Re: Is 27 a full complement of hosts?

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@GloriBee wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
Twenty-seven sounds about right. There are 168 hours per week. A host's shift usually runs 2 - 3 hours, say 2.5. So, there are 67.2 shifts per week. One person can do five shifts per week, so Q would need 13.4 hosts. But since they often double-up, let's say they need twice as many, or 26.8 hosts, or 27. But they don't always double-up, which leaves some availablity for hosts to work a shift or two on QVC2.
@ValuSkr good math, but regular QVC is no longer live 24 hours per day. However, as you said, they do have to staff QVC2 for the limited hours it is live.

In my opinion, they have too many hosts; that is why they pair them up. They have to give them something to do! Besides the fact that they think that pairing them up is more entertaining to the viewers!

@GloriBee @ValuSkr

Even though all QVC 📺 Channels are not live 24 hrs a day, there's also a lot of off air and on air duties connected with a QVC Host's job that are very time consuming too. An in office day reading in house emails. The host's attend meetings with Vendors either by phone, in person, or Skype (at least that's what the good hosts say they do), there's Production meetings, keeping their QVC Facebook and Instagram Pages up to date. And on show day---- hair, makeup, choosing clothing to wear on air---(-some hosts did on air interviews and talked about a day in the life of a QVC hosts)..Now they even do online streaming shows after their on air shows.....And they also get days off.

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GloriBee · ‎03-24-2010

@Spurt wrote:
@GloriBee wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
Twenty-seven sounds about right. There are 168 hours per week. A host's shift usually runs 2 - 3 hours, say 2.5. So, there are 67.2 shifts per week. One person can do five shifts per week, so Q would need 13.4 hosts. But since they often double-up, let's say they need twice as many, or 26.8 hosts, or 27. But they don't always double-up, which leaves some availablity for hosts to work a shift or two on QVC2.
@ValuSkr good math, but regular QVC is no longer live 24 hours per day. However, as you said, they do have to staff QVC2 for the limited hours it is live.

In my opinion, they have too many hosts; that is why they pair them up. They have to give them something to do! Besides the fact that they think that pairing them up is more entertaining to the viewers!
@GloriBee @ValuSkr
Even though all QVC 📺 Channels are not live 24 hrs a day, there's also a lot of off air and on air duties connected with a QVC Host's job that are very time consuming too. An in office day reading in house emails. The host's attend meetings with Vendors either by phone, in person, or Skype (at least that's what the good hosts say they do), there's Production meetings, keeping their QVC Facebook and Instagram Pages up to date. And on show day---- hair, makeup, choosing clothing to wear on air---(-some hosts did on air interviews and talked about a day in the life of a QVC hosts)..Now they even do online streaming shows after their on air shows.....And they also get days off.

@Spurt absolutely true! Many of them mention all the things they do off-air (meetings, prep, etc.). I was just trying to find a reason for all the "doubling up" of hosts on the shows. There are more and more duos and fewer hosts presenting alone. In most cases, I much prefer one host. There are some "calm" pairs that work well together and explain things thouroughly. There are other pairs that sometimes can get silly, with less explaining of the items and more fun and games. I am glad they enjoy their jobs and working together, but I am more interested in knowing about the merchandise.

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@GloriBee wrote:
@Spurt wrote:
@GloriBee wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
Twenty-seven sounds about right. There are 168 hours per week. A host's shift usually runs 2 - 3 hours, say 2.5. So, there are 67.2 shifts per week. One person can do five shifts per week, so Q would need 13.4 hosts. But since they often double-up, let's say they need twice as many, or 26.8 hosts, or 27. But they don't always double-up, which leaves some availablity for hosts to work a shift or two on QVC2.
@ValuSkr good math, but regular QVC is no longer live 24 hours per day. However, as you said, they do have to staff QVC2 for the limited hours it is live.

In my opinion, they have too many hosts; that is why they pair them up. They have to give them something to do! Besides the fact that they think that pairing them up is more entertaining to the viewers!
@GloriBee @ValuSkr
Even though all QVC 📺 Channels are not live 24 hrs a day, there's also a lot of off air and on air duties connected with a QVC Host's job that are very time consuming too. An in office day reading in house emails. The host's attend meetings with Vendors either by phone, in person, or Skype (at least that's what the good hosts say they do), there's Production meetings, keeping their QVC Facebook and Instagram Pages up to date. And on show day---- hair, makeup, choosing clothing to wear on air---(-some hosts did on air interviews and talked about a day in the life of a QVC hosts)..Now they even do online streaming shows after their on air shows.....And they also get days off.

@Spurt absolutely true! Many of them mention all the things they do off-air (meetings, prep, etc.). I was just trying to find a reason for all the "doubling up" of hosts on the shows. There are more and more duos and fewer hosts presenting alone. In most cases, I much prefer one host. There are some "calm" pairs that work well together and explain things thouroughly. There are other pairs that sometimes can get silly, with less explaining of the items and more fun and games. I am glad they enjoy their jobs and working together, but I am more interested in knowing about the merchandise.