I quit my job yesterday, I only worked their for 2 weeks,
worst 2 weeks of my life.
The firm I work with engages in direct-marketing, for those who don't
know what that means, basically a door-to-door sales man.
I hated the job when I first got hired, I just didn't like it for some reason.
After 2 days in the firm, they held a ''meeting'', in that meeting they discussed how
you can make a sale... when I got out of their, I felt like throwing up !
first of all, I knew I was gonna make my hands dirty,
but I never imagined them to be so cruel about it.
this is what they told me:
''Lie, cheat and mislead your customer into buying our service''
the ''service'' was a sack of shit itself,
if a person bought it they would be bombarded with paperwork and fines.
'' Don't worry about, you won't see that person again, so why worry ?''
after they gave out everyone a list of ''weak customers'' that are easy to make sale:
- Foreigners
- Elderly
- Poor people
After the ''meeting'' I talked around to see if anyone was the slightest bit troubled by
what we were told, no one even doubted what was said, all they could think about
is how much money they were going to make.
A week pasted and I encounter my first customer which was a woman,
I did what I was told, I lied, I cheated and I mislead the woman,
I was trying to sell the service.
The woman was divorced, had 3 kids and was having financial problems,
she told me '' thanks to you I can save some money''
I couldn't help but to see my own mother in this woman's eye's, I felt ashamed, to see myself
do such a thing to a woman like this.
before she signed the papers, I asked her not to sign,
I explained the problems about the service and told her I was sorry.
Understandably the woman kicked me out with a few words of french, the woman was probably angry at me, but I felt happy.
After that day I didn't make a single sale, I quite and went home, feeling good.
Now I think about it, Is the only way we can earn a living by, lying, cheating and misleading people ?
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gingersoul said on Jun 11, 2009....
You are an endangered specie.....please, stay always this true to yourself if you can.I am sure there is a job outhere right for you.....good luck! -
uniquely-ironic said on Jun 11, 2009....
I'm sure there are jobs that won't require you to lie, mislead or cheat someone. I agree with ginger that you should hold tight to your integrity. It's a rare and precious commodity these days. -
wolfafterurazz said on Jun 11, 2009....
Ummm, Your the marrying type I bet you would never cheat on your husband! Cummer :-0 XX ~WOLF~ -
TheThinker said on Jun 11, 2009....
I think you guys are taking this ''endangered specie'' or ''integrity'' stuff
a little overboard.. I mean,
wouldn't you guys have done the same thing ?
@wolf:
..............................husband ?
I'm a GUY <----
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uniquely-ironic said on Jun 11, 2009....
well, only you know for sure if you have that kind of personality, but it does seem that by your actions that you at least have a conscience. -
dyingman said on Jun 11, 2009....
Shame on that woman for tearing you a new one.
I would have sung your praises.
A redeemed soul is to be celebrated.
Heck I'd try to land you a job if I could. Maybe something around teh house that needed fixing... dunno.
What message did she send you when you came clean???
Thanks on behalf of humanity.
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TheThinker said on Jun 11, 2009....
- ironic : ''a conscience''
sounds much better than integrity to me.
- dyingman: i deserved it.
What message hmmm...
well imagine yourself stealing dinner from a lion, ...(scary) that kind of message !
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gingersoul said on Jun 11, 2009....
Integrity and conscience ARE endangered things, believe me...:-)
What's wrong with calling them as they are, btw? -
wolfafterurazz said on Jun 11, 2009....
Opp's damn dude that makes it even worse..... an honest dude!!!!! ur like one of the last ones alive...............how old are you? You must be young not old enough to be a dirty lying sack of sheit.................^5 dude keep up the good work..honesty is the best policy.... -
KathQuiet said on Jun 11, 2009....
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING in leveling with the customer and quitting. When I first found out about our financial sinking ship, my impulse was to hire a lawyer for tax, bankruptcy and divorce. Who knows guys like that? Not I. So, what to do? Look in the phone book, of course, and pick someone with a humble ad, nothing splashy. So, I did. I called an attorney, spilled my guts in a tearful, breathless panic and was told he dealt only with an exclusive clientele, one of which I obviously was not. That slammed me doubly. Feeling utterly at a loss, I asked what I thought was a reasonable question: can you recommend someone who deals with my issues and will take my business? He gave me a name. So, I called that person, who listened to my woeful tale and never once mentioned not being an attorney but who in fact did agree that he dealt with my issues. I made an appointment. The first clue probably should have been the willingness to make a house call, but you never know, you know. So, hubby and I waited almost a week to talk with the "attorney." When he arrived, I informed him the divorce part was out, but we went over all our issues and provided a stack of documents. In talking with him, however, it became apparent that the man was not an attorney at all, but a "financial services" salesman. Stupidly, we let him walk out with our documents, but hubby called and got them back quickly. Thankfully, the salesman was also overruled by at least some integrity because he did return our documents and did agree that his services were not anything of benefit to us and left us alone. Unfortunately, the time lost waiting for and talking with him was very valuable and caused some undue extension of our distress. It's a predatory world out there... -
TheThinker said on Jun 11, 2009....
- ginger: nothings wrong with calling them as they are,
I just think it shouldn't be the case.. why can't we just say
''that's the way it suppose to be'' rather than celebrating the action
like it never done before, but maybe I'm wrong.
-Wolf : ... why do I have the strange feeling that your calling me gay ? lol
I'm 21 years old .
honesty is the best policy ?....
I wonder how far someone can get with that kinda ''policy''.
not far at all..
- kath: I'm sorry to hear about your past/current situation,
''It's a predatory world out there''...indeed.
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gingersoul said on Jun 11, 2009....
No, you are not wrong.
You are right. Actually I was arguing the same thing at work last day.....somebody was saying that is extraordinary doing the right thing nowadays...and i told them that instead it should be the ordinary reality.
Because having integrity and a conscience shouldn't be an extraordinary quality. -
Hegemone said on Jun 12, 2009....
Wow what a horrible establishment, but then, it's not the only one out there. I'm glad you stuck to your moral grounds and quit that soul sucking place. I'd like to think that lying, cheating and stealing are NOT the only ways to make a buck. It's just becoming rare to do it some other way because the job market has gotten so competitive what with so many job losses and everybody scrambling to get something. The honest earners will hopefully soon see the fruits of their hard pushed labor, I like to think anyway. -
MsBradford07 said 8 days ago....
That is good you told the lady about what is wrong with the service. I hope for better things for you.
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