Susan
Edison,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, January 29, 2004
I was updating my resume and stumbled across this site and the information about JBC & Associates. I worked there as an intern two summers back while I was a student at a local school. I always knew there was something fishy about this place. Staffing was like a revolving door. I was always seeing new employees coming and going. People's paychecks often bounced. It got so bad that I used to literally run to the bank to cash my check while there was still funds in the account. JBC hired almost anyone to be a collector. People were basically trained to demand money no matter what. It didn't matter if it was the right person. It didn't matter if the person already paid. The collectors were told to just get them to send the money. I found it odd that management didn't even care if the people owed anything. There were always people trying to serve papers on the company. The owner, Jack Boyajian, just pretended not to be there and always told the reception desk not to accept any papers. One time tax agents came and Jack told us to tell the agents he was out. I was told that there was a shooting in the office right before I started working there, but I never got the details. The collectors seemed to be on drugs. There were always a lot of strange people coming to see Jack, definitely not for collection business. Other collection agencies were always calling for Jack and the company. It seems that JBC was not just chasing debtors, they themselves were debtors. I could go on and on about this place. Fortunately I went back to school in the fall and got out of there. I have read all of the comments out there on the net and have little trouble believing it all to be true. This is a crooked company. Sending them money is just part of their scam. I think people should probably call the police if they are harassed by JBC. One last point...JBC is definitely NOT a law firm. This can be confirmed with a call to the New Jersey State Bar Association. This fact was pointed out to me by a prospective employer who noticed that I has listed them as a law firm. Good luck with these crooks. You will need it. I hope this info helps some of you.