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Complaint Review: Advanced Associates - Lawrenceville Georgia
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Advanced Associates
402 Swanson Drive Suite 102 Lawrenceville, 30043 Georgia, U.S.A.
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Advanced Associates - Kirby Of Lawrenceville SCAM!!! Don't pay employees and Liers Lawrenceville Georgia
Advanced Associates hired me as a independent contractor (sales rep) to sell Kirby Vacuum Cleaners.. They said that the base pay would be $475.00 per week, They said that it was commision verses base pay, which means that if your commission is higher then your base then you only get your commision.. I have yet to recieve a check from them for the (1) Kirby that I sold during training that they said I would get paid for. They also said that we would not have to go door to door that they already had people doing this for us setting up appointments, WRONG!!
I was out there today knocking by myself, I was dropped off in a subdivision and told to set up my own sales. Mind you now that they failed to tell me until the very end of training that in order to make base pay that we have to do 30 demos in a pay period, which mind you now is almost impossible. So here I am in a subdivision by myself in 95 degree weather with no water for 3 hours until they came back around to get me and bring me to yet another subdivision. where I walked for almost 3 more hours.
Jason
Monroe, Georgia
U.S.A.
I was out there today knocking by myself, I was dropped off in a subdivision and told to set up my own sales. Mind you now that they failed to tell me until the very end of training that in order to make base pay that we have to do 30 demos in a pay period, which mind you now is almost impossible. So here I am in a subdivision by myself in 95 degree weather with no water for 3 hours until they came back around to get me and bring me to yet another subdivision. where I walked for almost 3 more hours.
Jason
Monroe, Georgia
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
mmm
Ellington,Connecticut,
USA
dicussion of Kirby employment practices
#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, October 29, 2009
I took a couple days of training and decided not to pursue working for the distributor.
I have some tax and business experience and have discovered that their contract withe the dealers is illegal. Both at the state and federal level there is a legal defintion of an employee and an independent contractor. The contract that dealers sign with the distributor is so restrictive that under the law the dealers are defined as employees.
That means that the distributor must withhold federal and state income tax (if your state has income tax. The distributor must also pay their share of medicare and social security tax and federal state unemployment tax.
You should file a complaint with your state department of labor and department of revenue.
Elizabeth
Lawrenceville,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Advance Associates
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, July 31, 2009
First I wouldn't listen to Kelley she is dating the owner/boss. Chad is probably telling her what to write. I worked for this company for 2 years (I was totally brainwashed). It started out as a lot of fun and everyone was just laughing and you enjoyed being there. I think that is how they got me to stay. I started out as a dealer and sucked at it but I was actually good at setting appointments so I switched to being an appointment setter. It was fun because every prize/trip you could win I did. I became one of the top 3 in the region (7 states). However those trips and prizes did not pay the bills which were stacking up higher and higher because they wanted you to express this lavish lifestyle you got through the job. When the truth is you barely even have time for a life working 9am to midnight or later. I became a 5 diamond medaliion within 6 months which is the qualifications to open your own distributorship and still had not been promoted once. Towards the end it was miserable working there it was not fun anymore and I would cry almost everyday. My turning point and last straw was when I found out I was pregnant I told them and Chad (owner) told me that I had just ruined my life and career and basicaly in his "positive" words said that I should get rid of it. So I walked out. When I showed up for my last paycheck I got one for only 50 dollars (it should have been over $500) and the explanation that it was so low because I had customers default on their first payment. About 2-3 months later he fired my boyfriend (he worked in the shop) giving some bullshit reason 2 days before Christmas. He also never gave him his last paycheck. Now I work doing something that I absolutely love. I get paid better (with taxes taken out) and I get to be home by 3pm and weekends off which gives me tons of time with my baby girl!!
Kelley
Buford,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Advance Associates
#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, June 19, 2008
I was an employee for this company for two years. Before any postings, I think there should be a review before any slandering. The company that is being referred to is the best placed i have ever worked. The managers and co-workers are amazing. Everyone is an independent dealer and goes through an orientation that explains everything clearly. You even sign a Dealer Agreement that puts the program in black and white. It sounds to me like the complainer didn't want to work just get paid for nothing. Kirby is a 94 year old door to door direct sale company! It's obvious what they do. Is your glass half full or half empty?
Jason
Monroe,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Company name update
#5Author of original report
Thu, June 19, 2008
The company is called Advance Associates, not Advanced. Liar Liar Liars.
