Ms. Terri T.
Sacramento,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, June 16, 2008
First, please excuse my writing, English is my second language. I also worked for (Midwest) in California. The management seemed nice. I came from the computer field. At the time, I lost my job and was fighting an ugly battle with my former employer. A very nice woman from Midwest called me and ask if I'd like to come in for an interview for a job to be my own boss. I could not wait to go to the interview. Well, we all know how those things go, and now I'm not sure if I should be ashamed or grateful for learning my lesson. I paid the money, I knew nothing about insurance except what I was told by the managers. To look back, I was braking so many rules and misrepresenting the product the way I was taught. The first year I did everything my manager told me to do. After awhile I was making good money. Nothing like working in the computer field. But my manager told me, it takes time, and she believes in me and that I could do it. I was making about $3500 a month and I just knew I was going to make so much more as time went on. Well, I bought a very small house at the end of the housing boom. Then, after I was living the American dream. The people started to cancel their policies. In one week 3 people screamed at me saying that the insurance did not work! I was very depressed and did not sell for 3 weeks. My manager came to my house and again told me, how she believed in me, and that I was the only sale person in my ethnic group and that I was bound to be a top producer and that these people must have lied on the application, as to not have their claims paid. Well I did start selling again and this time I made it to number 24 in the company by the end of the year. I went on a very nice trip with the company. Then in January, the policies I sold to my own community started to cancel. I called everyone to get them to reinstate, I was told, the insurance does not work, over and over. I could not sleep, I got ulcers and felt very guilty. Not everyone I sold too could have lied on the application. So I left. I got a letter stating that I owed $30,000 dollars. I almost fainted. After pulling myself back together I applied for a job as a (&&&) P & C rep. I have been there for 3 years now. I went to school for P & C, paid for in total by (&&&), I was given a base salary and bonuses, 401k with co. matching, full health and life ins. I have never paid for anything, all our leads come from the company and walk in business is how I make my money. Besides the fact that this is a very good product. I have it, and my mother has it. I want to say I'm sorry for selling this insurance to everyone I sold too, please forgive me. Thank you for reading, I hope you find your peace. Terri T.