WSI REFUSES TO PAY BACK!!!
WSI sounded fine and interesting franchise after all the lengthy phone talks from their people in Canada. That changed after I had seen the Franchise Agreements content, and I decided not to sign. But before I got the Agreement they asked for 25% deposit with my Franchise Application = EURO 9.925 (=US $ 14.770).
Now I know it is illegal, to bind people and collect money, before showing the franchise agreements. WSI people think they can get away with it and refuse to pay my back. Wayne A. Steinberg, General Counsel of WSI told me he can do this to me, since I am not resident of USA and therefore US FTC rules do not help my. ftc.gov/bcp/franchise/netrule.htm I contacted FTC and it is no question that WSI WORLDWIDE INC is a Delaware Company, and has to do business according to U.S. law.
Possibly more people have horrible story to tell, but the papers WSI have people sign may make people afraid to tell it. When I search for WSI on this website I can see how WSI has been treading people that have signed.
I have also been searching on the Internet for information and help by using words like: WSI , wsicorporate , worldsites , franchise , franchiser , franchise , misleading , illegal , enforcement , Spam , trial , court , Judge , Justice , contract , dispute , agreement , sue and more, but few words at a time. By doing this I have come up with valuable information and 30 useful websites that inform people and take complains. Also I have 410 names of people that have signed (including their phone, E-mail, + adders) in USA and other countries.
Yesterday I got the Do-ItYourself Guide from badbusinessbueru.com and it looks extremely useful to me.
There is more to come from my. I am desperate to get help, and my money back + my expenses.
Thor Reykjavik
Iceland
J
Las Vegas,#2UPDATE Employee
Thu, March 30, 2006
Technology experts.that's a joke. They don't even understand the difference between an Intranet and an Extranet. This is some of the propaganda they are pushing in their supposed "Amazing Secrets" book, and you can see they clearly don't have the technology to offer true Intranet solutions, so they are trying to pass off their Extranets as Intranets. This is a classic example of the spin they put on things to basically push their second rate products.
"Any example of a password-protected area on an Internet site is an example of an Intranet. These can be used to create communities within
companies and facilitate internal communication such as setting up user-administered human resource departments. They can also be used
to create communities of suppliers, business partners, and customers outside the company.
Some examples include the CBC Newsworld
Internet site, and chat groups for stock investors and other communities
of interest.
The speed of the uptake of email installations from large to small organizations supports the fact that email delivers business benefits and
d e l i ve rs them fast. But the real benefits are gained when the communication is centralized and a database of the core information is
developed by way of an Intranet.
Centralized corporate communication increases organizational learning and prevents the duplication of resources. Across a company with
varying geographic boundaries, centralized communication can significantly increase the adaptability, level of innovation, and ability of
an organization to provide profitable solutions and meet increasing customer demands. The level and degree of collaboration that occurs is
increased, especially over geographically dispersed locations.
D istribution of internal newsl e t t e rs, training manuals, employe e h a n d b o o ks and other policy materials are some of the larg e r
components of corporate administrative expense. What if these could be placed on an Intranet so that any employee could access this
information at their convenience? Imagine the savings in paper, printing, distribution, and update costs-not to mention the convenience of knowing where to find all this information when the need arises.
Organizations that need to develop knowledge bases for company-wide use would benefit significantly from an Intranet. Have you noticed how most of the information stored in your own office is rarely used? If this is the case with most people in the company, then you can imagine how much information is sitting on company shelves. One can easily imagine how useful this information would be if it was available at everyone's fingertips-through an Intranet!
J
Las Vegas,#3UPDATE Employee
Thu, March 30, 2006
Technology experts.that's a joke. They don't even understand the difference between an Intranet and an Extranet. This is some of the propaganda they are pushing in their supposed "Amazing Secrets" book, and you can see they clearly don't have the technology to offer true Intranet solutions, so they are trying to pass off their Extranets as Intranets. This is a classic example of the spin they put on things to basically push their second rate products.
"Any example of a password-protected area on an Internet site is an example of an Intranet. These can be used to create communities within
companies and facilitate internal communication such as setting up user-administered human resource departments. They can also be used
to create communities of suppliers, business partners, and customers outside the company.
Some examples include the CBC Newsworld
Internet site, and chat groups for stock investors and other communities
of interest.
The speed of the uptake of email installations from large to small organizations supports the fact that email delivers business benefits and
d e l i ve rs them fast. But the real benefits are gained when the communication is centralized and a database of the core information is
developed by way of an Intranet.
Centralized corporate communication increases organizational learning and prevents the duplication of resources. Across a company with
varying geographic boundaries, centralized communication can significantly increase the adaptability, level of innovation, and ability of
an organization to provide profitable solutions and meet increasing customer demands. The level and degree of collaboration that occurs is
increased, especially over geographically dispersed locations.
D istribution of internal newsl e t t e rs, training manuals, employe e h a n d b o o ks and other policy materials are some of the larg e r
components of corporate administrative expense. What if these could be placed on an Intranet so that any employee could access this
information at their convenience? Imagine the savings in paper, printing, distribution, and update costs-not to mention the convenience of knowing where to find all this information when the need arises.
Organizations that need to develop knowledge bases for company-wide use would benefit significantly from an Intranet. Have you noticed how most of the information stored in your own office is rarely used? If this is the case with most people in the company, then you can imagine how much information is sitting on company shelves. One can easily imagine how useful this information would be if it was available at everyone's fingertips-through an Intranet!
J
Las Vegas,#4UPDATE Employee
Thu, March 30, 2006
Technology experts.that's a joke. They don't even understand the difference between an Intranet and an Extranet. This is some of the propaganda they are pushing in their supposed "Amazing Secrets" book, and you can see they clearly don't have the technology to offer true Intranet solutions, so they are trying to pass off their Extranets as Intranets. This is a classic example of the spin they put on things to basically push their second rate products.
"Any example of a password-protected area on an Internet site is an example of an Intranet. These can be used to create communities within
companies and facilitate internal communication such as setting up user-administered human resource departments. They can also be used
to create communities of suppliers, business partners, and customers outside the company.
Some examples include the CBC Newsworld
Internet site, and chat groups for stock investors and other communities
of interest.
The speed of the uptake of email installations from large to small organizations supports the fact that email delivers business benefits and
d e l i ve rs them fast. But the real benefits are gained when the communication is centralized and a database of the core information is
developed by way of an Intranet.
Centralized corporate communication increases organizational learning and prevents the duplication of resources. Across a company with
varying geographic boundaries, centralized communication can significantly increase the adaptability, level of innovation, and ability of
an organization to provide profitable solutions and meet increasing customer demands. The level and degree of collaboration that occurs is
increased, especially over geographically dispersed locations.
D istribution of internal newsl e t t e rs, training manuals, employe e h a n d b o o ks and other policy materials are some of the larg e r
components of corporate administrative expense. What if these could be placed on an Intranet so that any employee could access this
information at their convenience? Imagine the savings in paper, printing, distribution, and update costs-not to mention the convenience of knowing where to find all this information when the need arises.
Organizations that need to develop knowledge bases for company-wide use would benefit significantly from an Intranet. Have you noticed how most of the information stored in your own office is rarely used? If this is the case with most people in the company, then you can imagine how much information is sitting on company shelves. One can easily imagine how useful this information would be if it was available at everyone's fingertips-through an Intranet!
Helgi
Reykjavik,#5Author of original report
Tue, March 14, 2006
WSI has been holding my hard earned deposit illegally for almost 2 years. It might be interesting to write to all the 410 WSI Consultants names and addresses have, to explore how they have been treated by WSI.
C
Toronto,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, March 17, 2005
I used to work for the company and frankly I think that they are a bunch of overworked overzealous hypocrites. They fired me because I was not willing to work more than 35 hours a week and I did not subscribe to their cult like positive attitude like they think they are somehow better than other people.
As far as I am concerned - It does not matter that they have been rated #1 - they are too indoctrinated like they are going to be the next Microsoft. Like that is a great thing to want to be Microsoft is just a Capitalist Bully that works there employees to death and they are out to crush every one of their competitors to me it's a pretty shallow goal to want to be like them.
I was a good person before this company destroyed me since they fired me 6 months ago for no good reason, my wife has left me and I will tell the world what a piece of s**t company this is until the day I die.
Here is my gift of retaliation I am posting a copy of their Top Secret Project they have been working on developing as a joint project with the Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute
Workshop Contents
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Dwayne
Washinfton,#7Consumer Comment
Thu, January 13, 2005
Bill also spoke with me, sounds memorable. He directs you to a few "successful" affiliates; they give you the thumbs up story, all about the same. Nice presentation and brochure. Gives you the I will try to keep you in the old pricing" BS story. Then you send in the franchise fee, pow no more Bill. He vanishes. The "personal Mentor" is on vacation more than at work, messages go unanswered for days, all the while I struggle to stay afloat. Email addresses blocked after you send in a few questions, all I want is a live body on he phone for a few questions, not happening. 39k is a lot for me, not for those guys it appears. This is not what was promised, I want out, before it costs me more
Rod
DC,#8UPDATE Employee
Thu, January 13, 2005
WSIWSICORPORATE.COM is just a website to make it look legit.. Address 5915 Airport Road Mississauga Ontario L4V 1T1 One of the major supporter of WSI is www.entrepeneur.com Type 'WSI' into a search engine and almost all you get is articles on WSI published by these guys. This franchise directory is produced by the editors of Entrepreneur Magazine. Makes you wounder how much WSI paid some lowly boiler room typist to publish his crap. My lawyer has done some investigating on this company, looks like the contract has a tiny loop hole, that is how I CAN LET EVERYONE ELSE KNOW THIS BUSIBESS IS FAKE, SCAM, LIAR, bs COMPANY,,,,,LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE FORGOT THE CONFIDENTALITY CLAUSE,,,,HA,,,NICE..
Braxton
Usa,#9UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, January 13, 2005
Ray and M and anyone else that has a bad experience with Geeks, I agree. I'm no slouch, but came to Geeks for the support system, as everyone that has had the experience of computers all need a support system. I left my last employer on the "promise" of a no way to loose in this business. Jerald, of Geeks recruiting team explained all the ins and outs of the business and services they offer. My most important concern, support, ongoing support. Jerald expresses explicitly, 24/7 availability, which is exactly what I felt comfortable with. As most of the business I planned to target, I would service after-hours and weekends. Well, after attending the instructional seminars, sending in my initial fees, as well as hosting and maintenance fees and several month's of disgust, I am done. The 24/7 support I now understand is , send them an email anytime you want, the might answer the next work day. . I have tried to call over and over, not return calls have been made, nor have the promises been fulfilled. REFUND Jerald.
Jeremy
Here,#10Consumer Comment
Mon, January 10, 2005
Sure I know Bill. Good talker, paints a beautiful picture. He basically told me I would be making 6 figures the first year. He assured me of making $, and assured me that the support was top notch. Told me the company was completely professional. I would want for not.
Well, once my money was in their hands I realized that was not the truth. I put $30K in their hands, then I was told there would be more fees for trainings etc. THEN WHAT WAS THE $30k FOR???? I was totally taken and not at all happy about losing all the money the bank lent me.
Bill does not call you back once he is done with you. Blocks my email address and never returns calls. Guess she got his money, and that was enough.
Sadly they do this to people daily. Need to stop them. Might take trip there to put someone through a fence.
Have to talk to my lawyer first.