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Yes, while working a telemarketing job for quick cash secretly I encountered just this sort of thing. I had spent all of my graduation gift money meant for my f
by wolfspider 9y ago
Yes, while working a telemarketing job for quick cash secretly I encountered just this sort of thing. I had spent all of my graduation gift money meant for my first apartment right after high school and had to take a night shift somewhere. I found this telemarketing place and they had a dead simple test they used for prospective hires. My friends told me they would hire anyone no matter what. Surprisingly, someone failed the test and left angrily. Later I found out that they hired someone specifically to stage this event night after night. The reason was because if a group of people witnesses somebody fail it makes them feel they need to hold onto the opportunity. I saw this work time and time again- every single person who showed up for the job took that job and didn't question it. They also did this because they cashed every last check of every employee that left and there were a lot of those. It was grueling and I would even leave on a bike and ride through the woods to get there just so my family wouldn't notice. Made my money back and then some then quit all in time for college. You see, I learned that fake employees are just a part of growing up and growing wiser.
- jacobush 9y agoAnd you made your money back! You really took responsibility for your mistakes. Great Scott I need to get my act together. :)
- jstanley 9y agoSorry if this should be obvious, I've read it 3 times and still don't understand this bit: > They also did this because they cashed every last check of every employee that left and there were a lot of those. "They also did this" - Who also did what? The candidates accepted the job? The company hired the fake guy to get sacked? And who cashed whose checks? Did they cash them before or after they left? And why does that mean the first set of people did the first thing?
- PMan74 9y agoThis is also confusing. > Made my money back and then some Made what money back? My guess is that this is some sort of a shady company where 1. Employees pay something for e.g. training ("check of every employee") 2. Employees make it back over time on commission 3. If an employee quits early the employee's check is cashed by the company. ("they cashed every last check of every employee that left") A guess however, difficult to understand what is doing on.
- jstanley 9y agoIn the first place he was given some money as a graduation gift, which he then spent, which is why he needed the job, so I assumed that was the money he made back.
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- hdctambien 9y agoThe company kept the "last check" of the employees who quit (probably by no-showing which is why they didn't pick up their last check) so the company got a few hours of free labor from each employee. "They did this" means they had the actor convince the applicants to take the job. The more employees they hire, the more free hours they get (since the quitters don't pick up their last check)
- jstanley 9y agoGot it, thank you. I had misread "every last check" as in "every last one" i.e. literally all of them, but actually a "last check" is just the last time the company pays you.
- ensignavenger 9y agoIs that legal? Don't they have to mail the check to the employees if they don't come in to pick it up? And why wouldn't some one pick up their check? If they are working a job like that, I imagine they need the money?
- ender341341 9y agoA lot of people don't know their rights, or know their rights but think they'll need a lawyer to deal with it and don't have that sort of money. In reality a call to the Department of Labor or whatever the local equivalent is will get the money, though usually with a pretty big lag time (a threat to call the DoL can be faster).