Joe
Beech Grove,#2UPDATE Employee
Thu, January 18, 2007
again I find that someone has hit 4 of fairfields ripp off reports and responded to all withen 40 min! I would say that it is odd. Most do not return to send positive thoughts multiple times. Returning is a sign of anger! Also funny enough they are all listed in cities very near fairfield offices and, or resorts. Anyone who has worked at this company knows what is going on to defend them is no different than stealing a meal from the child of a ripped off owner. The bottom line is that there are hundreds of ex-employess who admit witnessing these lies. By working for this company instead of reporting all that needs fixed you help support them. That is no different than playing look out for a burglar. It is just easier to hide behind! By the way there is a checkbox for employess, instead of customers!
A
Henderson,#3Consumer Comment
Wed, January 17, 2007
I know everyone has their own experience, but this is just mine! I DID work for a BAD timeshare company in Orlando, of a different name, and my husband did also, but now, he works for Fairfield in Vegas, and I can assure you, THAT location does NOT teach it's agents to lie, or manipulate their customers. He makes a great income, but his customers LOVE him, he LOVES his job and his customers have referred many many people to him who have bought tens of thousands of dollars in points and then they, in turn, refer more and more. We were both paralegals in Florida, and also real estate agents in Florida, and now he is a realtor in Nevada, and believe me when I say, my husband WAS one of those tours who sat with his arms crossed, mind closed and was just their for whatever the "freebee" gift was and was never, ever, ever going to buy anything at all. And, if anyone would have ever told me he would have ended up selling timeshare, I would have told them he was on drugs. Integrity is how we live our lives, and neither of us would work or associate with a company that had us lie or do anything like that because we have to sleep at night, and we have to set a good example for our children. I DO, however, believe that it is NOT the company, but the individual resorts that conduct themselves (via certain management) very very differently, because I have proof of that behavior. My husband has had numerous tours tell him of nightmare stories where they were lied to and told things, and after my husband fixed their problems, these people who were hating this company, ended up turning completely around and actually BUYING from Fairfield through my husband, because he helped them understand how it truly is supposed to be and fixing their problems for them and, most importantly, telling them the truth. It is unfortunate that you had poor management there. We made the move from Orlando to Las Vegas, ONLY because the income was to be double and more, and EVERYTHING they told us has been not only true but BETTER. We also had my husband's best friend make the same move with us, and he recently transferred from Vegas to San Diego, and loves it, and is doing well! Believe me when I say this because if not, I would be moving home and living in my beautiful home I built and being with ALL of my family and friends, instead of across the country, further away from everyone, but luckily, I have family out west as well. Good luck!
Juliet
Birmingham,#4Consumer Suggestion
Tue, December 19, 2006
Joyce, send the letter through the U.S. mail. Depending on how their incoming mail is distributed, she might not get it, still, but good chance she would.
Madison
Hammonton,#5UPDATE Employee
Tue, December 19, 2006
Asking for a $20 deposit was your job to book them. After all they are the kind of people who would willingly handover a 20 dollar "randsom" as you call it and sit through the presentation just for free gifts. they are hurting that bad for another 20 bucks and some free coupons so thats there problem. u obviously only worked one day and didnt see the amount of money to be made in the business. after all this business isnt for the weak! i sell the timeshare and have had people knowingly come in and lie about who they are and where they are from, heck, ive had people STEAL from others in the room. its the business get over it.
Madison
Hammonton,#6UPDATE Employee
Tue, December 19, 2006
Asking for a $20 deposit was your job to book them. After all they are the kind of people who would willingly handover a 20 dollar "randsom" as you call it and sit through the presentation just for free gifts. they are hurting that bad for another 20 bucks and some free coupons so thats there problem. u obviously only worked one day and didnt see the amount of money to be made in the business. after all this business isnt for the weak! i sell the timeshare and have had people knowingly come in and lie about who they are and where they are from, heck, ive had people STEAL from others in the room. its the business get over it.
Madison
Hammonton,#7UPDATE Employee
Tue, December 19, 2006
Asking for a $20 deposit was your job to book them. After all they are the kind of people who would willingly handover a 20 dollar "randsom" as you call it and sit through the presentation just for free gifts. they are hurting that bad for another 20 bucks and some free coupons so thats there problem. u obviously only worked one day and didnt see the amount of money to be made in the business. after all this business isnt for the weak! i sell the timeshare and have had people knowingly come in and lie about who they are and where they are from, heck, ive had people STEAL from others in the room. its the business get over it.
Madison
Hammonton,#8UPDATE Employee
Tue, December 19, 2006
Asking for a $20 deposit was your job to book them. After all they are the kind of people who would willingly handover a 20 dollar "randsom" as you call it and sit through the presentation just for free gifts. they are hurting that bad for another 20 bucks and some free coupons so thats there problem. u obviously only worked one day and didnt see the amount of money to be made in the business. after all this business isnt for the weak! i sell the timeshare and have had people knowingly come in and lie about who they are and where they are from, heck, ive had people STEAL from others in the room. its the business get over it.
Michael
Kapolei,#9Consumer Comment
Mon, August 21, 2006
Joyce let me say I admire you for trying to get through to these unfortunate critics. You tried to get an honest job to have an honest income and found out through your own efforts how unscruppulous this business is. As someone who has lost a lot of money on the promise of fantastic vacations for the rest of my life and have yet to see one day of any vacation and demands for more money on top of that, I can attest first hand to the outlandish scam this business is. Yes there are many unhappy customers as you can read on this website and others. You made the right decision. Hopefully this business and all others like it will be shut down soon, so honest hard working citizens will not be held hostage by super rich unethical beings. As for whether businesses can or cannot sensor e-mails, who cares, the question is why would they. Your e-mail addresses specific concerns that are between you and another adult. One or two four letter words not directed to the individual or anyone could either be erased or ignored, unless the company had something to hide as this company does. They don't want their employees, to know the other side of the story, and they don't want to deal with their failure, so they try to make it go away. But more and more of us will not let that happen. Thank you again Joyce for letting us know the other side of the story. Mike Kapolei
Elizabeth
Saint Charles,#10Consumer Comment
Wed, May 31, 2006
Joyce, It is quite common for companies to block incoming email from outside sources for either content, advertising or just plain junk mail. This is not an unusual practice at all for numerous reasons. They block incoming junk mail to prevent spamming, viruses, etc. I did read your email to your former boss and the "b" word would be enough to prevent it from being delivered by most companies standards. Best of luck to you in whatever your next venture is. :)
Jennifer
Levittown,#11Consumer Comment
Wed, May 31, 2006
It is quite common for a firm to block incoming e-mails. They might block for content, ie: profanity, pornography, spam. They can also block for size. They may even block mail from certain ISP's. So mail coming from your personal computer to Fairfield's could potentially be blocked. Remember, it's going from your PC to their server. Once it hits their server, they can reject it for any of the above reasons or forward it on the the receipient.
Joyce
San Diego,#12UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, May 31, 2006
I was not using a Fairfield Resorts computer. I was WRITING an email TO a Fairfield employee at her company computer. I have never heard of a company blocking INCOMING mail from OUTSIDE a company. I realize that when one uses a company computer, the company can do what they please so far as flagging employees using company computers and the contents of those computers. However, that Fairfield BLOCKS incoming emails, and only allows emails to come IN to a company that they choose, is a new one to me.
Aafes
Viernheim,#13Consumer Comment
Wed, May 31, 2006
Joyce, Emails in the corporate world are almost ALWAYS subject to content review. Otherwise, you would have employees spending a great deal of their time sending and receiving personal email on company time. There is nothing "big brother" like about this. The company owns the servers, pays for the internet connection and has every right to monitor email communications. As for the rest of your post, time-share is just like any other product it should be purchased under the "buyer beware" policy.