New Job . . .Maybe

Okay everyone, it's finger-crossing time.

The inerview today went very well. Despite getting lost twice on the way out there (which meant that I was 30 minutes late) I was offered a job.

This Saturday, I am going to the company's corprate HQ to begin training for the job.

The finger-crossing request is because a $95, refundable fee is being attatched to the training materials, and because I'm not quite sure yet if this is a sales job.

The fee is because they had stuff stolen one to many times. You return the training materials, you get your money back. However, I'm going to be reading everything over *very* carefully before handing any money over, as well as being absolutely certain that I'm actually being trained for an office manager position as opposed to a sales job. I refuse to accept a purely comission based job, and I fling a lousy sales pitch.

So, I am being cautiously giddy.

I wish for peace

I wish for peace

It figures . . .

I need some help here, please.

The company I interviewed at is called Unique Worldwide Services. I *was* intending to look them up in the BBB, as well as check out their rep.

The BBB has revoked their membership, and I've found a whole buttload of warnings about the company. I'm not sure where else to look for information on them. As it stands, unless I get information proving that they've been massively framed (from a reputable third party; make that third, fourth *and* fifth) I'm not going to Corp. HQ this Saturday.

I am pissed. They appeared to have a legit product, and, if the reports and warnings that I found are true, they're not really interested in creating a legit company around that product. Then again, scams are *so* much easier to run then actually putting the hard work into building a legit company, aren't they?

Belay That

After entry 20 on rippoffreport.com, I decided that this was *not* a job opportunity. Learning that a company you are thinking of working for has been banned in several states, has several lawsuits pending against them, does not deliver paid for products on time, if at all, has a reputation for extreme sexual misconduct among the upper management, and, to top that all off, has a history of their paychecks bouncing . . . well, let's just say that the words "confidence-inspiring" do not leap to one's mind.

The $75 for the "background check" was, luckily, given to me by a friend who could afford to do so. Unfortunately, it was still spent. I'm pissed at myself because I didn't clue in. I did everything you're supposed to. I asked questions, I double- and triple checked on things that I wasn't certain about, I read and re-read the spiel they had on the application before I signed, let alone before I gave them money.

I even tried to actively read the man who was interviewing me. I'm even more pissed at myself for not clueing in when I couldn't get *anything* off of him empathically. That *really* should've clued me in. I've been interviewed before, by various legit places. (Randstad, Sonic, McDonalds, Holland Employment, etc., etc.) They always put off *something*. They judge the person they're interviewing, they watch you very carefully, they pay attention to what you say and how you say it. It's something that has a distinctive empathic scent or flavor. Whether or not I'm actively trying to read the person, from that close a range, I can tell that they're doing what they're supposed to be doing, namely studying the interviewee carefully.

This guy felt like he wasn't even really there. Not even the distinct scent of the totally mundane.

*sigh* At least I got to practice driving and familiarize myself with the area. And, next time someone wants me to bring money for a background check or some such, I *will* make damn sure to schedule an interview at such a time as to leave myself an hour or so to check them out.

You learn something every day. Thankfully, this lesson wasn't anywhere near as costly as it could've been.