... Why can't they just give their money to the charity? They don't need to take money I've earned for the charity.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
5 Aug
@DaddyEvil That's annoying. If *ou were given a few to pick from, maybe they just wanted to see which ones you would pick
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@rakski (147576)
• Philippines
6 Aug
that is so unprofessional
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
6 Aug
@rakski And not only that lying about whether or not you will be in the study.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
6 Aug
You're telling me!
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@rakski (147576)
• Philippines
6 Aug
@snowy22315 they are wasting too much time
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@Juliaacv (54716)
• Canada
5 Aug
That sounds really unorganized. I would not put up with that.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
5 Aug
If I don't get paid for this screening, I am going to tell them to take me out of the database.It's ridiculous!.
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@RasmaSandra (88501)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Aug
That is not fair and I hope you can get that money,
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
5 Aug
I hope so. You are right it's very unfair and unnecessarily aggravating.
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@JudyEv (362054)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Aug
You'd wonder how they could get things so wrong.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
6 Aug
Those recruiters they hired aren't on the same page. So, why have them?
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@MarieCoyle (47840)
6 Aug
It sounds like they go to extraordinary measures to keep people on the hook and then drag it out. Your time is worth something, after all. I think I would run from that outfit.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
6 Aug
It is strange..they used to be fine before this new doc took over. He must be exceptionally greedy. He certainly isn't patient centered, I'll tell you that
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@MarieCoyle (47840)
7 Aug
@snowy22315 Hopefully, you can find something else. He no doubt is greedy, as you said.
@TheHorse (229914)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Aug
I would send them a bill and cc it to the BBB.
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@snowy22315 (195220)
• United States
5 Aug
A bill..? Not sure how that would work. How much do I charge for my long phone call?
@LindaOHio (199302)
• United States
6 Aug
That would be so annoying. I know these studies pay well; but they shouldn't waste your time.