Complaint Review: MWI ESSENTIALS HOMEWORKS CONNECTIONS GALLERIA WEST TELE. CORP

I HAD BEEN LISTED UNDER WEST TELEMARKETING CORP/WEST TELESERVICE/ WEST TEL/ WEST BUSINESS SERVICES (NEW NAME AS OF 11/2004) AS A SO-CALLED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/ SELF-EMPLOYED- ONLY FOR WEST TELEMARKETING'S TAX PURPOSE; SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON ANY OF THEIR WORK AT HOME AGENTS...AS A WORK AT HOME AGENT ( WAHA ) WE ARE NOT SELF EMPLOYED OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS! I HAD BEEN TERMINATED DUE TO THE COMPANIES CHANGING OF THE POLICY ON A DAILY/HRLY/MINUTE BASIS.

GETTING TO THE POINT, IT IS WEST TELEMARKETING CORP AS WHAT WE KNOW IT TO BE; THAT ENFORCES THE AGENTS TO "READ THE SCRIPTS; IF FAILURE TO READ THE SCRIPT IN ITS ENTIRETY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ...DUE TO RECORDING AND CONSTANT MONITORING OF ALL WAHA ( WORK AT HOME AGENTS ) CALLS, FOR MWI; ESSENTIALS, CONNECTIONS, HOMEWORKS, AND GALLERIA. WEST TELE. CORP TRIES TO LURE PEOPLE INTO THE SCAM BY OFFERING ANYWHERE FROM $25.00 TO NOW $120.00 WALMART GIFT CERTIFICATES, HOME DEPOT GIFT CERTIFICATES, OR SEARS GIFT CERTIFICATES/CARDS TO THOSE THAT TRY THE PROGRAM FOR 30 DAY TRIAL PERIOD.

ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT CALLS THE 1-800/1-888 TOLL FREE NUMBERS FOR ANY COMMERCIAL ( TIME LIFE PRODUCTS, HOMELAND HOUSEWARE BULLET, SMARTWARE, ETC ) YOU ARE CALLING AND TALKING TO AN INDIVIDUAL HIRED BY WEST TELE. CORP. WHO IS THREATENED TO READ OFF THESE PROGRAMS. YES, MANY, MANY, OF THE WEST WORK AT HOME AGENTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THESE RIDICULOUS SCAMS.

I PERSONALLY HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT 3 DAYS BEFORE BEING TERMINATED, TO BOLDLY TELL ANY OF MY CUSTOMERS THAT THEY DID NOT NEED TO FEEL OBLIGATED AT ANYTIME TO PURCHASE OR EVEN TRY THE CONNECTIONS, ESSENTIAL, HOMEWORKS, OR GALLERIA TRIALS; BECAUSE I WAS RECEIVING NUMEROUS CALLS FOR CANCELLATIONS ON THESE CARDS. INCLUDING THE FACT THAT NO ONE HAD RECEIVED THE PROMISED GIFT CERTIFICATES / GIFT CARDS/ OR GIFT VOUCHERS TO WALMART, HOME DEPOT, OR SEARS.

I WILL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO APPEAR IN ANY PENDING COURT HEARINGS AGAINST MWI MEMBERWORKS, ESSENTIAL, CONNECTIONS, GALLERIA, AND HOMEWORKS IF NEEDED AS A WITNESS. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING FOOLED INTO THESE PROGRAMS NOT KNOWING THE TRUTH; THE AGENTS WORKING UNDER WEST HAVE TO ENTAIL THREATS OF LOSS EMPLOYMENT, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, NON PAYMENT FOR HOURS WORKED, AND ONLY BEING PAID BY THE CALLS ANSWERED PER MINUTE ( EX. A CALL ANSWERED FOR 5 MIN TALK TIME @ $.17 PER MIN = $.75 EARNED; PAY RATES PER MINUTE RANGE FROM $.17-$.30 PER MINUTE CALLS.)

WE EARN NO COMMISSION, DEMANDING THE AGENTS TO READ WORD FOR WORD SCRIPTING ON OUR CALL SCREENS, AND REFUSE TO ALLOW WORK AT HOME AGENTS ( LISTED AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS/SELF EMPLOYED ) TO HIRE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO WORK W/ US OR FOR US DURING AN EMERGENCY. I WILL BE ADDING SUPPORTING EMAILS SENT FROM WEST TELEMARKETING CORP ON THIS MATTER.

AMERICA NEEDS TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THESE TYPES OF COMPANIES!

Melinda
Hubert, North Carolina
U.S.A.