Re: Deceptive Hiring Practrices Val

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Val ... I'm no expert. From what you posted. I don't think you have a
case. Nor does any one else. Except quit the job. Ya may want to
report them to the attorney generals office in your state. Maybe their
doing somthing illegal, we're both not aware of. I just don't see it.

On 4/19/06, val wrote:
> I was referred by a friend who knew the mgr. and said he was told
> the salespeople made alot of money there. We were enticed during
> the interview process and led to believe that there was a lot of
> walk in business. I am good at prospecting so they said I would do
> even better if I could generate some of my own business. I've done
> that and still had to scramble each month. They don't advertise
> and we are in a poor location. I have always been a top
> producer... in fact, am at the top of the pack most every month but
> that's not saying much. They just hired on another person to
> replace 2 that recently quit and led her on too. She is a single
> mother and thinks she will be able to support herself and family
> here. It isn't possible at the present time. I just hate to see
> other people get into the same financial bind that I am in. It
> forces you to work another job and also dip into your savings just
> to pay bills. One person already depleted her savings and I think
> that is just evil of a company to put people in jeopardy just to
> try and grow their business. It might be a good place to work in
> the future, but right now, and the past 2 yrs., it's been been
> very slow. They continue to churn thru people. Just wondered if
> they could be told to stop lying in the interview.?
>
>
>
> On 4/16/06, v wrote: >
>> 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.