Ok, so Andrew got hired at one of those jobs that I like to call an "employment cult." If anyone has ever heard of the Lander's Group, it is that job. (different face, different name but same bullshit). It's one of those jobs that lures college aged job seekers in by saying that it's "Sport's Marketing" and blah blah blah. I don't know if anyone knows what I'm talking about, but I'm sure that you've seen the ads if you've ever looked on Craigslist or Monster for jobs. If at the least, these companies have unethical employment policies, but it goes even deeper, they teach people to be manipulative and to be cold hearted, they also work their "Independent Contractors" (but of course the employment ads say "Hire immediately" leading people to believe that it's an actually employee job.) at sweat shop rates.
At most, I'm worried about him being manipulated into thinking the way that these scum think. Which is to get people to do business with you, you have to be manipulative and misleading. It's obvious that if that's how they attract employees that that's how their "marketing" techniques are as well, however, I can actually verify that they ARE indeed manipulative in their marketing techniques because I actually worked for the same exact company that he just got "hired" at. After two weeks of being there, I realized that as a marketing major, I didn't want to become accustomed to those types of practices which I personally feel extremely unethical.
Anyway, a friend of both mine and Andrew's had also worked there for about two weeks before realizing that the place was ridiculous (he is now a stock broker on Wall Street with Morgan Stanley, so if HE finds the practices unethical well then...) Both me and Oleg (our friend) are both telling Andrew to get out now, but Andrew just doesn't get it. I don't know what else to do, I can't stand the thought of him working there, even for a little bit because I'm afraid that he'll get sucked into their web. I've tried to explain to him the dangers in working there, I've told him to look up The Lander's Group on Google (which I actually suggest everyone do, because the more you know about companies like this, the less likely you will be to actually go in for an interview) I've explained to him why I and Oleg think it's unethical, I'm explained to him that it's best to just get out now, and to look for a better job, than to stay with them even until he finds one because they will consume all of his time (10+ hours a day 6 days a week) and he won't be able to find a different job, and yet, he keeps saying "I understand, I'll get out as soon as I am done training," or "I'll wait until I find another job,."
arrgh!!! I just don't know what to do!!
At most, I'm worried about him being manipulated into thinking the way that these scum think. Which is to get people to do business with you, you have to be manipulative and misleading. It's obvious that if that's how they attract employees that that's how their "marketing" techniques are as well, however, I can actually verify that they ARE indeed manipulative in their marketing techniques because I actually worked for the same exact company that he just got "hired" at. After two weeks of being there, I realized that as a marketing major, I didn't want to become accustomed to those types of practices which I personally feel extremely unethical.
Anyway, a friend of both mine and Andrew's had also worked there for about two weeks before realizing that the place was ridiculous (he is now a stock broker on Wall Street with Morgan Stanley, so if HE finds the practices unethical well then...) Both me and Oleg (our friend) are both telling Andrew to get out now, but Andrew just doesn't get it. I don't know what else to do, I can't stand the thought of him working there, even for a little bit because I'm afraid that he'll get sucked into their web. I've tried to explain to him the dangers in working there, I've told him to look up The Lander's Group on Google (which I actually suggest everyone do, because the more you know about companies like this, the less likely you will be to actually go in for an interview) I've explained to him why I and Oleg think it's unethical, I'm explained to him that it's best to just get out now, and to look for a better job, than to stay with them even until he finds one because they will consume all of his time (10+ hours a day 6 days a week) and he won't be able to find a different job, and yet, he keeps saying "I understand, I'll get out as soon as I am done training," or "I'll wait until I find another job,."
arrgh!!! I just don't know what to do!!
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