Ernest
Orlando,#2Author of original report
Wed, January 05, 2005
After putting in some good time with this company, I have found many reasons to be upset. Many reasons are due to the shady and deceptive "systems" the business owner applies. He begins it from day one, when you call. In most cases, these calls are brief so that you are not able to ask to many questions. If questions are asked, details are very vague and half-truthed. On second interviews, you are required to arrived at the office at a specific time, thinking you are going to see a presentation from the owner, or the "boss". Instead they have you sign a day of evaluation(observation) contract, and you spend the day with one of the many managers of the office. Not to go off subject, but the office I worked in was failing (6 distributors), but we still had 4 managers. Myself being one of them. Anyways, these managers try to close you all day long on the sale, or the idea working for them. Examples I used were as follows: Freedom to go wherever. No Boss on your back. Go at your own pace. And my favorite, The Oppurtunity. Everyone in the office is motivated about making a six-figure income, this idea came from running your own office.This is what the oppurtunity was. These people make lots of sacrifices, such as paying new trainees $50 a day, which comes out your 15-20% commision. We were told that it is part of the business, sacrifice now for tommorrow's riches. If we complained to the owner, we were frowned upon, and put a fear of loss in you. Not to mention you work from seven in the morning to seven or even later at night. You want to give these people their pay so that they stick around, you want to make them feel excited and vamped(feed them redbull). This is so their not really thinking, they are running around on an emotional high. The most important emotion is impulse. Impulse them at first and after awhile, we'll feed them the actual thruth about the business, little by little. Like a parent would do for a child about sex and adult pornography. I think eventually, in this business, intelligent and logical people come to their senses and realize what they have got themselves into. That is when they quit. To the other workers, especially the owner, you are then considered a p***y, and cannot handle responsibilities in a business manner. Hopefully a second thought runs through your head the next time you think of considering an interview or worse employment with these companies. Southern Direct, Innovage, and DS-Max are a waste of time and could possibly break one's finances they already have.
Ernest
Orlando,#3Author of original report
Wed, January 05, 2005
After putting in some good time with this company, I have found many reasons to be upset. Many reasons are due to the shady and deceptive "systems" the business owner applies. He begins it from day one, when you call. In most cases, these calls are brief so that you are not able to ask to many questions. If questions are asked, details are very vague and half-truthed. On second interviews, you are required to arrived at the office at a specific time, thinking you are going to see a presentation from the owner, or the "boss". Instead they have you sign a day of evaluation(observation) contract, and you spend the day with one of the many managers of the office. Not to go off subject, but the office I worked in was failing (6 distributors), but we still had 4 managers. Myself being one of them. Anyways, these managers try to close you all day long on the sale, or the idea working for them. Examples I used were as follows: Freedom to go wherever. No Boss on your back. Go at your own pace. And my favorite, The Oppurtunity. Everyone in the office is motivated about making a six-figure income, this idea came from running your own office.This is what the oppurtunity was. These people make lots of sacrifices, such as paying new trainees $50 a day, which comes out your 15-20% commision. We were told that it is part of the business, sacrifice now for tommorrow's riches. If we complained to the owner, we were frowned upon, and put a fear of loss in you. Not to mention you work from seven in the morning to seven or even later at night. You want to give these people their pay so that they stick around, you want to make them feel excited and vamped(feed them redbull). This is so their not really thinking, they are running around on an emotional high. The most important emotion is impulse. Impulse them at first and after awhile, we'll feed them the actual thruth about the business, little by little. Like a parent would do for a child about sex and adult pornography. I think eventually, in this business, intelligent and logical people come to their senses and realize what they have got themselves into. That is when they quit. To the other workers, especially the owner, you are then considered a p***y, and cannot handle responsibilities in a business manner. Hopefully a second thought runs through your head the next time you think of considering an interview or worse employment with these companies. Southern Direct, Innovage, and DS-Max are a waste of time and could possibly break one's finances they already have.