Hi, I have been with Red Square Direct for a short while now, I went through a similar thing to most quick interview, a long day of obeservations and then a final interview where I basically begged for the job because they used the FUGI factors on me, one of the things they teach you to create impulse in a sale, Fear of Loss, Urgency, Greed and Indifference. They Fear of lossed me by basically saying only a select few would be hired the reality is 100s or ppl come for interview most days hardly surprising the current economic climate and the workforce is rapidly growing. So basically they hire everyone. They said it ends up as roughly a 100 grand a year job. They make a manager's job sound special but im really not sure. There are positions above management and these people are made to sound really successful and rich but im not sure.
The work itself is a chore. Tey claim to be training you for success but all they want you to be is another cheesy salesman and they even try to use clever things like 5 steps, 8 steps and things like that to make it sound technical like a proper education. Most of the guys are trying to get people to sign up for charities or selling VJ cosmetics. The fundraising is like near impossible as you are trying to get people to pledge 10 quid a month to charity which is like near impossible especially in this recession and selling cosmetics is basically using a licenced name of Victoria Jackson to sell make up sets for 20 pounds a set the products are basically duplicates and made in China.
They want you to scribble things down in your notebook and want you to be in early and finish late. I have seen reports like this online and I am looking to go undercover to find out what is going on here. There is a Vice President and a Regional Director above the managers who claim to be earning a lot of money but I dont see how.
There are 2 type of people in this business either sending people to sell make up or selling it your self. You knock on every door and walk across London for miles at a time (working your territory) another silly thing you are taught. Either way the person selling or manageing the salesman is working impossible hours with no time to socialise. They claim to have room for everyone to become a manager and that their business is growing that fast all we have to do is work hard for 6-12 months.
I have seen a few people get promoted so it is obviously happening but so many people leave though it is impossibly tough and its not a formal office environment there is music and even the managers swear at the people. If we don't work 15 hour days we are told that we haven't given 100% effort.
The money is poor roughly 5-6 quid a make up set. The target is 10 sales a day monday to saturday. That would make you 60 pounds a day over 6 days which is 360 a week. You have to buy your own food and travel costs. When people become leaders (training your own team) you have to find 5 people to stick at the same thing for 5-6 months its harder than it seems. Now you are supervising your own people nd tryin to keep them steady to your sales are bound to suffer. People have good weeks and bad weeks but it isn't a 9-5 job there is constant training which is pointless and evaluation setting silly goals which makes things look professional that it is about development. I am going to stick at this and try and make it work, Im not sure about it tho now I have seen this stuff online I have researched it on google using key words and some of the subcompanies, similar companies and personnel and I am less and less impressed by the day.
I hope to find out what sort of scheme this is. My worst week left me with 75 quid in my pocket for working monday to saturday 12 hours a day. After my travel card for the following week and food I was skint. They have no liability for you as you are an ISA but they try to make you feel special giving you this silly coaching about how to sell something, after all why wouldn't they its like a pyramid scheme where all the boys and his chums take a cut. I hope to find out something dodgy but I'm not sure I will, I doubt there is any kind of illicit things going on there, but it is up to the regulatory bodies within the Department of Work and Pensions in all countries to cut this loophole that allows companies to use Individual Sales Advisors in such a way. If it is an out and out sales company then you have to sell, but ifs its a marketing job and the product information is more important than the sale some sort of basic must be paid. All jobs must come with minimum basic pay 5 an hour and then anything else can be performance based. Rant over somebody help me.
Redsquarescam
London
United Kingdom
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