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Granton Marketing, Dsmax, Roma Promotions ripoff - ex-employee of 4 months - my experience Nashville Tennessee
Ok, well first off I was an employee in a Nashville office, they named it roma promotins based on their favorite movie Boiler Room! You know the one about the bs stock brokers.
if you dont understand why its because the whole business runs on technicalities, oh and hopes of a 1-10 ratio of sales, they preach be malicious tell the customer what they want to hear, you know over act the part. Flip everything to benefit yourself,
but ya the way they pay people is NOT illegal, they do NOT have to provide fringe benefits, or other money to replace what you spend on gas, food, hotel rooms, mileage.
If you are being picky about a job you need to wake up and realize, your grown, your boss is not your mommy or daddy, they are there to make money, just like you are. in fact how many bosses will let you live with them. I never had too but I Know many that did, but ya i worked there for a while and there were some good ppl there including Chris, James, Josh, Selita, Ian, Derrick, and about 10 others most came from the west virginia office DS-MAX, we specialized in the vouchers for pizza places, muffler shops, sub shops, you know, this is just one style of business they do, as a matter of fact I only found 1 site on the net that was for real, but it was a page trying to draw in more clients for that product. I ended up leaving because i had worked about 4 months in the "juice" pyramid. when i was approaching leader or rhino if your familiar. Well anyway during the time i had worked there I became friends with some of the people 2 of which had followed the owner Dave across the country numerous times within 2 years, saying "I've been so close to promotion so many times but my team NEVER stays in tact" One had given up college for this. Yes most of the people there did have a record but nothing too serious. They are business savy and know that the government's system has loopholes. Unfortunately they didn't think about anything else like the people they decieved. And there for a while they encouraged me to quit, because I always questioned their moral standpoint, to myself, but im sure they picked up, especially after sending me to places where i couldn't make any sales because it was an all business area, or the ghetto where noone had money and most of them would just as soon jack you. None the less I toughed it out, and made it to rhino. Well my first day as rhino they sent a guy out with me, typical right. They have cheat sheets they give out to rhino's to coach them through the interview, and yes you do pay your interns out of your own pocket for the first 2 days. He started asking me questions and sorry Im an honest person at least i try to be but i told him the truth , not some distorted blown up, fake lifestyle image. Work hard and you will see progress. Sorry, but not too many jobs pay 150 bucks a day on average. in todays job market your lucky to make 100 a day with a degree. Just like anywhere. The owner called a meeting just for me, to chew me out for telling the truth to a prospective employee. They said do it this way or quit, I quit. Mainly because I would have to go against my own morals to express their interests and it wasn't worth it too me, I try to be a stand up guy. Within two weeks they shut the doors and were gone. so ya its a fly by night outfit, so dont expect great things from them, its a way to make money, period. So in short all in all the people are good, but are decieved in to thinking its easy. Which it isn't. because they expect you to do all the group things nightly and daily, goin to dinner, partying, going bowling, goin home at 11 pm and getting up at 9 am to go back to work. I guess I never really was a follower, but ya it's all business, leave your emotions and morals at the door. For some people that have nothing and noone it can be a good move, but be prepared to lay in your bed after it's made. Definately not a good move for family oriented people.
Like everything the system has its pro's and con's. you have to make your own choices. I never met the real owners, but they are the inventors of the system, they are the crooked ones, they just convinced all these other people to follow them. And, in truth what i dont get is why good-standing companies continue to do business with these con-artists (truth again). If you really want to stop these people the best thing to do would be protest their clients until they drop granton marketing from their circle,
clients include:
Papa John's Pizza
Pizza Hut
Domino's Pizza
Hungry Howie's
Godfather's
Subway
Quizno's
Sonic
Dairy Queen
Rosati's
Bennigan's
Beech Tree Caf
Atlanta Bread Company
Copeland's
Castaway's
Bona Trattoria
Famous Dave's
TGI Friday's
Tony Roma's
Farmer Boys
Tires Plus
Midas
Goodyear
Firestone
National Tire and Battery
Tuffy's
Canadian Tire
Tire Kingdom
Meineke
Big O Tires
Cinemark
Starplex
Arlington Cinema
B&B Theatres
Alamo Draft House
Ultra Star Cinemas
Studio Movie Grill
Cinema Caf
Dickenson's Theatres
Arlington Cinema ?N' Drafthouse
Extreme Fitness
Lifetime Fitness
Fitness Xtreme
1 On One Personal Training Center
World Gym
Gold's Gym
Olympus Gym
Atlas Health Centers
Planet Fitness
Ladies Fitness & Wellness
Dave & Buster's
Connxtions Comedy Club
Malibu Grand Prix
Playdium
Boomers!
Mulligan Family Fun Centers
Jillian's
F 440 Racing
Side Splitters Comedy Club
Lazer Runner
American Golf Corporation
Antler Creek Golf Course
Crane's Landing Golf
Creekside Golf
Indian Ridge Golf Club
Lynx National Golf Course
Northern Hills Golf Club
Ragged Mountain Ski and Golf Resort
Washington National Golf Club
Greatwood Golf Club
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Thrashers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Kings
Mighty Ducks
Milwaukee Bucks
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
The Phoenix Coyotes
Portland Trail Blazers
Equilibrium
Amadeus
Athena Day Spa
Contour Day Spa
Merle Norman
Seven Stones
Secret Images Salon & Day Spa
Solaris Spa
Slender Lady Day Spa
Metamorphecise Spa
the list is extensive but if your serious about wanting to take them down that is the only way and even then they would probably start over with new clients.
Will
salisbury, North Carolina
U.S.A.
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3 Updates & Rebuttals
Bret
N.p.r,Florida,
U.S.A.
DSmax
#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, September 04, 2006
if this post is going to be based on spelling DONT READ IT. i cant speak for all the peoppel who posted ongive my account. first off dsmax is one of the largest direct markiting companeys in the world. if you look back in history dod to dor sales wer the only way most peopel bought goods. facti was involved with dsmax at the time world wide ind.(wwi). i was in the clerance division. to me hooking up with this company was the greates thing i could have done at the time.i was wilde and looking for somthing to help me finde my self. call it brain wash if you must i dont.
i learned a lot traveled a lot and met great peopelboth in the office and going door to door. still to day i have great relationships with many of them im a true rhino5500 charging rhino thanks dsmax. i cant tell you or speak for the individual owner/manager of dsmax offices. the ones i worked with wer and are very professional. any way the companies that work with dsmax mostly seek them out. if you are going to be mad becaus you could not cut it at least have the respect to do some real research.
all persons are independent contractors. look that up on the net you and you alone are responsible for you taxes basicly they give you the keys to your own business. yes you have to work hard sorry thats life. i for one amy proud to say i worked with one of the largest directmarketing companyes in the world at 23years of age had the time of my life and found me who i realy am thanks wwi/dsmax
Bret
N.p.r,Florida,
U.S.A.
DSmax
#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, September 04, 2006
if this post is going to be based on spelling DONT READ IT. i cant speak for all the peoppel who posted ongive my account. first off dsmax is one of the largest direct markiting companeys in the world. if you look back in history dod to dor sales wer the only way most peopel bought goods. facti was involved with dsmax at the time world wide ind.(wwi). i was in the clerance division. to me hooking up with this company was the greates thing i could have done at the time.i was wilde and looking for somthing to help me finde my self. call it brain wash if you must i dont.
i learned a lot traveled a lot and met great peopelboth in the office and going door to door. still to day i have great relationships with many of them im a true rhino5500 charging rhino thanks dsmax. i cant tell you or speak for the individual owner/manager of dsmax offices. the ones i worked with wer and are very professional. any way the companies that work with dsmax mostly seek them out. if you are going to be mad becaus you could not cut it at least have the respect to do some real research.
all persons are independent contractors. look that up on the net you and you alone are responsible for you taxes basicly they give you the keys to your own business. yes you have to work hard sorry thats life. i for one amy proud to say i worked with one of the largest directmarketing companyes in the world at 23years of age had the time of my life and found me who i realy am thanks wwi/dsmax
Bret
N.p.r,Florida,
U.S.A.
DSmax
#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, September 04, 2006
if this post is going to be based on spelling DONT READ IT. i cant speak for all the peoppel who posted ongive my account. first off dsmax is one of the largest direct markiting companeys in the world. if you look back in history dod to dor sales wer the only way most peopel bought goods. facti was involved with dsmax at the time world wide ind.(wwi). i was in the clerance division. to me hooking up with this company was the greates thing i could have done at the time.i was wilde and looking for somthing to help me finde my self. call it brain wash if you must i dont.
i learned a lot traveled a lot and met great peopelboth in the office and going door to door. still to day i have great relationships with many of them im a true rhino5500 charging rhino thanks dsmax. i cant tell you or speak for the individual owner/manager of dsmax offices. the ones i worked with wer and are very professional. any way the companies that work with dsmax mostly seek them out. if you are going to be mad becaus you could not cut it at least have the respect to do some real research.
all persons are independent contractors. look that up on the net you and you alone are responsible for you taxes basicly they give you the keys to your own business. yes you have to work hard sorry thats life. i for one amy proud to say i worked with one of the largest directmarketing companyes in the world at 23years of age had the time of my life and found me who i realy am thanks wwi/dsmax