J.L. Wilson Co. Dba Suntan Supply
Warning: Working for Suntan Supply is hazardous to you and your family's health!

I worked for Suntan Supply for over 2.5 years. During that time, I was a salaried employee, yet, I was "docked" pay for missing a few hours during any given week. For example, I could work 90 hours in a 2 week period and not get paid over time, but even if I missed a few hours (let's say for a dr appt), they would take it out of my pay. They even made their salaried employees "clock in"... Pathetic.

They bragged about offering their employees "free" healthcare, however, there was a $2000.00 deductible!!!

The owners split the company into several different companies (J.L. Wilson, JLW Construction, Sunwalls, T.W. Tan) to avoid paying unemployment, to avoid paying for the family medical leave act - basically they split it up to make more money for themselves. Also, anytime the service employees work overtime, they cut them a separate check under the table, so they could avoid paying them overtime. Something about interstate commerce law... Nearly everything they do is barely legal and they do anything to avoid paying their employees what they are worth.

From what I understood, one of the owner's wives continues to be on the payroll, even though she hasn't worked there in years. This owner would brag to his employees that he himself made less than $30,000 a year (less than you, he'd say), avoiding taxes, etc... So, how in the world did he build a mansion in one of the most elite cities west of Cleveland? His income is much higher.

Nearly every single member of upper management is related in some way, so there is absolutely no chance of advancing. Everything is so skewed there that while these family members are generally educated, they have one manager there who didn't even graduate from high school!

One of the owners in particular was racist, and openly made fun of many races. He called Asians names, made fun of how they spoke, etc... Especially since many of his customers were Asian, I heard this quite often. They used the "N" word. They were also very open about women, calling co-workers "hot" in my presence, staring at them, laughing like schoolboys. It was pathetic. One former employee was an exotic dancer and one of the owners let her openly flirt (touching) with him at work in my presence. Comments were made directly to female employees about what they were wearing that particular day, etc. Using the "F" word was commonplace, used amidst a myriad of other obscenities. After awhile, it was something you had to get used to.

The building itself was not clean either. There was a severe rodent infestation. So, they got a cat. That seemed to help, but since one of the owners flat out refused to get it fixed (they couldn't be bothered with the money or the time), that cat urinated everywhere, making the whole place smell horrible. So, what do they do? They took it to a shelter, knowing that it was an unfriendly cat and would surely be put down.

Company: J.L. Wilson Co. Dba Suntan Supply
Country: USA
State: Ohio
City: Avon
Address: 35350 Chester Rd

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