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By Regina - 03/07/2009 06:19 - United States

Today, I got a job selling knives. I had training for 11 hours. At the end of the training session, the instructor promptly informed everyone that they had to pay $145 for a set of demo knives. I paid the $145. I went home and learned that it was a scam. I went back for a refund. They said no. FML
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axislave 0

Haha lol that sucks...let me guess it was that student for part time work where you can get like $15/appointment lol Yeah I've seen that before too and I almost went untill I googled it haha

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diet_otaku 0

regardless of which company it is, never ever accept a job that you have to pay money for. legitimate jobs don't charge you to employ you.

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Shyman4ever 0

Dude. You can just work for google at home on the Internet and gain 7500$month

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diet_otaku 0

very few people actually make that much doing that job. ever heard the phrase "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"?

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LittleMel4 0

You guys are weird. I worked for Vector for about a year and a half, made tons of money, made great friends, heard many motivating speeches and even got to go to NY, NJ, PA and even CA with them! The skills I learned in Vector helped me later in life both in my professional and personal life.

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anniebananie 3

Let me guess.. it was required for you to go to the meeting in California, and you had to pay for the trip with your own money. Yeah, great job this is. I could go to California with my own money too, any time I wanted.

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flidger 0

....... So. How much did you have to pay Vector for the opportunity to give such a scripted, well-rehearsed promo speech about them?

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extrahoang 0

lolol asking for a refund from a scam! that's a good one. :)

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coryjeep 0

No Dice!!! I did this job for about a month, i made about $2400 and when i quite and went onto my next job interview for GoDaddy, having been through that and having that little chunk of a month is what impressed them the most. I got the job and have loved it ever since, you people have to learn to roll w/ the punches.

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crasher41 0

You clearly work for the company or are retarded. What level of the pyramid are you at?

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disgruntled_stdt 0

Sales is a tough skill to learn, and almost no one can pull off door-to-door sales to complete strangers. It's no surprise that most people will suck at it and never recoup their $145. If you DO succeed, however, I can see why any firm requiring sales skills would find you attractive. The company obviously doesn't care if you succeed or not, because they were smart enough to ensure that they would be profitable either way, but it doesn't mean that it's a scam.

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crasher41 0

Yes it does. Pure Scam. FYI....I have an MBA in strategic marketing.

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Eros_fml 0

you should refund your MBA because its not a 'pure scam'. It is not illegal. It is simply an immoral company who deceives you in the kind of job that it is. I did it for a weekend and hated it because of the values the company holds and the people in it. Its not a scam, it is just a crappy company and job.

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LaughAtEric919 0

The company doesn't do anything dishonest. It's a tough job, and when people realize they actually have to work hard, they think they are being tricked. God forbid people actually work for their money...

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crasher41 0

Haha you're so dumb. Do you even know what a scam is?

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MrGlad 0

If they didn't immeditly run off you shouldv'e called the police as soon as possible. In most scams the scammers run off as soon as possible. Also, it's only 145$. I now this is a lot but compared to other scams....this is a very small amount/

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Empathy_fml 0

Aw, I'm sorry! I feel bad but I actually heard about a knife selling scam like this and I live in NJ as well. Where in NJ did this happen? FYL

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lunarlizard88 0

Same EXACT thing happened with my friend. Vector Marketing probably makes twice as much money off of the people that join and quit than the ones that actually stick with it.

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primogen18 0

YDI. Any "job" that tells you to pay them first, isn't a job at all. This is where you should have said "well just take it from my first paycheck" etc, you NEVER pay anyone to have a job.

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aaaaa12345_fml 0

haha. whoever came up with that business is a genius. dumbasses are such a good way to make money.

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