"Hi, this is Mandy at Vector Marketing? May I speak to Brooke?"
"This is her."
"You were recommended by one of our employees, (this person shall remain nameless), to work with us here at Vector Marketing."
"Oh nice."
"The base pay is 15/hr and that doesn't include commission. No matter what you sell you'll still get 15/hr."
"Um, what are the job qualifications?"
"I'm not qualified to say. are you above 18?"
"Yes."
"Good. Ya, I'm not qualified, but they should cover that in the interview. Would you like to set one up?"
"Sure."
"Well, you can come in today at 1:30pm or 3:45pm."
"I won't be able to today. Is there a time available tomorrow."
"Ok I have a 12pm open. be sure to could come 10 min early to fill out the application and where nice professional dress."
I got off the phone excited! 15/hr...that is a step up from what I make now. I wanted to be prepared,so I brushed up on the interview do's and don't. One of the do's is to know about the company. I typed in their website. Nothing out of the ordinary. The product they sell is Cutco Cutlery. Kitchen knives...mm...sounds interesting...I researched that a little bit and then I typed vector marketing in google again and looked down the list...vector marketing scam....
..I changed my search to vector marketing SCAM. Here is the website.
"You surf the net in search for a job, any job that will help you pay off your student loans and accommodate your busy student routine. You come across a job ad that offers $15 to $16 an hour to act as a sales representative to sell Cutco cutlery. Sounds pretty easy, right? You worked at a retail store once and know how to deal with customers. Eager, you continue to read the job ad, looking for the perks. And perks, there are. You can be own your boss! Make your own schedules, budgets, and meeting times. You call and send in your resume, thinking you may not get the job, because it sounds too good to be true. But, despite your doubts, you receive a call praising your resume, and a job offer.
Delighted, you follow up the offer. You get hired as an independent contractor, and are given a list of strict rules to whom you can sell to and how to demonstrate their product. To receive your demonstration kit you need to purchase it or least pay $145 dollars. You must also pay to attend training sessions to polish your sale techniques. A small price to pay, for a job that will help you pay off you're loans, right? No!
In reality, after paying for your kit and training you barely make more than $3 a day... It's nothing but a scam!"
I wondered...why (the person who shall remain nameless) recommend me then. I texted (the person who shall remain nameless) and asked (the person who shall remain nameless) where (the person who shall remain nameless) works. (the person who shall remain nameless) confirmed that they did in fact work for vector and that (the person who shall remain nameless) had known that it was a possible scam. (the person who shall remain nameless) rented the kit and had done well until the address book came to z. Now (the person who shall remain nameless) works somewhere else.
Here is an interesting comment from another site:
"Just another little tid-bit of information. Be prepared to get phone calls from about 15 of your friends asking you why they received a call from Vector Marketing telling them that you yourself are doing great and love the job. That's if you want a free vegetable peeler."
......Just a little annoying.
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