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  • Report:  #40964

Complaint Review: Fire Specialist Inc. - houston Texas

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- houston, Texas,
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Fire Specialist Inc.
10039 Bissonnett Suite 218 houston, 77036 Texas, U.S.A.
Phone:
713-772-1144
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I worked for this company in August and I quit later on because the hired me to be a receptionist, but my job description was totally different.(It was more like telemarketing)

I had to answer incoming calls and persuade potential employees to come in to the office and pay a $60.00 fee to do a investagation before they can actually be a manager for this company.They scammed a lot of people.

It was really weird because if this company was paying there top managers over $ 4,000. monthly how could they not afford to pay for there on investagations. They had so many receptionist before me that it is pitiful.

So i left before I could recieve my check. So I called several times for the manager, and the NEW receptionist would tell me she's busy, or that she's in a meeting. So the other day I decided to pop up at the location on Bissonnett and the had moved. They also had a location over by Airline. They moved that location too! So now I'm trying to find a way to track them down.

I've contacted the BBB and they have no information on that company. By the way the manager's name is Kimberly Stone. About 5'4 and about 100 pounds with blonde hair.

Kelly

houston, Texas
U.S.A.


5 Updates & Rebuttals

Jeremy

Temple,
Texas,
U.S.A.
EX - Employee with new company info

#2UPDATE EX-employee responds

Fri, April 29, 2005

I finaly found The EVIL FSI again. I too, was ripped off by them with 4 weeks of work travel to dallas to meet MR Steve Brohm and the $60 back ground check, Every time I would make it to the sales goal for my promotion to Manager they would say that i needed to sale more items as the next step. while i had never been paid a dime. I Found out there new info if any one wants to contact them about getting your money back Candy (steves wife) is now the President of the company, Lu Birch is no longer with the company and They never moved to there new building that they kept talking about. nor are they a sponsor of NASCAR they don't even sponsor a real driver it is all FRAUD!!!! their new website is WWW.IMMIONLINE.COM and there phone number is (972)243-9040.... hope this helps... if any one is interested it trying to get a class action lawsuit against them...


Tom

San Antonio,
Texas,
U.S.A.
You Go Girl !!! How could anyone want to work as a scammer to help scam people out of bucks.

#3UPDATE EX-employee responds

Tue, December 09, 2003

Yep, Scammer's they're out there ! I hate em too. Wish I could get my hard earned bucks back from the Jerk. I would never be a manager for that place. How could anyone want to work as a scammer to help scam people out of bucks. I thought about the position shortly after I paid $160 and was in the parking lot talking to the other 5 guys who had seen the interview and we were all pissed. What, they want us to lure people into this place and take $160 and not give them the job they were promised.. Bad Deal !!!!!!!!!


Dede

Houston,
Texas,
U.S.A.
Steve Your a Liar!!!!!

#4UPDATE EX-employee responds

Mon, April 21, 2003

Thanks for your false remarks. Everything you said is untrue. I know who I worked for and I know the assumed name of the company I was hired from. I will reiterate once again the name of the company was Fire Specialist Inc. and the manager name there was kimberly Stone. I would answer the phone, stating that exact name also. Yes, the $60 supposedly for an criminal investigation, and to be put on the payroll. It's a scam and if your company is so legit, why not offer your contact information, so we can get reimbursed for labor. Thanks! No response necessary.


Steve

Farmers Branch,
Texas,
U.S.A.
Kelly in Houston & Kristi in Dallas

#5REBUTTAL Owner of company

Thu, April 17, 2003

First off, Kelly, in Houston never worked for Fire Specialist, Inc. Kim Stone who had obviously hired Kelly, ran her office as an Independent Business K.A.S. Stone & Associates, as recorded in the Fort Bend County Court on Sept 11, 2002 under her address 2809 Talasek, Rosenberg Texas. I nor any Personnel of Fire Specialist, Inc. Have ever hired, nor employed Kelly. Kimberly Stone obviously owes you money. This would be something you might want to take Kim Stone to small claims court. If I had known this, I could have taken a deduction out of her comissions, since we have a clause in their Independent Managers Agreement, If you do a search you will find that, Kim Stones Lease, Phones, Advertisements were all under Stone & Associates, NOT Fire Specialist. Therefore the remarks against Fire Specialist,Inc are not valid, and can be considered as slanderous I will help in any way that I can, however, Kelly should get all of the correct information first. As far as the comments from Kristi in Dallas, I'm sorry you feel you had aproblem with another company, You may want to talk to another safety company out of California, I am a little appauled by the remarks about the $60.00 registration fee, when we tell the individuals what it is for, processing and data entry, When reading this report on Rip Off Report.Com I was told if I make rebuttals I would be charged $25.00 and if I did not take care of that, I would be turned over to a collection agency. That it takes time for them to read the rebuttals, and put them into their data base. So I add, So is it an expense for this Corporation as well, As we tell everyone who calls about a position of the fee "If Accepted" on the telephone before they even come in for the interview. I would have loved to resolve your problems, however, I am not any other company. We did not change our name to anything else, You can search the records filed in the State of Texas, when we were Incorporated, when we began business, etc. there was no other company I owned before Fire Specialist. I sincerely hope you both find your answers and can get them resolved. Regards


Kristi

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.
maybe this will help

#6UPDATE EX-employee responds

Sat, February 15, 2003

i worked for them in 1989. i took a copy of the add in the newspaper i answered for the job and filed a complaint with the wage and labor office for not being paid. they were known as SAFETY PLUS back then, they usually run ads in the newspapers offering jobs for sales managers, receptionists. they also will try to say they hired you as a salaried employee so they don't have to pay overtime. they fought me all the way. it takes a while to get your money. they are cons all right. they change their name frequently. i think they were based in tennessee. the 60 dollars is where they make the money. they also have a reputation with the newspapers they run the ads in. which is another reason they change their name. contact the wage and labor office their records under SAFTEY PLUS are there. i know i was not the only one. you would think the state of texas would do something about them. good luck

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