Kirby
Upland,#2UPDATE Employee
Mon, November 24, 2008
"Whatever the OP said about Platinum Systems is correct! I have been there, and done that. Don't waste your time with another Kirby distributor! They are unethical in how they do business which I will explain later. You're not just getting a scam job, but you're also selling your soul to the devil." we tell you from the very begining what you will be doing, your not selling your soul, you decided to do it. "You go to the office, fill out an app with the group that's there with you, the owner or one of their guys set up a presentation in how you will make $400/wk and $1600/mo. They don't tell you exactly what you're doing, they are vague. All that you know is that you will make this much if you meet the quota of 15 or so appointments. You will become a Kirby salesperson, and you will become a independant contractor cause they won't pay you hourly. Heck, you don't get even a break as you're out on the field. After the presentation, you go home and you call them back! Everyone gets chosen!" not everyone gets chosen, we get about 20 people a day, we chose about 5-6. "They control you! You go out on the field door to door and demostrate the demo, and persuade in any way possible to sell the expensive $2,000+ vacuum. If you don't sell, you make no money! Heck, even if you sell a vacuum you may not even get paid." again, we dont control you, this is what we do, and you were ok with this at first. "Believe me when I say this, why do you think they post an ad everyday? Could they be deseperate? Is it the turnover rate? I'll tell you why, it's because they lure you in promising you make this much and after a week or so, you leave realizing how much time you've wasted when you could've been looking for a job." we post everyday because every kirby office is always trying to grow. even if we have a group of 5-6 people, 10 is better. people that do well in kirby stay for the money "I am vouching for the OP, because everything he/she said holds water and it is fact and true. Don't believe the person before me defending Kirby! It is a scam and a joke!" again sorry if it didnt work out, but you cant go around blaming others for your failures. kirby been around for over 94 years. its the best machine outthere.
Hai
Riverside,#3UPDATE Employee
Sun, November 23, 2008
Whatever the OP said about Platinum Systems is correct! I have been there, and done that. Don't waste your time with another Kirby distributor! They are unethical in how they do business which I will explain later. You're not just getting a scam job, but you're also selling your soul to the devil. You go to the office, fill out an app with the group that's there with you, the owner or one of their guys set up a presentation in how you will make $400/wk and $1600/mo. They don't tell you exactly what you're doing, they are vague. All that you know is that you will make this much if you meet the quota of 15 or so appointments. You will become a Kirby salesperson, and you will become a independant contractor cause they won't pay you hourly. Heck, you don't get even a break as you're out on the field. After the presentation, you go home and you call them back! Everyone gets chosen! They control you! You go out on the field door to door and demostrate the demo, and persuade in any way possible to sell the expensive $2,000+ vacuum. If you don't sell, you make no money! Heck, even if you sell a vacuum you may not even get paid. Believe me when I say this, why do you think they post an ad everyday? Could they be deseperate? Is it the turnover rate? I'll tell you why, it's because they lure you in promising you make this much and after a week or so, you leave realizing how much time you've wasted when you could've been looking for a job. I am vouching for the OP, because everything he/she said holds water and it is fact and true. Don't believe the person before me defending Kirby! It is a scam and a joke!
Kirby
Upland,#4UPDATE Employee
Sun, June 22, 2008
hey kirby is not for everyone, but making it seem that we ripoff people is not fair, we are not a scam, we do not ask for any upfront money. we do say that training is not paid for the first day. first you did not work from 9am - 10pm, please tell the people that you left the field by 2pm. second, we don't walk around with a vacuum. we get demos and then we bring the vacuum. there are still 2 people from your class that are making money and doing fine. i have been in kirby for over 6 years and made good money. kirby has been around for 94 years. again, sorry that things didn't work out, but please don't bring down the whole company just because things didn't workout for you guys. i have 5 dealers that are making some good money that really do make $1000 a week. they work hard for it.