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Complaint Review: Mckenzie Air Technology - Springfield Oregon
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Mckenzie Air Technology
4061 Suite A Main St Springfield, 97477 Oregon, U.S.A.
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Mckenzie Air Technology scam, pyramid scheme, lies, unpaid training. Springfield Oregon
This is the worst business I've ever tried to work for in my life. At first I was so excited to get another job so easily but, low and behold the lax employee selection process leads to a horrible business, go figure.
Mckenzie Air Technology is a vacuum/air filter sales company. They sell overpriced merchandise to village idiots everywhere, not to mention the trash that work there. When you walk in it's like a trailer park convention based on the looks of the people who work there.
First off the training for 8+ hours a day for 4 days was unpaid! At the end of your training you sign a contract saying it's ok for them not to pay you.
This whole company runs on a pyramid scheme. You do all the hard work and get paid jack while everyone else is cashing in on you, which is straight laughable.
In the training they promise all theses vacations, scholarship packages, and insane amounts of money to do whatever you want. Apparrently the manager/trainer of the place who is 20 years old makes 10k+ a month. This is all such bs you'd swear they raise bulls here for matadors to fight in Mexico.
Last but not least this place is sponsored by the well known Better Business Bureau(BBB).
I have to admit alot of red flags popped up in my mind when training for this company but, I decided not to act upon anything till the end of it all. As of now I still have their products at my home and I haven't shown up to work there in about 2 months. As far as I'm concerned Mckenzie Air can suck it.
Mark
Eugene, Oregon
U.S.A.
Mckenzie Air Technology is a vacuum/air filter sales company. They sell overpriced merchandise to village idiots everywhere, not to mention the trash that work there. When you walk in it's like a trailer park convention based on the looks of the people who work there.
First off the training for 8+ hours a day for 4 days was unpaid! At the end of your training you sign a contract saying it's ok for them not to pay you.
This whole company runs on a pyramid scheme. You do all the hard work and get paid jack while everyone else is cashing in on you, which is straight laughable.
In the training they promise all theses vacations, scholarship packages, and insane amounts of money to do whatever you want. Apparrently the manager/trainer of the place who is 20 years old makes 10k+ a month. This is all such bs you'd swear they raise bulls here for matadors to fight in Mexico.
Last but not least this place is sponsored by the well known Better Business Bureau(BBB).
I have to admit alot of red flags popped up in my mind when training for this company but, I decided not to act upon anything till the end of it all. As of now I still have their products at my home and I haven't shown up to work there in about 2 months. As far as I'm concerned Mckenzie Air can suck it.
Mark
Eugene, Oregon
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Mark
Eugene,Oregon,
U.S.A.
A simple call would help your case.
#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, September 05, 2005
At Mckenzie Air Technology in writing they have a document that says at any point in time if they decide to call you and ask for their products back you are to go back the office and return the products. Like I noted before I hadn't shown up to work in quite a bit but unknown to the company I had the intention to return the merchandise upon a call (a simple call). Guess who didn't call until a few days ago (which was months later) while I was on vacation and finally left a message. On my machine the message said they were going to solve this matter in court if I didn't return their products. As of September 4, 2005 I have returned their merchandise. In the end I have been labeled a thief at first glance, which was hardly the case; if this comes to me paying out the ear for these products this really is a rip off report.
Laura
Springfield,Oregon,
U.S.A.
What is a pyramid Scheme?
#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sun, September 04, 2005
What is a Pyramid Scheme and What is Legitimate Marketing? Pyramid schemes now come in so many forms that they may be difficult to recognize immediately. However, they all share one overriding characteristic. They promise consumers or investors large profits based primarily on recruiting others to join their program, not based on profits from any real investment or real sale of goods to the public. Some schemes may purport to sell a product, but they often simply use the product to hide their pyramid structure. There are two tell-tale signs that a product is simply being used to disguise a pyramid scheme: inventory loading and a lack of retail sales. Inventory loading occurs when a company's incentive program forces recruits to buy more products than they could ever sell, often at inflated prices. If this occurs throughout the company's distribution system, the people at the top of the pyramid reap substantial profits, even though little or no product moves to market. The people at the bottom make excessive payments for inventory that simply accumulates in their basements. A lack of retail sales is also a red flag that a pyramid exists. Many pyramid schemes will claim that their product is selling like hot cakes. However, on closer examination, the sales occur only between people inside the pyramid structure or to new recruits joining the structure, not to consumers out in the general public. Some people confuse pyramid and Ponzi schemes with legitimate multilevel marketing. Multilevel marketing programs are known as MLM's,(4) and unlike pyramid or Ponzi schemes, MLM's have a real product to sell. More importantly, MLM's actually sell their product to members of the general public, without requiring these consumers to pay anything extra or to join the MLM system. MLM's may pay commissions to a long string of distributors, but these commission are paid for real retail sales, not for new recruits. (Mark, most sales companies, insurance, real estate, etc, charge you to take their training). Isn't it funny how criminals will openly admit to stealing from a company in a public forum?
