EVERY other applicant I ran into in my interviews was hired- except for a single mother with a family to support; I don't think he had the heart to roll the dice on ruining her life combined with the fact that at 30 years old she was potentially far too smart about how the world worked to be fooled by his sketchy puppet show. They hide behind different names, and try to entice you with the "making the big bucks" in a year or two as owner. also there will be unexplained "cancellations" on your checks so its even worse than you expect. Some people use they especially for trans people as a way to avoid using the actual pronouns for that person, with a sort of ha ha but this is the generic one, it works for everyone! excuse and its skeezy. I imagine what questions would be asked, what parts would get more scrutiny, etc. The non-binary folks Ive known who give multiple sets of pronouns (he/him or they/them) generally dont mean you need to alternate between the two. Theyve mastered how to prey on young people with entrepreneurial spirit. Even so, he happily made an offer to this man who didnt complete his Associates Degree in Engineering. Printing this information out and using it to make fun of people in the break rooms, though, is not at all acceptable and would bring our head of HR down on you like a ton of bricks. So true. Rhinos have contempt for them.#9 True!#10 Going door to door. After awhile, I started to realize that every time I tried to explain the company to an interviewee, I felt like I was trying to justify what I was doing like I wasn't completely insane. She inherited team members from others who had (smartly) moved on, and was handed a promotion. I then find out that I am starting at the same exact level as all of these cool cats hanging in the room -- I'm thinking what the hell is going on here? In the counselors place, I would be more concerned that the letter was not properly attributed to Susan than than it made a brief and passing reference to Susans legal name (which the Admissions staff will already know about, as it is required on the application). OP2 Im curious about how senior management (ie, the audience) is able to call you out on the mistakes if this is the first time theyre seeing the presentation? Listing those out has become quite common in academia. Reading some of these responses to LW 3 makes me feel like quoting the movie Matilda Dont snear at educated people. I have a Masters degree, as does everyone in my chosen profession. Or if youre about to retire, or whatever. I managed to find an apartment and someone who let me stay until I could get a job and pay my share of rent. So, Id show the 3.5% number to my boss, hed say oh, you didnt adjust for inflation in those numbers, and Id update the chart but not the title. Among the many hats I wear I also write a lot of recommendation letters for students who are applying to colleges and universities, scholarships, and other activities such as internships and job opportunities. OMG I totally worked for a Cydcor company. I was smart enough to not take it thankfully. Thank you to anyone who answers my question or calls me out for offending the non-binary community. If it wasnt for all of the above stuff, Id be totally fine with selling office supplies door-to-door for low pay- I like to think I am humble and try to work hard, I actually used to wash dishes at restaurants in high school. I felt nothing but pity for the poor girl that tried to 'train' us. This was immediately confusing to me, as they said they had not sold these office supplies but cable instead (Cydcor wasnt mentioned until the first powerpoint). Except we had the dot-com bust right about then, so nobody was hiring in technical writing anyway, and I took an opportunity to go to grad school. I don't see it as a con, yet for some, they may perceive the strive to continue to improve as a con so it may not be a fit for all people. 10. DS-Max started it all and then split into different factions. Go to community college and work toward a degree. Work like a dog door to door 10 hours. Im going to have to watch my savings pretty closely, but lots of places are hiring for the holidays, so Im not too worried about finding something thatll at least get me through the next few months. That is NOT the path for everyone, and I will repeat what others said my job is not related to my degree, at all! Its also useful because normally Id be reading them on my computer. They all seemed to have ADHD, were younger than me (Id guess 18 years old, most of them were only high school graduates if that), and I was the only one writing anything down or paying attention to the CEOs lecture (it was my first day, I guess they give the same lecture every day cuz the turnaround is so terrible). No ring on her finger, she was physically attractive, and their chemistry was just yuck. spend Sunday chatting with your crew to keep them in the business. But Im cis, so *shrug* if anyone else knows differently please tell us? You will see Cydcor on American Greed some day. Also, can you enlist anyone else in looking over the data for you? Who knows how things will be in the next few years. Yep, one of the more insidious as they keep changing names to avoid a bad rep. But are you rushing because you want to be done or because youre not given enough time for the work? As others have mentioned, it wasn't a total scam. It wouldnt surprise me at all if they asked for preferred pronouns on applications, and it certainly wouldnt be to trash the application of non-cis people. Its not always easy to slow down when youre up against a deadline, but its necessary if it means making less errors (Ive learned the hard way once or twice this year!). For more information, please see our How is your self-care doing? The students deadname is going to be all over their application materials. Youd honestly probably be better getting a job in fast food or at Target. Then Id begin to question why they so desperately needed that info. At a minimum, you could write a draft of the letter using they without any explanation and see how it comes across once you actually have it written out on paper, then adjust it if it isnt clear enough. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. I mean, if I had my preference, pronouns would have no gender. That HR person should be fired. I'll never have the person who is just like me in my life again. He says every time he was promoted it was brought up, but it never stopped his promotions. Ah, one more thingfor catching typos and misspellings, I read each sentences backwards. OP2, if its not typos or the sort of mistakes that proofreading or reading out loud can catch, maybe start a process of having someone else check over your work? They also gave me a new first name to address them by. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Ill add that to the answer. Is it a faux pas to ignore a recruiter? I am fan of reading it out loud, which can also be good presentation practice too. Months later I was working for a magazine and chatting with one of the advertising reps. I only know about a handful of my co-workers and thats because it came up in conversation (for example, one person wearing a hat and decorating their desk with college memorabilia since theyre still excited about it). I knew this was a door to door sales job, I was ready to work hard for little pay, but too much wasnt right with the company. I get pretty good spelling and grammar grades with these strategies. If the errors are typos, something I do and recommend often is slowly reading your work out loud to yourself. I use these things to help myself as a copywriter. 4. OP2 what I like to do is imagine as vividly as possible that I am now presenting the work, and go through it the way that I would if there were an audience there. OP may need to do this. I use this method. What Cydcor's scam businesses refer to as an "owner"he or she is the one actually running the businesses'/location's scam. Ugh. HR experience at a shady company is not great. You dont reply to advertisements in your mailbox, so if you arent interested in a cold-call piece of junk in your LinkedIn, why respond? BEST OF LUCK! I worked there for three months. The week of all the services etc. Because people DO have a right to discuss pay in general. Working retail sucks in nearly every way, but it produces a paycheck. My husband did one term of higher education and hated it so got a job. Good for fandom, bad for career advice :), I just go for the dragon age stuff. So many people are dicks about it, someone expending effort to make sure theyre following our wishes is a nice change. The admin has once again done her job and the manager now gets to sit with the interview. Rushing leads to missing things. Imagine that someone being the one who carried you for 9th months in their belly, taught you how to walk, fought with you about little things that only a mother and daughter relationship could understand. Someone who says they use he/they means that its okay to use he/him/his or they/them/theirs, not that theyre mix-and-matching the two sets of pronouns on a per-sentence basis. If we were not in a pandemic, I would cut and run. Look for other jobs immediately. I think someone was accidentally outed to family because a letter came with the persons preferred name. I think the issue that people are taking is that getting a degree isnt the cure for OP#3s problems that their HR person has serious boundary issues, primarily, nor their stated insecurity about their lack of degree despite their professional success. Leave your permanent job for this 6 month contract! No, you are barking up the wrong tree here. He is scamming people with the same tactics etc he promises branch manager positions, six figure income and preys on young attractive women. They usually activate their base pretty quickly in the face of criticism. Were they planning another round of investor fundraising or something? I figured that I was going to be separated amongst the group once the boss walked in -- think again. Exactly. Since 1994, Cydcor, a leader in outsourced sales, has been helping Fortune 500 and emerging companies achieve their customer acquisition, retention, and business growth goals. LW#1 take any other job to tide you over while looking for something more permanent. I could go on#11 All the nagging I got if I did not work Saturdays, didn't extra mile, didn't want to train everyday, didn't want to be the last to leave#12 Yes. The HR experience is learning how to interview dozens of people daily and ensnare people into your psychological sales cult. This is the best way to manage and repair your business reputation. People arent going to forget the pandemic. I know this is really late, but I need to share my experience with this dogshit scam of a company. Problem is - if you are modeling someone - you take on the good and bad charicteristics. Cydcor is home to team members who are energetic, dedicated, and driven. I cant give any advice about the HR person, but I hope the above can get you into a mindset to help with your education insecurities. But as long as you're an owner of one of the Cydcor franchises, I have a legitimate, honest question for you- what I never got about Cydcor is like Vemma, Cutco: Both of these businesses have very similar pyramid selling scheme business models, same as Cydcor- right? OP3, you have my full empathy and my utmost respect. It had the giggly quality of a prank call, but it was unnerving enough that I challenged it instead of just hanging up he knew both my old and new names, could list my high school electives, and said he got my phone number from my mother. At that point, Id already tainted my reputation and had been tasked with TWICE the amount of work. REBUTTAL BOX They control your life and money and everything before you know it. In my opinion, it's promoted by quite a few high level MLM member who only gets paid mostly from . Get them into college! Hiding negative complaints is only a Band-Aid. If you think it will get traction and have the connections you can run it high up the chain. do NOT rush your review for errors like this. I routinely proof read my bosss documents before they go out the door. Im not the one who earns more. You can also use text-to-speech and listen with headphones. If its someone whos clearly spamming everyone they can find on LinkedIn, ignore them. The free version catches the most obvious. For me, I get so sucked into a task that even when Im proofreading Ill miss mistakes! Trial and error has made me realise I am at my best for error spotting first thing in the morning and then, second best straight after lunch. And its not like I never think about her, but just driving home her name popped up in my head. Susan they is not something that would stand out to me, and if it would, I would judge it as deliberate, thoughtful writing. This company is nothing but a pyramid scam led by pathetic losers who can't get jobs anywhere else. My fix is to walk away preferably I leave it overnight (I call it seasoning) so I can come back to it fresh. For the most part these managers aren't even paying attention, all they are wondering is if this person would ever work here. Re: pronouns. Shed fire them. What Is Cutco Cutlery?. The group's leadership induces guilt feelings in members in order tocontrol them. But try to find a work proofreading buddy. All rights reserved. I sort of agree with this (caveat being I am a cis queer). I am not trans or nonbinary but this is my understanding as well based on people I know. Huh? EDIT: I see my thread sort of actually catching on; if something doesn't make sense to you please let me know in the comments and I'll be glad to clarify. 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