Unfortunately, I am one of those people who stayed at this place too many months too long. Fortunately I got out before I was stuck. PLEASE dont let this happen to you.
First and foremost - this company markets itself under the title east coast Business Concepts. They have a partner company, DOZ Executives in the same 4 room office as them. They refer to themselves as the red and blue team. The lightbulb should have went off for me when I was brought in to interview and it lasted all of 5 minutes. No questions were asked to me regarding prior work or schooling experience, we talked about sports. This happened to a few of my friends I made there also.
They told me theyd call me before 2 and 4pm that same day to let me know if I would be brought in for the second round. Low and behold, 2:05 rolled around the corner and I was called back. I was more than excited. My FIRST REAL job outta college& the enonomy sucked so I was ecstatic.
I went in the next day and sat in the office and watched 20-25 year olds march out of the office with cool binders laughing and joking around. Then my "interviewer" came out and let me know I would be 'hanging out' with him for the day. I stayed professional the whole HOUR ride to his territory, he was laid back asking me things about my personal life. The next 10 hours were spent walking business to business in 4 inch heels, getting told no and yelled at saying how someone had been here weeks before. Then we took the hour ride back home in philadelphia rush hour traffic. I asked how much he had made, he ignored my question. He also ignored my question about benefits. He also ignored my question about gas reimbursement.
Well I got the job. I took it cause I needed a job. The 2nd week, I was invited to go on my very first business trip! We stayed in some dive hotel that rented by the hour. The business trips were good because they were fun and you were matched up daily with the pros at the art of decieving small business owners. They made BANK and therefore helped you make a ton of money. This is because they lied to the customers, changed their bill without asking them, targeted trusting people. Too bad when you got back home to the office you made 17 dollars a day with no base salary.
We were forced to hang out with eachother, noone paid for our gas. We werent even reimbursed for the gas due to the overall yearly sum of it wasnt high enough to claim on taxes. There were not sales incentives like they told us. On thursdays you were expected to go to the bar and spend your own money. If you did not attend you would be reprimanded on Friday for not going. The benefits they TALKED about providing were not sufficient to be helpful at all. You arrivedto the office at 7am to play games and do the managers busy work. You did not get to leave until 7 pm some nights... Especially on days when it was raining or snowing. Days that it snowed 2 feet... You better believe we were yelled at for not working the territories around our homes. These office owners are desperate for money and you are their income! They sit at their desks all day or go home early while youre slaving away.
On the last month there, I had completely run out of money, had run my car straight into the ground, and couldnt get a territory that hadnt been touched for more than 2 weeks. The only thing this experience got me was a whole lot of credit card debt from my gas bills and the ability to know better when looking for a new job. Employers ask me about it when I interview and they feel bad that I was roped into one of these Cydcor pyramid schemes.
Please dont let it happen to you.
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