Stop Scentura
San Diego,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, September 02, 2008
These scumbags are back on Craigslist again advertising for jobs that do not exist peddling fake perfumes. Here is a cop of the ad: ------------- Established 20 year old San Diego company needs 8-12 enthusiastic individuals to help expand our FUN, casual and professional company on the west coast. Our company requires us to train both experienced and inexperienced people. Will train in all areas of our company including: ***Assistant Management/Management ***Branch Management ***Distribution ***Administration/Office ***Marketing/Sales Full paid training for all positions. Minimum potential $300 ++ per week. Branch Managers $62,000 per year min potential after paid training! Must be a people person with a GREAT attitude! Rock-n-Roll atmospher with non-serious people. 1st come, 1st served. Call and ask for Becky @ 858-554-1156 ------------------ You can help stop them by getting on craigslist and flagging their ads as spam, prohibited and miscategorized. It's hilarious how some are listed under Customer Service.
Jacqueline
Chula Vista,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, May 08, 2008
I was a victum myself. I really hope we can do something about it and everything that i read of this reports are so true. i Fille dthe report before reading all of them and i was just picturing the same BS i was told. what can we possibly do. JAcquelien
Stop Scentura
San Diego,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, April 03, 2008
They do this every week when they bring in new faces. The two step interview process and contest to FFAR is always the same. They rely on people that are desperately in need of work and young, impressionable people also. You don't find out you'll be peddling knock-off perfumes until your second or third day. Every Friday are the fun cars filled in with occasional satellite trips to distant locations. They promise your gas and room will be paid for on trips, but the catch is you have to sell bottles to get the trip money plus make your numbers. The so-called managers/trainers are there to keep the FNP's (F**cking or Fabulous New People) motivated and their blinders on. If they were truthful from the start hardly anyone would show up the next day to peddle on the streets. Please the see following links on how to shut them down! scentura shut down - Google Groups http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=scentura+shut+down&qt_s=Search+Groups Look people, we can't just sit around and post on websites and rely solely on that. We must take action or nothing will be done. Use the link above and start contacting your local newspapers and job websites, local and federal government agencies.
James
Laguna Hills,#5Consumer Suggestion
Fri, March 21, 2008
I remember applying for this same position in 2002 (in Fresno, CA). When I realized that it was basically selling cheap knock-offs of perfumes & colognes...i basically pretended as if i was interested...they called me incessantly trying to get me to pay a start-up fee and i told them where to go in not so many words. Now, call me weird but, one usually never PAYS to get a job...ever! ok, sure...you might have to pay for certain things that a company might not cover like getting your licenses or certifications that are requirements of getting a certain position...such as getting your real estate license, sherrif's card, notary, MCSE....etc. But to have to basically pay for product to sell, that's unlikely...most companies provide you with product...you're paid on a commission only basis (usually, some places offer a base hourly + commission)...and usually those types of jobs aren't deceptively marketed. One thing I just remembered is the presentation i was given (in a room of 10 or 15 others). It was basically to the effect of watching a video: "this person makes gazllions of dollars...he's a success...he hangs out with debbie gibson (and other b-d list celebrities)....you should take his advice" the girls giving the presentation were very condescending as well....basically tried to make you think that because you don't have a house that looks as if it should be on Cribs...you're completely worthless. Yeah, right...i wanna work for a company that insults and belittles me.... Any company that asks for money up front for you to work for them is nothing more than a scam.
Itsascam
San DIego,#6Author of original report
Sun, February 17, 2008
BEWARE should be their name. They have also go an attack dog and she will come after anyone who exposes this company. BEWARE!!!! What's really sad is that the few employees who stick around for a long time, seem to be people who were brought up with abuse or inner city violence (very dirty behavior and mouths). Maybe that is the only chance they believe they have? Regardless of this, the company is still wasting peoples time and money with their BS and lies. The owners have been doing this for so long, that they believe their own lies and they don't realize their potential could be put toward running a good business. They are obviously smart enough to fool you into working for them for sometimes years! What a waste of talent!