Complaint Review: P. G. Shocks - Greg Shocklee - Ellisville Missouri

Larry,

As a former employee of this company as well, I can tell you that Greg is absolutely writing these in his own defense.  This man will go to any length to try to make himself look like a pillar in the community, and only makes himself look like a fool in doing so.  Greg often gets caught using fake names to do business.  He has even gone so far as to sign company documents under the name "Bill Gordon"  I have one if you would like to see it.

You never explained why you are no longer working for Greg. If he was such a great employer, why not stay there?

You just so happened to come across Ripoff Report searching for P. G. Shocks website, REALLY? I would certainly think that you would have their phone number and address for your resume and therefor would not need to look up the website. You would just call Greg and give your friend a reference directly to Greg. Right?

As far as your question about why I went to work for Greg, the answer is very simple... I was the sales manager for a company but when they sold the business to a competitor the new owners terminated the sales staff. They already had their own sales staff covering the same territory.

For a period of time I was working as an independent contractor for a couple of companies, but the work and income was spotty. So, I was looking for something to provide an adequate income for my family until the right opportunity came along.

Just remember that during a down economy the higher income professionals have a harder time finding the right opportunity for several reasons, especially when you get into your 50's and 60's.

Fortunately for me shortly after leaving P. G. Shocks, that right opportunity came along and working out very well for me and my family.

In closing, I don't understand why you fill the need to defend Greg when somebody has a legitimate complaint about his unethical business practices. If you had a good experience that is great, but it does not mean that I and others did not have a BAD experience with Greg.

I really am an ex employee and I just discovered this site when I sought out Greg's website to see if he was still in the business. I have a friend that might make a good fit. As for your claim that you have been a successful commissioned salesmen for 40 years, why would you go to Greg in the first place? I'm sorry your relationship did not pan out as mine did, but I wish you well in the future.

When I read this ex-employees rebuttal, I asked myself 3 questions

1. Why would an ex-employee take the time to write a rebuttal for this company.

2. If you was happy with the way the owner of the company treated you, why don't you still work for him. And...

3. Why did it take you 5 years to write a rebuttal.

You are right, commissioned sales is not for the faint of heart. If you are implying that I can't stand up to commissioned sales, you are wrong. I've been in commissioned sales for the better part of my sales career of over 40 years.

I think I know why somebody wrote this rebuttal for Greg Shockley. I was talking with a women a few weeks ago who had interviewed with Greg. She said that Greg offered her the job that he advertised and she accepted. However, the next day she read my original Ripoff Report and decided to call me. She then decided to call Greg and declined the job. Of course Greg up set and said she had signed a contract and had to start, but of course she told him that she would not work for him period. She told me that  Greg was very unprofessional on the phone.

The only thing that makes sense is that the person who wrote this rebuttal is not who they say they are.

I think any intelligent person can draw their own conclusion.


Larry Weber

Galloway, Ohio

I was an inexperienced college grad when I went to work for Greg Shocklee. I worked three and a half years for him . In that time I was taught a profession that allowed me to make a living. I was no star by any stretch of the imagination but the effort Greg put into making me successful was far beyond any expectations I had.

Commission sales is not for the faint of heart, and the people that I saw succeed did so as a direct result of the training and backup support Greg provided.

I don't understand how a person can receive COMMISSIONS on fraudulent orders. This company paid COMMISSIONS on paid orders, so how was I trying to get paid for something they would not pay unless they received payment first???

And why did they put a stop payment on the commission check that I received for a completed project that they had "received all ads paid in full" either by check or credit card??? I bet they can't answer that one can they?

P.S. After several e-mail exchanges with the owner, I located the representative that serviced the territory that I was servicing and found out that the owner did the same thing to him but on a much larger scale. The representative worked for this company for 22 years and was cheated out of many thousands of dollars.

Our company should be the one filing the rip-off report. Shortly after he was hired we discovered that his application contained false information. He then filed a fraudulent sales order in order to receive commissions. Mr. Shocklee founded our company over 22 years ago. We have thousands of satisfied customers around the USA. Our sales representatives are ethical, hard working and career people. If this describes you and you want a career in sales we may have a home for you. We work as a team, you'll have a support staff to guide your career to success. Our products educate students about the dangers of Drug Abuse and Violence and are sought by schools around the country. We are the industry leader and have a Gold BBB rating. I encourage you to call or email your resume to [email protected].