Whats up at Saratoga Designs? Everything! At most, something illegal. At least, something immoral. Ask where Greg learned all the "knowledge" he so graciously spits at morning meeting, and you may get an answer like: "the Pleadiens told me". This man is the most exploitative, perfidious, deceitful snake of a faux-businessman I have ever heard of, let alone had the misfortune to work for.
Due to the amount of driving required by this "job", before my car broke, another employees did. I brought her with me on the next days sales hunt. We had been encouraged to go to even the most questionable parts of the city and metro west area. A man I had pitched to on the street, as we were encouraged to do, wanted to take a look at what art we had. He said he was opening up a club and needed art. He picked out a large number of pieces and handed me a credit card. We always needed to call the credit # in to the office to be run on the machine there. No one picked up I left the message with the credit #'s and all necessary info. I didn't want the guy to leave with the art before I knew the card had gone through but once I climbed in to his Mercedes SUV, I began to realize that the vehicle had been riddled with bullets. I jotted down the license plate # and gave the guy his receipt after calling the office one more time to no avail. The amount of money supposed to be paid in the deal was well over $500, but the credit card came up as stolen.
Greg said that it was my fault even though he told me there would always be someone in the office to pick up the phone. I was told I was responsible for all the money and dealing with the police and court. Immediately the days pay was withheld adding to the debt I had incurred due to several pieces that had broke while in my car. It seemed like the harder I worked the more money I owed to Greg, while my own dreams had long since been ignored like the no soliciting signs we passed by everyday on our way to peddling Greg's goods.
We would take long trips all over the NE. Everyone paid for there own gas, food, and hotel with the scant trimmings left over from struggling to pay off the debt to Greg. We were told that people in - (insert random name of place here), had been eagerly awaiting our arrival with wide eyes and wider wallets. People who, according to Greg, were so "starved of artwork at a decent price" that they would put off decorating whole buildings until our squad showed up as liberators in the form of college aged kids soliciting cheap frames with posters in them.
Andrea I like. I feel like her personality fits her job and she does not seem nearly as fake and sketchy as Greg. She tends to actually care about people. I believe that Andrea knows how much Greg sucks, but for a some reason, she wont let on that she feels this way. Most likely because she needs the money and dosent want to upset the status Quo.
I recently had an opportunity to speak with a fellow ex employee, who would like to remain anonymous. This person told me about the indecent things that had been going on there. One event that took place late at night at Gregs House involving at least three female employees, all of whom I understand have now quit.
If you are looking for a savory job with steady pay, a safe, clean, and legal work environment, where you wont be hit on or sexually exploited. Then don't call Saratoga designs.
However, if your looking for the opposite and like learning life's lessons the hard way, or just want to waste a bit of your life... Call Now! An operator may or may not be there to pick up your ever so important call. Fired UP!
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