Anyone else's financial reports taking longer this month?

Scuba · 03-14-2009, 11:26 AM

Every month in the past I have gotten the final reports on the 5th or 6th of the month, but this month its already the 14th.

Is this just me or are others having this delay too? I ask because if this is a common thing I won't bother contacting iTunes support. (Like they've been any help ever anyhow...)

Cheers!

zhyla · 03-14-2009, 12:02 PM

Same here. I called up Apple and they was like "what you want foo?" and I was all "gimme mah moneys b****".

Scuba · 03-14-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by zhyla

Same here. I called up Apple and they was like "what you want foo?" and I was all "gimme mah moneys b****".

lol

I never get much from the ADC folks. Just:

"I'm sorry we don't have access to that information, you'll need to email iTunes for that"
"Well, I have emailed various departments before and I've yet to ever get a response"
"I'm sorry to hear that. I can escalate the issue for you, if you'd like."
"I've had 4 escalations since being in the dev program, I've never heard a single thing back from any of them. Isn't there some other number I can call?"
"No, unfortunately there is no way to contact them on the phone."
... and so on ...

I mean, COME ON... Apple has to be making a ton from these sales, if nothing else, just because of the sheer volume. Let's get some new call centers set up that CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS. :P

After all, giving us the answers we need allows us to do our job better and continue to make Apple money more effectively.

funkytaco · 03-14-2009, 01:32 PM

Not gonna happen. You're asking a question that would probably require an answer from upper management or an engineer. They'll probably wait until a trend occurs, then fix the problem. I doubt they're trying to pay developers late, they probably just need to figuire out where the choke point is before they throw money at the problem.

Scuba · 03-14-2009, 04:58 PM

Yes, sadly this is true.

And about the financial reports, I'm not in a hurry. But as a programmer (obviously) when something is consistent for a good amount of time and then abruptly changes it raises a red flag for me.

funkytaco · 03-14-2009, 07:10 PM

I guess you can't make a living off this if you don't get paid. If you don't get paid, you might pay your bills late. That part kind of disturbs me about them paying late, though I'm still in the approval process. I would think they'd want to take care of the problem quickly. It might just be hiccups as the program is still fairly new. I hope!

Scuba · 03-14-2009, 08:10 PM

Its not anything to be alarmed about, but I hear you. They say financial reports can take up to 45 days. But they have always taken 5-6 for me. Still well within the range of time they state, but like I said, I'm just curious if others are having the same thing happen to because its always been so consistent for me until this month.

Kenrik · 03-14-2009, 10:06 PM

I'm still waiting for my Europe payment for January.. it's been almost 45 days.

Scuba · 03-14-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenrik

I'm still waiting for my Europe payment for January.. it's been almost 45 days.

How do you know what month the incoming transfer was for? Is it listed somewhere in the weird numbers and letters that show up on my bank statement for the incoming wire credit?

Kenrik · 03-14-2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Scuba

How do you know what month the incoming transfer was for? Is it listed somewhere in the weird numbers and letters that show up on my bank statement for the incoming wire credit?

because the amount that was deposited was the same amount that I was owed for US.

My Europe was supposed to be about $300 less than my US.

Scuba · 03-14-2009, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenrik

because the amount that was deposited was the same amount that I was owed for US.

My Europe was supposed to be about $300 less than my US.

Ah, gotcha. I really wish they put the month in the payment description that we see on bank statements. It feels kinda chaotic right now. I honestly don't even know if I have everything I should... its just like random deposits from different countries cluttering up my statements. :P Obviously getting paid is always good, I'm not complaining about a bunch of deposits, but keep organized is good too.

orange gold · 03-14-2009, 11:42 PM

im in a hurry for reasons of my own.. certaint apps i owe a percent of profits to organazations
but i cant untill i get reports !
lol