I found this want ad on Craigslist (of y'all places?) & the ad claimed that this hugely popular, hip tanning salon out of LA was expanding to Houston & hiring all manner of positions. Ok, so I applied & 1st clue something was of was the "extremely wealthy" young man who owns the company held group interview in the lobby of his apartment complex! I mean, how much is it to lease a 2 room office nowadays?! He began to commence our training INSIDE his apartment next (again, weird for a successful company,) he was usually busy getting ready to hit the town to supervise the training sessions (again, odd & unprofessional.) He always had on an offensive TV program that some people, such as our guinea pig models may have found offensive, but he paid no mind. If you were thirsty, he would say "I'm not your servant!" Um, ok-but, I am your guest, so some form of hospitality should be extended, right? God forbid if you asked him to explain something, or go over MANY things not covered in his training manuals & documents which have not been amended since because he would raise his voice & say "I don't have time for stupid questions! I'm working here & you can find that information out on your own." My question was "how do we process a client's payment, once we've completed tanning them?" That is a legitimate question & should have been taught or explained to us... Never was & he didn't like to be "bothered" by inconvenient questions such as that. Moving on; after training; there were several contracts to sign-all written in California, County of Los Angeles & dated 2009.1 contract was about providing him with a credit card in case we damaged the equipment-stated "contractor will pay equipment costs and all various taxes and interest that may arise." Basically, he wants carte-blanche use of your credit card! He also, as an employer, running his "highly successful" business out of a partially furnished apartment, a copy of the following: driver's license, social security card, car registration, car insurance, & a current utility bill. I know the drill with employers needing license & social security card fro tax purposes-but, this was a 1099 independent Contractor position-NOT a W-2, salaried position. I was getting nervous now after reading those vaguely written contracts & the information he required from us. So, I nicely & professionally asked why the need for that info & instead of an answer or explanation, I was immediately informed I was "no longer a fit for the company." Why? Because I'm onto your get rich quick scheme? After doing a simple Google search on Spray Tan LA & Rob Lonardo, I discovered he was brought to trial in the state of California for embezzlement from a scam real estate business & is currently being investigated by the IRS. Research yourself before giving him ANY of your financial info, including a credit card! He claims his equipment is $1500-well, if you look up the Apollo T700 HVLP machine, it runs under $500!! Also, artesiantan.com sells everything he uses & passes of as Spray Tan LA's own recipes, he came up with. This guy is a liar, a scam artist & will skip town here in a few months after he's gathered enough financial info to cushion his pockets. I had to cancel the card I made a copy of for him & place Fraud alerts on all 3 credit bureaus because he outright refused to return my information back over to me, even thou we NEVER reached the employer/employee stage. If anyone is working for him now-do your homework before giving him ANY personal information of your's. If you plan to be a client of Spray Tan LA, watch your credit card statements like a hawk! His apartment/office headquarters had maybe 4 pieces of furniture in it... Can you say, packed up overnight & skipped town? I got out fast & was onto him as soon as he began bragging about his wealth, yet I'm in an apartment's lobby for an interview. Big, big mess & do NOT associate with either him or his company. If you don't want to take my word for it-try a simple Google search:)
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