Re: Deceptive Hiring Practrices

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No! no interview. How did you find
this job? Where is the writing that
enticed you? and led the rest of the
sales team on? Nothing in writing?
There has to be somthing.

On 4/13/06, val wrote:
> well, we actually did sign a
contract that offered a small
> hourly guarantee vs the commission
rate we would be paid,
> whichever was greater. As it
turns out, most of us have been
> making the hourly since Nov. which
equals about $1300 a month
> since there is no traffic in our
showroom. We were told not to
> worry, we would make much more
than the hourly. they simply
> exaggerted the amount of existing
business that was there, and
> I just wanted them to stop so
other people wont' be sucked in.
> Even though they didn't advertise
an amount in the newspaper,
> do you consider statements made in
an interview "advertising"
> the salary range for the company?
thanks so much!
>
> On 4/13/06, v wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure about this one. I
>> think you could get them in the
>> truth in adverising laws. Other
then
>> that, i can't think of any thing.
No
>> contract? SOL.
>>
>>
>> On 4/12/06, Val wrote:
>>> I was enticed to this company 8
>> months ago with hugely
>>> overstated income expectations.
>> The manager used as an
>>> example, the top salesperson who
>> made $6000 the lst 2
>>> months of the year, but
neglected
>> to share, and none of
>>> were distrustful to ask if the
>> figues would be the same for
>>> the rest of the year. We all
were
>> led on with no
>>> exceptions. The actual income
is
>> somewhere beween $1200
>>> and $3000 a month for the
>> majority of the year. Mgr. has
>>> done that with all 9 employees,
>> and several are
>>> experiencing dire financial
>> hardships as a result of
>>> accepting this postion. I
>> personally left a secure
>>> position because they assured me
>> I'd make much more than I
>>> was making. They stated they had
>> plenty of business to
>>> support our effots. Is there
any
>> recourse, so they can be
>>> made to stop exaggerating the
>> earnings potential and luring
>>> people away from viable
postions?
>> I am planning on
>>> leaving, as am most of the
staff,
>> but we are angry to have
>>> been misled and want to put a
stop
>> to this, so any future
>>> employee doesn't fall into this
>> trap. We are basically
>>> building their business and
>> practically working for nothing.