This company is relatively new. The owner recruits inspectors, while his wife manages the office aspect. He recruited using Monster.com. I answered the ad.
I was told I would be working in the county in which I live as well as 4 surrounding counties, but would not be more than 45 miles from my home. I was also given a "trial run" route to see if my pictures and forms were acceptable. I was told I would be paid $50.00 for that within a week if the work was deemed acceptable.
The $50.00 did come. However, it was four weeks later with my first two weeks of pay. Also, before my first week was even half over, I was asked to travel to an area over 60 miles from my home, which I was not familiar with and was going to get paid only the same amount as the areas close by. There was no gas allowance built in either. I declined after the first day to continue to drive that distance.
After that, they did give me inspections closer to home, but the volume was so scarce, that it was not profitable. When I complained about that, I was told I would get more volume and be in Columbus. I did get more volume, but the distance was over 45 miles, and the distance between homes being inspected was so great, that the pay was not acceptable.
The owner asked me to stick with it, in the beginning for at least a month. I stayed that long and none of the promises came true. So, I gave him a week's notice and was willing to get the inspections assigned to me current and up to date through the week after my resignation date. He attempted to harass me and bully me into staying, and when I declined, they have held my last check which is over $600.00. They have indicated they will not be paying me for that due to the fact that they didn't "approve" of the way I left.
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