David S
Altoona,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, January 31, 2013
I too went through the week long process of UNPAID training for the purpose of the big pay off in the end. My training class consisted of about 15 eager individuals, and was narrowed down to 5. Three of us were hired on as potential sales rep, and two were offered positions on the "marketing" side of the room, which consisted of them having merchants fax over the most recent statements from the company.
I was told, by one particular sales rep, that the business had some unscrupulous sales tactics, and if I was the type of person that had a problem with lying, I would probably not fair well. I discovered later that this one of the many layers to the "game" of finalizing a position with the company. This woman had NO problem with lying, as I overheard her on the phone doing so on many occasions. red flags should go up any time you are encouraged by a company to use an alias when conducting business on the phone.
The angle: They contact prospective clients pretending to be agents enforcing the act of the Durbin Amendment. Pretending to be proponents, enabling merchants to receive the lowest rates available for conducting business, they manipulate the numbers to suit any given statement, so that the merchant falsely believes they are indeed being done a favor. On very rare occasions do they actually save the merchant any money. The company encourages their sales reps to be "wolves in sheep clothing."
The game: My trainer came across as being too preoccupied or busy to properly train me. he would provide with a short set of instructions of things to do, then leave me unattended for long periods of time. what they were expected from me, was that I get on the phone & begin "scamming" merchants without having to be encouraged to do so. All the while, he was instructing me to wait on him, before proceeding.
I did unfortunately manage to land two sales before the close of the week, when I was informed that I was being terminated for not having properly "grasped" the duties of my positions. Anyone with any ounce of integrity should STRAY far away from this company. They play games with new hires, and are ripping off the small business men & women of this country.
I think that I was singled out for looking too "straight" and moral. I recall one of the sales managers, (I believe his name was Greg) coming into the training class on the final day, after three of us had been selected to be potential sales rep. He looked directly @ me & stated, "Well I hope none of you are with the BBB", but I'm going to say this any way....." he went on to tell us how most of their "victims", I mean clients are "mom & pop shops", and how most of them are not too bright. He had the aura,look & essence of a con man. Everyone employed there is interested in getting paid by "any means necessary." The Bible states that "the LOVE of money is the root of all evil", and this is a company that employs & seeks out those that love & worship money. They are dependent upon finding those that have no moral trepidation about doing whatever it takes to get paid.
Oh, and I was told about the draw as well. However, my check was about $200 short of what we were promised the weekly draw would be.