I started working at CDG a few months ago excited at the fact that just out of highschool i could start making 12 $ an hour no questions asked. The schedules were flexible, the staff even seemed like good guys trying to make an honest living.
Well after I had worked there several months i began to notice managers joined with staff participating in illegal acts. This mainly was the result of drug deals or using. There are people in and out of this place all the time buying, selling or doing drugs. One fellow employee even kept a coffee canteen to drink his whiskey while calling.
To understand CDG, you have to understand the way the company works. First off, they call on behalf of three different organizations (Fraternal Order of Police, Firemans Association, and the Paralyzed Veterans) Little do the public know that if they paid attention, all three of these organizations contributions ended up being mailed to the same address where they are then seperated to the individual groups.
Now pay attention, because this parts going to shock you. A whopping 15% is "guaranteed" to make it to the actual organization your donating to, the other 85 goes straight to CDG's already overstuffed pockets. While you are working your constantly being hounded to do better, to get donations and to "project" your voice to give the appearence of some burly officer calling for donations.instead of asking, they refer to it as friendly bullying, or shaking the money out of peoples pockets.
On almost a daily basis i earn CDG hundreds of dollars, and im not even one of their top callers.in fact, the hundreds i earn doesnt even seem to be enough for these wolves, as i am consantly being hounded to "Make More!" The problem that CDG made when keeping all that money, is that they give their actual callers no incentives to do better. If i made 5 dollars, they complain the same as if i made 5,000. Managers, who dont do diddly as far as calling, rarely have any positive reinforcement for their callers. Its always talk louder, or, when they say i cant do it rebuttal them to a lower spot. We're talking 90 - 100 year old people that we call, who mostly are tricked into feeling sorry so they have to give.
The reason for this post is, that CDG has been involved in numerous lawsuits with the FTC for misrepresentation. If you visit ftc. Gov/opa/1998/03/cdg. Shtm_ youll find a website for the FTC stating that CDG misrepresented consumers by telling them that contributions will provide bullet proof vests, benefits for dead officers families, and just generally help out police officers in PA.
In reality, the FTC claims that virtually NO money ever made it to the FOP. For all you consumers, and so you know what to look out for, im going to post a typical script that callers read to "leads" as the company refers to them. If you receive any phone call such as this PLEASE do not donate. Your money will never make it to the FOP, or the Firemen, or the Veterans. The pitch is as follows:
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