My husband and I both worked for the company for 2 years and worked our way up the ladder of what we thought was success.in the end this company cost my husband and I to lose our house and struggle everyday to this day. We both started at the bottom of the pole having managers and district managers to lie to our customers and make them believe something that wasn't true. They wanted us to make the customers think that we cared for them and were here to help.in the time that my husband and I worked there we took fridges and W/D's from single mothers with 4-6 kids b/c they were a day late. We over charged people 4x's what the merchandise was worth and it was always bottom of the line from where ever we got it from. As time went by we worked our way up. My husband became a store manager in Plano, TX. And I was a assistant in Mckinney, TX. At the time we thought we were doing great and finally caughting the break fianancial we deserved. We were wrong. The company that didn't honor or respect its customers also didn't honor or respect its employees. I had always known that. They didn't give a crap if you were sick as hell you would get wrote up for not being there and run a chance of losing your job. For two years we had both killed ourselfs working 55 hours work weeks for Rent A Center and for what, nothing. When they promoted my husband for the first two pay periods he didn't get his check. We had both called our disctrict manger and let him know that he didn't get it and we couldn't wait for it either. He told both of us that he would just make sure that my husband would get double paid next pay day. We were pissed! We couldn't wait for that money. I called home office and talked to payroll and finally 5 days later he got a paycheck. Next pay period same thing happened.in that time period we didn't have hardly any money and what we did have went to the bills. My husband decieded that he had to us the company gas card to have gas or else he won't be able to get to work. One of his employees (that also applied for the store position with him) called home office and told him what my husband did. The day after my husband and I got back from vacation he went to work and they fired it for stealing from the company. My husband knew it was wrong but had no other choice. They didn't pay him when they said they were, which is every Thursday. To give you a inside note about the store mangers pay, its horrible. They make customer pay 4x's the amount of merchandise, but don't pay the employees crap. My husband and I hit rock bottom almost. I was still working at the store in Mckinney and couldn't pay half of the bills with my check. It took him 3 monthes for find another job and by then it was to late. We lost it all. Thankfully he has a job now and I got a new one as well. I wasn't going to work for a company that threw away their employees like trash, even when it was their fault. We are now talking with a labor lawyer b/c in the state of Texas if you as an employer post the days that you are going to pay your employees, you have to pay them on that date no matter what. So Rent A Center here we come. Please don't ever go to Rent A Center. They don't care about anyone except the themself. Don't forget Colortyme is owned my RAC too. Your best bet is Aaron's. I hope that my letter has helped you in some way. RAC treated my husband and I like we were dogs. Thats probably why their turnover is 55% huh? Nicole-Mckinney, Tx
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