Complaint Review: MeasureComp - Pete Cancelmo - Oak Park Michigan

Hey guys,

I posted some of my experiences with Measurecomp on here the other day. Just thought Id share another site I found where you can add your own review of Measurecomp. If your interested check it out and please add your review.

http://www.careerbliss.com/company-reviews/measurecomp-reviews-1140676/

Im hoping that if enough of our stories get out there that Measurecomp will have to change the way it operates. I have my doubts but who knows. Then again I thought the law suit would too but doesnt appear it changed a thing :-(

Best wishes!!

Hey guys,

I posted some of my experiences with Measurecomp on here the other day. Just thought Id share another site I found where you can add your own review of Measurecomp. If you interested check it out and please add your review.

http://www.careerbliss.com/company-reviews/measurecomp-reviews-1140676/

Im hoping that if enough of our stories get out there that Measurecomp will have to change the way it operates. I have my doubts but who knows. Then again I thought the law suit would too but doesnt appear it changed a thing :-(

Best wishes!!

Thanks to John, a class action lawsuit was filed against MeasureComp, and it was settled out of court.  The settlement was just completed and plaintiffs received their compensation (albeit considerably less than what should have been, when you consider all of the hours that were put in by the technicians, but hey, something is better than absolutely nothing!) last week.

But it was interesting to read that I was terminated in the same manner as someone else was.  I worked for MeasureComp for 4-1/2 years, in an exemplary manner, 6 days a week, and traveled extensively for them out of the Louisville, KY, market.  I would end up in Cincinnati, OH, Indianapolis, IN, and out towards Evansville, IN, and south, almost to the KY/TN line, down the I-65 corridor.  I was also sent for 10 days to Houston, TX, to help after Katrina and Rita hit there, because of the work load.  But after 4-1/2 years, they couldn't promote me to another level, even though I was willing to relocate to management somewhere else, couldn't pay me more money, so they used the excuse that I didn't pass their background check.  They were supposed to run the background check before the first month of employment was completed, but then waited until 4-1/2 years later to run it.

So, to find that MeasureComp terminated employees on false allegations, after so many years of dedicated service... man, that pisses me off even more.  I loved the job, even though it had its ups and downs.  I loved the fact that it was more like an independent contractor feel, with an employee benefit package.  But to be let go in such a manner.  WOW!  Talk about an ego buster, and how do you explain to a new employer how you were let go??  Because you didn't pass a background check, after 4-1/2 years?

It's been 5 years since I worked for measurecomp and no surprise to hear the same stories of being ripped off and abused. This one being almost exactly the same as mine. I also worked southwest New Jersey as well. When Brian Luther was promoted and moved to Virginia in 2002, I was offered the New Jersey managers position....If I had known what I was in for with Pete I probably would have taken the position (or found another job). I had met Pete once before (Brian is an old friend of both of us) and wasn't too concerned, although we didn't say much to each other. And considering I was a good friend of Brians it didn't seem to me I would have had anywhere close to the trouble with Pete that I did. For starters, three weeks after Pete had taken over fully (Brian was done training him) I called him with a minor problem. But I probably wouldn't have bothered if I wasn't concerned about not hearing anything from him yet (a recurring theme with him). Next was the small amounts of money missing from my paychecks every week. At first I heard "I'll take care of it", then it was one excuse after the other. I don't believe I was purposely being ripped off. This was just the inaction of a lazy, uncaring individual. And of course the scheduling problems (I became a full time employee to help Pete out with this when he first started). It is not practical to drive 10 miles one way and 20 miles another way in the same time frame (especially if I was covering some of someone elses stops) and then continue on trying to get to other stops on time. Also, I was always hearing of this plan (mostly from Brian) that was being worked out to compensate for the cellphone costs, which apparently still never happened. And yes, the computers we received in 2002 were undoubtedly inferior to the ones we originally had. Over the period of the 3 and a half months I delt with Pete, the situation escalated to the point of having shouting matches on the phone. Measurecomp corporate was absolutely no help (and never were before) and Brian's hands were tied due to the mutual friendship. It finally came to an end on 9/20/02 (if I remember correctly) with me saying to Pete "if you don't get your act together, I'm going to have to find another job". I was told to hand in my computer and modem (which I mailed in due to the animosity). When my final check arrived Pete refused to mail it to me. He wanted me to pick it up at his house in person. As I was leaving he said "I'm sorry it had to end this way" and shook my hand!!! The only thing I could do was laugh. Especially when I got home and opened the check. I was supposed to be charged for a charge back. But the brilliant people at measurecomp forgot to put the minus sign before it and paid me instead.....It turned out to be close to the amount I was owed. After that I decided to cut my loses (I was still owed a little less than a hundred dollars) and put measurecomp behind me.

John in Ohio. Look-up & reply to the 4-11-06 report about MeasureComp under " MeasureComp - Pete Cancelmo" as well as file your own report. The more individual reports & replies the better the notice for others to reply & report. We can fight this together. I am glad that we here in NJ/NY Market are not alone in this matter. We were hoping that ours wasn't an isolated case. Currently, we are exploring other action against MeasureComp as well as refiling a group claim in labor court since our efforts last time meet with constant delays and reschedule tactics by MeasureComp. We greatly appredciate your reply. The more listings will help with further action against MeasureComp. We will gladly help in anyway we can with your fight as we also look forward to your assistance with ours. If you know of any other former or current employees that also went through the same situation, I highly recommend you contact them to assist in your claim. Take advise from us, file together if you can and request the same hearing date. A group can support each others claims. For now, file an individual claim with your state Labor Department and then proceed from there if others surface. Hopefully the reports on here will aid with your claim and convience others that haven't taken any action yet to act now. I think we can contact each other through this site. I am very much interested in your information as well as assisting you with your fight.

After reading your report I find that all of the exact same things that you have reported are also happening in the Cleveland, Ohio market with contacting the district manager and all the same people in the main office that you have talked to, coming up with the same results. Pushing it further on the pay shortages the result was after 5 years with MeasureComp I was told I no longer passed the background check this time as this was the 4th one they had done over the years and that they no longer had work for me. Planning to fight back Cleveland Ohio