Working for stale penuts
Authorized dealer reps:
Does anyone else work 9 or 11 hours shifts without breaks or 40+ hours with no overtime pay, or how about personal commission quotas that are higher than what the whole store sells?
(just wondering if I am alone in this biz)
p.s. or how about selling returned phones to customers as if they are brand new?
Does anyone else work 9 or 11 hours shifts without breaks or 40+ hours with no overtime pay, or how about personal commission quotas that are higher than what the whole store sells?
(just wondering if I am alone in this biz)
p.s. or how about selling returned phones to customers as if they are brand new?
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I heard about the selling of used phones as brand new. A while back i bought a nokia 3100 and returned it 2 days later cuz i didnt like it. a week or so later, we get a call from some random lady saying that this number was in her phone. We came to the conclusion that someone sold my used phone as someone elses new phone, thought that was totally screwed up.
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HelloEveryone said:
Authorized dealer reps:
Does anyone else work 9 or 11 hours shifts without breaks or 40+ hours with no overtime pay, or how about personal commission quotas that are higher than what the whole store sells?
(just wondering if I am alone in this biz)
p.s. or how about selling returned phones to customers as if they are brand new?
YOu should work for Verizon....Those guys claim to make 50-80K a year...lol
But judging from your last sentance i'd say you already do...
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HelloEveryone said:
Authorized dealer reps:
Does anyone else work 9 or 11 hours shifts without breaks or 40+ hours with no overtime pay, or how about personal commission quotas that are higher than what the whole store sells?
(just wondering if I am alone in this biz)
p.s. or how about selling returned phones to customers as if they are brand new?
OH MY GOSH!!!!! Do you work for "Noble Wireless" by chance???
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Umm... dude. I don't know who you work for but, uh, that kind of work is illegal. According to OSHA, any shift of 8+ hours is mandated to have two 15 min breaks and an hour lunh in the middle of the shift. And any work week with 40+ hours or a two week pay period of 80+ hours is entitled to overtime... unless you earn commission. You're being worked like a slave in a sweatshop 😳
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I (and I assume "HelloEveryone" as well) am salried. This is how companies get around the aforementioned laws. I only get breaks of 15 mins or more on days that I have others scheduled with me. Today, I'm working alone & don't get that. Even with a co-worker, I can count on one hand the number of times I've ever taken an hour. Plus - taking breaks results in being viewed as having no motivation to sell / poor work ethic.
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Well, it does suck for exempt (salaried) workers... You can work 60 hrs/week and still get no OT. You may get better bonuses than the hourly worker, but thats based on the company.
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I know that you all want to believe that my situation is better than it reall is (and so do I) but here are the facts
I am on hourly: slightly above min. wage
and still no overtime pay
I am on hourly: slightly above min. wage
and still no overtime pay
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What state are you in? ... Some states have their own labor laws that are approved by the feds.
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Stop bitching about your job here. If you are not happy doing what you're doing I feel sorry for all of you, but let's not turn the Cingular forum into a bitter site of traumatic job experiences.
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Anxiovert said:
Stop bitching about your job here. If you are not happy doing what you're doing I feel sorry for all of you, but let's not turn the Cingular forum into a bitter site of traumatic job experiences.
P.S. Thank you!
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my post was more for the purpose of discovering whether my situation is something that is common in the wireless industry. From the posts I have recieved I see that not many others are in the same situation
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HelloEveryone said:Which leaves you in a sorry state. Go change it.
my post was more for the purpose of discovering whether my situation is something that is common in the wireless industry. From the posts I have recieved I see that not many others are in the same situation
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you need to chill out, this is a free forum, free to talk about whatever you want... you can leave if you dont like it
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You do know that there is a federal law (United States) mandating overtime pay for those who make an X amount or less. Not sure where that line is drawn though. The legislation is currently working on raising the level of pay per hour in which it's mandated that one gets paid OT. Check into it and fight for your rights.
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This law is only for hourly paid workers. Salary workers, beware and make sure you read fine print of your contract.
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HelloEveryone said:So go bitch to your human resources officer. Wouldn't that make more sense?
I know that you all want to believe that my situation is better than it reall is (and so do I) but here are the facts
I am on hourly: slightly above min. wage
and still no overtime pay
P.S. And remember, YOU took the job.
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*hippie impression* Enrich your mind man.
http://www.dir.ca.gov/occupational_safety.html »
http://www.dir.ca.gov/occupational_safety.html »
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*another hippie impression*
Sorry due, that is totally the wrong link man... Get some knowledge from this one:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesec ... »
Right on....
Sorry due, that is totally the wrong link man... Get some knowledge from this one:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesec ... »
Right on....
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You DO know that's it's completely ILLEGAL to knowingly sell used items as new.
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HelloEveryone said:3 for 3, baby! Yeah!
Authorized dealer reps:
Does anyone else work 9 or 11 hours shifts without breaks or 40+ hours with no overtime pay, or how about personal commission quotas that are higher than what the whole store sells?
(just wondering if I am alone in this biz)
p.s. or how about selling returned phones to customers as if they are brand new?
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