Complaint Review: Orion Promotions Inc. - Louisville Kentucky

I should of put 2 and 2 together the first time I walked into Orion Promotions..not a person knew my name that "worked there". I was greeted with a nice receptionist that I had talked to on the phone the day before..when she called me not even 3 hours after I sent in my resume on careerbuilder.com. We'd like to invite you in for a first round interview she said. Okay cool I guess my marketing background is doing something good for me, since the position I was applying for was marketing. You would think so far this isn't bad..but keep reading....

I fill out an application after filling up the last chair in the entire room. Five minutes later I'm watching her call people who have sent in their resume. Every person that sent in their resume got called back. Wow do I feel special. As I watched her have the phone in her hand and the list of possible employees on a piece of paper, she called them one by one the ENTIRE time that I was there and left the same message..it just didn't click that I was about to be SCAMMED.

There were so many people in for an interview. My interview lasted about 8 minutes. Leaving there, I was still as clueless about the company as I was going in. I thought interviews were about getting to know the company and vice versa. The only thing this company had in mind was how many stupid people can I get to think they're going to become a manager and have their own business making over $100,000 in months. Get serious. And they are. They will look at you straight in the face and tell you that you will make so much money, as long as you have the power and ability. This job wants to give you 35% of what you sell and 35% to Jenni..who is the owner. The other 30% goes to the charity. No. 35% goes to what we 'sell', 45% goes to the owner, and only 5% goes to the charity that we are supporting.

More about the receptionist..she literally was hanging up the phone with her finger..that is how many people she was calling! I'm called in for the interview and am greeted by a tall man who is nice, but talks very very fast and isn't understood easily. He pretty much tells me I have a bubbly personality and I would be great for this job. I'm thinking great, that's what I want to hear. He proceeds to tell me that he never says this, but I got the job and I will be receiving a phone call from him between 5:30-6:30 if i got it, but don't get my hopes up! Confused, I walk out and go home.

He does call me finally..7ish..and asks me to come in for a second interview, and that it will last all day, to wear comfy shoes, and be ready.

I walk in the next day and fill out a piece of paper that says I will not be payed unless I sell stuff..and that I am being observed. I never wanted a sales job. I'm starting to freak out and this point. But I want to see exactly what is so freakin fantastic about this exciting job. So I meet the girl I'm working with today and we take her car and she drives to a Walgreens near Iriquois Park. Right before we get in the car she asks if I have a coat because it's going to be cold. Umm excuse me but are we going to be outside all day? Her answer is of course, yes. I did not even wear freakin socks just slip on shoes because they're comfortable! Wow now I'm even kinda mad because I still have NO idea what I'm going to be doing.

She going on about having her own business doing this and I don't even freakin know where we're goin. We set up a table in the freezing cold outside with D.A.R.E. tshirts, books, bracelets, etc. This job is to sell these items to people in a parking lot and in return they help out a couple kids in the D.A.R.E. program. oh,I'm sorry the 5% that's going towards that!!! RIDICULOUS! It was so cold I had to go inside walgreens and buy tights to keep my feet from getting frostbite. They tell me over and over this is not a scam and I really can make money.

I get back early which I still don't know why at 1:30 for my third interview and a test. Still, the seats are filled and I feel like an idiot. The girl I was working with leaves and goes back to good ol Walgreens and I'm sure freezes her butt off. I tell the manager that I'm worried about the commission part. I know then that this job sucks. It's a real scam. I tell him I'm not sure and I'll let hiiim know. I leave, forget my notebook, go back and asks me to go into his office. It's not even his office, it's Jenni's. She's not even there. I've never even seen her. Wonder where she's at? He shuts the door and asks me if I want this job yes or no. I feel bad for the people waiting out there. He asks me to call him at 2:30 and tell him yes or no. I never called.

Do you really want this job people? I didn't think so.... They hire as many people as possible, make you work in unflattering weather conditions, and don't get paid for it.

They want you to think this is the best, fastest money making 'career' in Louisville, and is soon going to be at every corner. I don't think so. The only corner with D.A.R.E. visible to the human eye is when Jenni and her employees are at the corner selling themselves because the company went out the door and wearing the t shirts that no one wanted. Sorry guys you all were nice to me, and I never met Jenni..but you all messed with the wrong person...

Jene'

louisville, Kentucky

U.S.A.