How should I go about quitting my scam job and getting paid for the time I worked?

Question

I started a new job a week ago. I have since learned that the company is a scam, and doesn't really do charity work for a missing children's group. I have since found out it is a DS Max company. They have cult like behavior, have been very vague and even lied to me about their business and such things as benefits. I was working 12 hr days, and then expected to study and teach back their methods including every detail the next day in my spare time. Their morning meetings consisted of brainwashing and telling us how much money we could make if we stick it out selling crap at supermarkets, working solely on commission, and pretending to help out a children's charity. I found a lot of sites online about people being scammed the same way I was. My "trainer" called me today since I didn't go in yesturday. I didn't answer. How do I go about getting paid for the work I did?

Just a note, I did fill out the normal tax forms on my first day. Should I tell them what I think of them?

Answer 1

Forget about money, Run, Don't walk away from there.
If you can get legal aid to help...Fine..
Just be thankfull that you got out before you were brainwashed for ever.

Hare Khrishna, Hare Krishna, Rama , Rama

Answer 2

You should report these clowns to your local law enforcement agency as well as filing a claim with the local labor board for back wages. You will need to provide any info you have about the exact hours you worked on each day.

With this type of an outfit, they will likely claim that they are a not-for-profit and that you "volunteered" your time....it's doubtful you'll get paid but it's worth a shot. If not, be thankful you figured it out after only a week...some people take a lot longer to figure out a scam and sustain a lot more damage than a week's pay.

Answer 3

I don't know how much you need the money for your week's work, but let me ask a moral question here: do you really want to be paid with money that a company earned by scamming people and recruits people by telling them the company does charity work for a missing children's group?

If you don't necessarily need it, then I would just leave it be. If you do need it, though, analyze your contract for loopholes indicating ways of getting paid in case you quit before your contract runs out. It's different for each company. Since yours seems incredibly corrupt, I wouldn't expect too much, though.

I'm sorry you were tricked like that, by the way. I hope you have more luck with your next job. And working 12 hr days is crazy, hope you don't have to do that for your next job either.

Answer 4

If you want a legitimate claim, you need to tell them that you are not returning to the job and that you want the pay they owe you for the work you did. It's best to do so in writing. If they refuse to pay you -- you can report them to the state labor board and sue them for the money -- you will have to front the money for that to happen, but if it's that important to you, then do it.

However, I agree with the other person that said "run while you can." It sounds as though you are just another person that was sucked in by their practices. Learn from your mistake, and move on.

Everyone is too busy trying to make a quick buck (or get-rich-quick) to stop and think about what a legitimate business really is... a lot of time and a lot of work. I have always believed (and have seen it proven over and over again) "if it sounds too good to be true -- it is."

Good Luck.

Answer 5

Call the BBB and get other reports and search the net for complaints and go about your plan that way. Of course you can go to the local labor board to try and get it I think. Good Luck! Sounds like you were trying to do a good thing. Jennifer