Thank-you, Bumblebeex, for commenting on my report. It was your initial report on LJW that gave me the courage first to drop out of the training course and then to post my own complaint. I don't know how to respond to a posting, so I figured I might as well do this like a new posting. We've both been taken advantage of by the same outfit.
One thing I can add: Security Guard is an honorable profession. When posting "Help Wanted" for an honorable profession, isn't it usual to state what the profession is? Then why did the "Help Wanted" ads for these positions give the impression that they could be possibly for not only security guards but also for receptionists or clerks? Why did the ads not contain the word "security guard?"
Anonymous' comment was the first I heard about them being "off the books." Don't Security Guard companies with contracts with other companies operate on the books?
On the one hand, off-the-books bring you initially more net bucks per wages; on the other hand, after 3 and a half years of unemployment, I'm concerned about how my anticipated monthly social security payment is dropping and dropping. Off the books jobs, don't stop or slow the drop.
I'm not sure my credit card company can refund me half of the $400.
And then there's the potential for identity theft. I already have stopped my credit card, pending replacement with a different number, and I've gotten information from the DMV and Social Security about further steps I might have to take.
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