I had recently applied for a job with said company two weeks from posting this report. It read as an entry level business job as a "Campaign Manager." I was called in a week after I had submitted my resume. I was taken in for an interview and thought it was a nice place. Very kind and friendly atmosphere. The preliminary interview was strictly for screening processing. I was asked to come back a week from then for a follow-up interview. They had given me an odd time for an interview, 12:30P to 7:30P. I was cautiously optimistic, and had accepted.
I was informed to dress in business formal clothing. I went and bought a tie and a nice dress shirt to accompany it. I showed up to my interview having anticipating it over the weekend, saw the HR manager and the president of the company. They had turned me over to what they call a "trainer." It turned out that the "job" included going door-to-door in a neighborhood to get them to purchase a plan for AT&T's u-verse. Keep in mind I was wearing a long sleeve dress shirt, dress shoes, and slacks in 90sF heat.
By the time we were on our final hour, I simply had enough. I could bearly walk and had pain beyond any explanation because of an existing skin condition despite the medication I am given for it. A day later, I am sore all over after probably walking a good four miles, as well as a blood blister on one of my heels and many other blisters on both feet, and lost five pounds of water weight. Simply put, their employment methods are deceitful. I called for an explanation as to the confusion of the job listing and they pulled their legal mumbo-jumbo. No where in the job post did it mention anything about door-to-door sales and a salary based strictly on commission despite how much work is done in one day alone until you have worked for them for longer than a year and a half.
I can't make a complaint to the Better Business Bureau because they do not take complaints dealing with employment methods, and the number they provide are ones for either civilequality rights, or the US Department of Labor. So, I decided I'd post my frustration here, hoping somebody will read this before making a similar mistake of being caught by this venus flytrap (or who already has). Below is the information I got about their employment "advancement." Hope it helps:
Job Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30A to 8:30P | Saturday 10:00A to 4:00P
Entry Level: 3-5 Weeks
$300 - $500 per week (Commission Only)
Trainer: 8-16 Months
Must have 10 people personally trained and hired by the owner (first gen), and one trained by a first gen and hired by the owner (second gen) to become a trainer. — Thus where the pyramid scheme shows its' head.
The people you have trained must earn a combination of $4,00 per week to be promoted
$500 - $900 per week (Commission Only)
Must have at least 8-10 sales a week
Assistant Manager: (4 months)
Large Scale Agent
"65% Raise in Commission" 50% Salary
Half time in the office, the other half on the field
10% daily personal profit goes into a fund
Owner
You own your own firm, office work, conference calls, 50k per year
The 10% daily personal "fund" can only be removed when at least 25k or 50k has been saved
In a nutshell, save your dignity and time from lousy excuse for a business!
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