Bad experience with CLC

[Gopala]

All, I can do is sigh, and all I can say is O Well, whatever, with a smile of course[img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img] . I don't have anything to gain from making up a story or "complaining". All I can say is Hey, if you wanna work for CLC, by all means go ahead, be my guest[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img] . If you have a bad experience as I and others who've posted here did, then well, I'm sorry and I told you so[img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img] , lol. If you have a great experience like others who've posted here too, then fine, good for you! I'm tired of all the folks who keep coming back saying we who talk of a bad experience are whining or complaining, etc, etc. My experience was what it was, and it's still up there at the top of this posts if anyone has any questions about it. I didn't add or take away anything from my experience at CLC.

I was going to leave it at that but I just can't help but comment on something you said... "
It's calling people who WILLINGLY gave their information for $10 per hour, pure and simple."

I'm sorry, maybe I should be warning people not to do a shift during the time of the day I was assigned to, because nearly everyone I called was frustrated and livid because they NEVER GAVE THEIR INFORMATION to anyone related to CLC or the education program online. They were ready to report CLC to authorities because they were recieving numerous calls every day despite the fact that they kept asking to be put on the DO NOT CALL LIST. "Somebodies" were knowingly keeping them on the call list, how else can you explain it? and like I said, during training, we were told not to overuse the DO NOT CALL LIST OPTION, meaning don't put too many people on there! So, I'm sorry, maybe you have some magical daily shift, maybe in a parallel universe and anyone who wants to enjoy working at CLC should contact you and makesure they get that shift because I sure didn't [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img] . I really shouldn't have to apologize for it though, CLC should. Somebody there is maybe getting a call list from other sources, maybe the call list is a big mess, and some operators aren't doing their job (not putting people on the do not call list who ask to be).

And yea, if you're getting that many people who are gleefully filling out the survey with you, then of course you'll make $10 per hour! But if you get the dark shift that I did and not enough sales calls, then you'll make $8 an hour and worry about getting laid off because you're not making enough "sales" calls. Sorry, it's kindof hard to "sell" education information to 80 year olds', 12 year olds', wrong numbers, disconnected numbers, answering machines, angry people who can't believe "we keep calling them no matter how many times they say STOP CALLING ME I NEVER SIGNED UP FOR THIS!", and people who are deceased. I'm starting to feel as angry as those poor folks who can't understand why they keep getting all these calls from CLC out of the blue! [img]smileys/smiley3.gif[/img]

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[Gopala]

All I can say is, I already answered your post above and in every post I've made to the forum. I think its other folks like you who are getting defensive that some people have had a bad experiences and dared to post about it. Maybe CLC DID change their traning and hiring processes since I quit, because I was certainly not given the scoop during training (I already talked about that how I wasn't told it was telemarketing), and I was stunned when I found out almost all the folks I called were totally mad about being SPAMMED ENDLESSLY by CLC. Your posts are like night and day compared to my experience and other folks' too who've posted on this thread. Either CLC has changed drastically, or you're in denial or making up a story. Either way, it doesn't matter. I think its fair for people to hear everyone's experience with CLC, there's no need for differing opinions to fight about it. Everyone researching CLC should see both sides of CLC and make up their minds themselves.

Oh and you don't need to advice me NOT to take an outbound calling job. We already talked about that in some posts above. People, like me, who can't stand spamming people endlessly should seriously reconsider working for CLC or any other telemarketing/sales type job. To work for CLC, you certianly need thick skin and able to take people yelling or cussing you, hanigng up on you, etc. YOU hifly1231
may have the mindset and skin for this kind of work, not everyone else does. Therefore you shouldn't discredit our experiences, they are just as valid as yours. Someone out there thinking of working for CLC, might not be thick skinned and if they read about our bad experience they'll know that maybe CLC is not for them. However, someone like you who knows they can take that kind of stress will know that they can handle CLC easily and they'll take the job. So either way, it works out. Let those who can't handle the job, seek the job better suited for them. Let those who CAN handle the job take it. Amen [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

And a reiteration, at least when I worked for CLC, it was $10 an hour if you make 8 sales calls an hour (get 8 people to fill out the survey) otherwise it was $8 an hour. Not $10. You've said that twice the exact same way, it's starting to look like a robot is posting here :-) . What's up with that? PLUS, CLC gives great tips on how to make get people to fill out the survey with you even if they're not interested! They told us to not let people have a chance to say NO! Just quickly plough through the survey with them without giving them an opportunity to say no. Well, this must be telemarketing, not genuine interest in selling people something they're voluntarily and willingly interested in.
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[hifly1231]

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[Gopala]

hmmm, ok, now you're trying to make it look like I'm making my whole story up? wow. why would I? I worked the ADCHEMY campaign, and I was paid $8 per hour, unless I made more than 8 sales calls in an hour, in which case I could bill $10. That was what it was when I worked there in March. If what you say is true ($10 flat per hr and 2 sales calls per hr for the bonus, wow!) then I can sue CLC because I was lied to and underpaid!! They must have changed a whole lot since I was there, if what you say is true. Cool then, so much the better for folks that enjoy telemarketing. I told my story right from the beginning, what inconsistencies are there? Maybe you should do a little research of your own and you'll find that the pay rate I stated is what it was when i worked. But you probably don't care, because YOU are right, and EVERYTHING YOU SAY is the shining truth no matter what [img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img] .

I don't need to prove to you or anyone anything. I've done my duty here already, letting people know my experience at CLC, that was my original intention and I'm done. My honesty obviously bothers you so much that now you want to make it look like I made up a story. Wow! You can go on if you like, I'm tired. I'm removing myself from notifications if someone posts here because I don't really need to argue with you or anyone about CLC. So you can badger me as you like, make CLC look like paradise, I'm done! Please... I don't really have the time. One last request though ... Enjoy your job at CLC and stop harranging those who didn't! There's only ONE thread on this site about bad experiences at CLC. I don't see why you're so worked up about it if CLC is that AWESOME. Go start a new thread about YOUR POSITIVE experience with CLC!!! OR join in the colorful chorus in praise of CLC that is plastered all over the rest of this website!


p.s... I'm seriously considering contacting CLC now and asking why I was lied to about the pay rate, and why I was underpaid? I sure would have liked $10 per hour for those 2 surveys I squeezed in through the abuse, every now and then!

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[SuzyR]

I do agree with you their. I wasn't on here to make the job look bad either. This job was not for me. Like you said if you can do this type of work than by all means do it. Everyone was really nice and pollite to me I can't really say anything about the managers. I wish I would have seen more inside information about the job also because I wouldn't have wasted my time and thier time doing it.

[asiya1981]

I hope that everyone can work out the disagreements on here because I worked there and know the truth. Gopala has every right to saythatshe had a bad experience with CLC because this is the topic thread. Now yes anyone can comment if they want but you can't say that her experience isn't bad because you didn't go through what she went through. CLC employees go through different things so not everyone's experience is the same. You may really be having a great experience with them and that's great but Gopala is telling the truth about what a lot of people went through or are going through with the CLC. Like me when I worked there and I am a single mother who doesn't like telemarketing but since I needed the money I gave it a try. Now I didn't make the 8 goals you have made, but it didn't discourage me from still trying. Outbound/telemarketing was just never my favorite are lol. This job may truly be for some people who enjoy it and are a natural at it but it's nothing wrong with people giving the bad with the good experiences which will help others decide on taking the job or not. I'ma perfect example, I read ahead of time the posted threads before joining but applied anyways to see for myself. Now I will agree and clear up the misunderstanding on the pay lol. When I was working there it was $8/hr. for Adch with a $10 bonus if you got the goals but a couple of days or maybe a week after I left, they sent emails out that there was a pay raise making it $10/hr. with a $12/hr. bonus. I think if you try a job out and give your best then no one can beat you up for that. I do believe some employees may get angry or people who curse them out for calling. Though I never got the cursing, I did get a some angry people but I shook it off and kept going. So as you can see both of you are right to a certain degree. Hil,you are right about the pay and some of what you said but Gopala is right also when she worked there the pay was that amt. and yeah she pretty much nailed her experience. It just that not everyone may have experienced that. The managers and higher ups are really nice and helpful but sometimes if a job isn't a fit it just won't work. If someone lets these posts(good or bad) deter them from applying at a job then it's not the posters fault. I just hope everyone weighs out the pros and cons of the job and make your own decision to try it or not because no one can beat you up for trying it then leaving if you choose. At least you'll know for yourself what's a fit and what's not. Peace and love to everyone

[hifly1231]

OK, I'm a big enough person to admit when I'm wrong, and I WAS WRONG!!! From now on I'll keep my comments to myself until after I've worked for a company for more than a week.

I resigned from CLC this morning. I'll be back to post more about my experience once I've received my final paycheck.

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