#20
Sat, October 19, 2002
Received my second letter back from the BBB San Diego. They have forwarded my complaint to the main BBB headquarters in Florida. I also checked the Better Business Bureau complaints for the Florida Options Talent offices. They are negative reports and the BBB does not recommend Options.
As of yet, I haven't told my personal experiences w/ Options Talent. I would like to share ONE now. I have a few. This one is almost comical.
When I signed on as a Model Scout, I was told we must ATTEND one 'open call' a week. Little did I know, you actually are placed in unassigned job positions. Model Scouts were even doing the model interviews. Keep in mind, we don't get paid for these OTHER jobs we are doing. I was placed at the front desk. Toward the end of the interviewing process, two of the potential models approached me and asked me to please call them a taxi. I had to search for a phone book. Found one in another room. When I lifted the telephone handset, there was no dial tone. I quickly discovered, this was no cordless phone. The phone cord had been removed from the handset to the telephone base intentionally. I had to go get my personal cell phone and call long distance to the taxi company. I was totally embarassed, as there were a number of people in the waiting area observing this rediculous scene.
During the couple of hours I sat at the front desk, the telephone rang numerous times, but the calls were obviously going directly to a voice mail service. I can guarantee, no one was answering the phones.
What kind of a business uses such practices?