I know this part in itself is off-topic and I hope it doesnt get deleted for being so, I just think it important for everyone discussing this or reading it in the future to keep in mind. I think that most students have a specific request around their pronouns, actually maybe not many students that you know of use more than one set of pronouns or names, and not many students that you know of have recently changed something about their pronouns or name, but the majority of people have a preference on which pronoun they get called. Please rethink that. Cydcor's culture puts integrity first as it fosters the growth, leadership, and excellence of our team. So no, I dont think youre wrong to be upset. If some of my old jobs had this culture, I mightve been able to stick it out a bit longer. It almost reminds me of Cutco/Vector marketing. OP #2 others have already offered solid tips and techniques for double (and triple) checking your work. And then add to that the urgency factor and I have a problem. The candidate has decided that they will come back for the second interview without knowing what to expect they get introduced to a rep and then jump in the car without knowledge of where they are going. I am a person with a BA that couldnt be less related to my career. Usually, this just means that someone is okay with people using either he or they for them (but wouldnt want to be called she or another pronoun). they cannot deliver what they say an insane amount of money Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Attorney Sharon K. Campbell COLLUDES with Wells Fargo Dallas Texas, BlackSwanCapital.co Black Swan Enterprises Peter Tumbas Black Swan Capital The offered guaranteed low-cost financing if I first stepped in high-cost short term financing New York New York, Geeks Ondemand LLC, Lizeth Lagomarcino Papaleo Geeks Ondemand LLC, The Geeks Mob SCAM! There are daily meetings full of meaningless motivational speeches that translate to you should be glad to be working 80-hour weeks for us, only losers wouldnt want this opportunity. (They also dont offer benefits because offices are intentionally kept too small to be legally required to provide health insurance.). Each office only works with one company, therefore they are flat out lying to the individual by mentioning any other company besides the one they are currently working with. I ended up getting an MBA and had years of business & finance related work experience. And that promotion will never come. There is zero mention in the letter that the OP feels less smart than people who went to college. I walk in for the first interview and make friends with the secretary- it was obvious that she banged the CEO for his job, it was just uncanny Im terrible at social things so I cannot describe this chemistry in words. No. It was all commission, there was no base pay, which is another thing they led me to believe. . :). I went in expecting to see a nice office building. #3 please never feel ashamed about any degree level. Shields up, red alert! My guess is that you are not giving yourself enough credit for being smart! My expenses were stupidly low at the time so I could afford to live on ~$300 a week, even eating out most nights and driving my car everywhere. Customer acquisition programs aimed at small and medium-sized businesses match client products and solutions to customers' unique needs. Seconding this, and now I see youre a Dragon Age fan? That was one of the sorriest things i've ever witnessed. Cutco Pyramid Scheme: But Is It Really Though? It was less than I made by a lot and I was done. The admin has once again done her job and the manager now gets to sit with the interview. . It's another one of those MLM (aka Network Marketing, aka Pyramid Scheme) Programs whose main purpose is to sign you up, buy a product kit, then get you to sign up your friends, family, and co-workers to do the same thing.. Job is 100% commission going DOOR-TO-DOOR barging into businesses who does not want you there. Id previously concluded that educational requirements could and were sometimes used to shut people out of jobs they could do, and this confirmed my opinion. I think it would be fine to say in a subsequent interview that you left because you learned it was a multi-level marketing company and you had ethical qualms with that. Cookie Notice First- Cydcors client (cable, internet, office supplies) or Cydcor themselves take the account away from the employee who established the account after 6 weeks- this means that the salesman only gets their residuals for a period of time- if the residuals stayed so would I; it would be a real sales job with potential for exponential pay which would balance out the meager commission. So I guess my question is, "Why doesn't Cydcor garner client companies which could actually benefit drastically from door-to-door salesmen instead of client companies which are doing just fine selling their own products themselves?". It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. Like in what world is that even thought of as a fireable offense. One of my peers in grad school had never graduated high school (she dropped out when she chose to flee an authoritarian country), and yet she had somehow managed to work her way into a prestigious PhD program she never hid it and we were all quite impressed! Youd honestly probably be better getting a job in fast food or at Target. My last job involved people budget analytics: an area where mistakes werent theoretical constructs, but could result in inaccurate budget forecasts, people not getting their correct salaries on time, and job candidates not accepting salaries because they were too far from market rates. That was literally the only reason the work didnt change. I am a high school counselor. What was the work purpose for this? But now you have an AAM community to cheer you on go for it! Yes, its not like people are writing recommendation letters for groups of people! Ask me anything. More importantly, OP if it bothers you, please look into going back to school. RED FLAG 1. They put their resume in their briefcase, 4. Since OP was concerned about the letter looking mismatched, I think a lot of people use they so it wouldnt matter what the name was that goes with it. This. I think youve done this before but Im always a fan. Each of those has a different solution, which could be as simple as more proofreading (in the case of the first two) all the way up to more training (in the case of the last one). We were in the same PR undergrad program and he confessed to me that he felt his MLM experience pushed him out of PR and into sales since he never had any relevant PR experience that prospective employers were looking for. spend Sunday chatting with your crew to keep them in the business. 1)Keep the interview on their toes so that they take the interview serious. Cydcor is known to be awful. Uh, I dont think Tumblr is a legitimate source of career advice (and I say this as a former user). Also, if the student specifically said he/they pronouns, specifying which they want in this case is not asking them to go by a non-preferred pronoun, just if they have a more specific preference for this context. All of their reviews are the same people. If you were in sales and not HR it might be one thing, but HR for a horribly run pyramid company is not ideal experience. Im very sorry this happened to you. I figured it wouldnt matter if I replied or not, but better safe than sorry. You will see Cydcor on American Greed some day. Number 1 can apply to a) emulating the owner and b) adoration of VP's and success stories in atmosphere and gatherings.#2 ANY way possible they try and recruit. Ah, one more thingfor catching typos and misspellings, I read each sentences backwards. Especially if you influence others to dissent!#5 Each office has at least 5 chants.#6 It starts with them preaching about attitude. and that was the second interview. Mainly due to compensation issues as well. Sometimes, when people find out, they make surprised faces. Theres always a risk if encountering implicit bias and I can understand why some people would rather not out themselves in that way, but Id be surprised if many transphobic employers thought to intentionally ask for name/pronouns of use as a strategy to weed out trans people. Which is why he is a former police officer. For the first time in many years, I got an email from a recruiter asking me to contact her regarding a job in my field at another company (which she named). I have a trusted colleague review if I dont have time for seasoning. I could have stayed in that role forever (they would have been happy with it, benefits were good and pay was OK) but instead I worked my way up to more interesting work in new offices and built up a network and skillset that made me a great internal transfer to projects I preferred. Just as he got done showing me the fifth video in a row, a suggested video came up saying "Is Cydcor a Scam: YES". I ignored the email, but got a follow-up one from her today. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. So the LW should ask the student which name/s and pronoun/s theyre using in their own materials, and then use the same in the recommendation letter. They teach recruits how to brainwash and manipulate people. Thats not really relevant there are a lot of things that people do that are not legal. oP 1, they are not going to offer you HR experience. I do have my skills up, I am now the inventory manager of a plants and trees nursery because I like to spend my time at hard, honest work- I've been there for . That made it very difficult to explain why someone with my experience and qualifications was applying for administrative roles. #1 I worked for Cydcors sister company DSMAX. Company website run by crooks outside USA pretending to be in USA to get USA money taking your hard-earned dollars funneling it to the country of Peru, Better Business Bureau of South Florida BBB of South Florida Andre Amaro and the BBB of South Florida are harassing me and my small business! I went to the links to figure out what on earth is it that this company does and I am still not entirely sure. Yeah, I had a 1-on-1* with this offices HR person, and when I asked what a typical day was like, it was 100% interviews & emailing candidates. how much social media use at work is too much? Over the years, the employers tended more and more to require a degree I, as a more recent employee had degrees but many of the most valued and experienced employees never got one, and as time went on the economic benefit of getting one decreased. They will come in and fill out a questionaire that will either have questions about concepts used or in general about their day. Im not saying sharing this information was appropriate or necessary in this particularly context, and it sounds like this HR person lacks judgement in other ways too, but its something that may come up again in an innocent context and since there is nothing shameful about your background, I think you would be better better off owning it. That thing with the pay sounds really fishy. People are best off finding the quickest, easiest, cheapest, and most legitimate degree they can to tick the box. It's a great fit for those who have an entrepreneurial spirit, those who have a service mindset and want to excel in their roles. I would hesitate to assume that every application reviewer at every school is adequately familiar with gender identity for this use of pronouns not to be confusing. Meaning when you do final work its door to door. Cydcor is Nasty! We recently explained to our US offices that we needed to make education information private in our systems (only visible by manager chain and HR) for this exact reason. 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. But really, when in doubt, ask them. HR experience at a shady company is not great. Thats alright! 9. If they say yes hey! Who has time to cook dinner?#14 Partial. I did end up blocking all unknown numbers from calling my personal phone because abusive rants at 10pm was not doing me any good. Also, you might want to try an app like Hemingway or Grammarly. Thats all you are to them: a payday. At that point, Id already tainted my reputation and had been tasked with TWICE the amount of work. I had an answer for everything because Id checked it so thoroughly. changing the styling on the sections Ive finished proofing so that I have a clear view of where I need to focus next (e.g. 2: I suggest getting your computer to read stuff out to you. Am I committing a faux pas here? 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? IF AND ONLY IF the OP is thinking about doing this, they should really sit down and look an the options (tuition reimbursement from current company) and numbers (realistic return on investment). But Ive been working for 30 years and Ive (mostly) managed fine without one, as I am sure you will. All those folks with PhDs? I wish you many adventures in the months ahead! Cydcor - The Honest Truth - scam. You have to really work to train yourself to see every letter and word individually. Knowing they would look step-by-step in my analysis to see the input I used and the numerical levers I was using to explain the increase, I needed to make absolutely sure every step of the equations were believable to make my case. It is just a brain thing. All Im saying is that people have the right to determine when and where they come out, and that if youre ever not sure how to refer to someone, you should always defer to ask them rather than guess and possibly put them in an uncomfortable, bad, or dangerous situation they werent prepared for. I was perfectly comfortable selling. I agree that it is not asking them to go back into the closet. I work in the life sciences (one of those places where you usually need a degree because of the specific things you learn getting that degree), but one of our best lab folks had a BA in music (I never quite got the story of how she went from music to cancer biology). There is also a point where it doesnt make financial sense and the return on investment is either minimal or non-existent. Can we not use the b word when referring to women? LW#2 It depends what exactly your mistakes are like but if its spelling, I feel you. Problem is - if you are modeling someone - you take on the good and bad charicteristics. Johnson became an activist to end child marriage and in 2018 she succeeded in her native Florida, which now has a minimum age of 17. You can also use text-to-speech and listen with headphones. Sorry for the terrible use of "ums" and editing. Speaking as a dumb, untalented person with a graduate degree, any post-secondary education not subsidized by the state aligns not with smarts and talent but money and opportunity. Just a second set of eyes. Go to community college and work toward a degree. And formal titles wouldnt be a thing. Its hard not to feel sensitive about lacking something that the society at large has set as such a huge denominator of a persons value to the working world. It is about there student s convenience, not the recommender. Good luck!!! Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? How to stop making careless mistakes at work. I knew something was wrong when I showed up for my interview and there were like 15 other people sitting in the lobby. Okay now- I am no sort of impressive person or superior to anyone else; I mean for me to go to two interviews and one day of work before finally convincing myself that I was being thrown for a loop speaks volumes of me in a negative way on a multitude of levels. Id suggest you do a quick inventory to see if this is derailing your brain in other ways (do you dwell on it for hours, do you take it home with you, that kind of thing) and if the answer is yes, consider talking with a professional to see if you may have a clinical anxiety issue that could be helped. My husband did one term of higher education and hated it so got a job. Yes, but not when its in the persons best interest that the letter and the legal document be easily identifiable as belonging to the same person. This kind of hands on experience and ways to cope from someone who has been there seems like much more appreciated info. Ive listened to The Dream its above the level of, say, LuLaRoe or Herbalife, but only just. Cydcor has a long history of working with recognized and emerging brands in telecommunications, office supplies, energy, tech, and more. (You might already be doing that, of course!) I routinely proof read my bosss documents before they go out the door. Now, almost 40 years later, he is still with the same company, but now is a senior applications developer. When you write something, your mind fills in the sentence automatically and you wont see the typos or omitted words. They need a letter to complete their college application and I am at a loss at to how to do this without providing an explanation in the letter regarding them being non-binary (I dont think it would be appropriate). Minimally it is a way to discuss the incident without being confrontational say to them that you all were talking about me not having a degree, so I was wondering if the company supports employees in pursuing education with tuition reimbursement You could do it via email if you didnt want to say it in person. how legit are those "best places to work" lists? This is not a MLM, it definitely is a pyramid scheme. Just like it gets old having people look down on someone for their lack of a degree, it also gets old to have people look down on someone for having gotten a degree. Fortunately, a good cover letter and lots of networking helped me get hired (at entry level, but at least Im no longer unemployed!) This is super reassuring to hear, thank you! I figured I'd let it play out until I began my "management" duties. And it doesnt cost you anything. Basically Cydcor is a pyramid scheme. 3. While I know not everyone has the privilege to be able to be choosy about where they work, my trans and nonbinary friends are all very out as well, and I know theyd also rather find out at the interview stage that someplace is hostile rather than not knowing until later. You just use the pronouns. Saw the list of the syptoms of a cult. OP1, with a MLM on your resume, employers may question your integrity. What actually happens is employees work 12 hrs a day, 6 days a week doing door to door sales to make maybe $300-600 (if theyre one of the successful ones who are ok hard selling stuff or happen to have a semi-decent product), while paying for their own gas, car etc. (And others mean I really dont care, of course.). Think car dealerships, furniture/ appliance stores windows and flooring places. I said a mix of both would be nice, and she said to start off you would be outside 75% of the time. West Palm Beach Florida, Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Mavis Tire & Brake Charged Nearly $700 for Non-Fix Bay City Michigan, Lighting New York lighting by Jared Sent damaged product wont refund after I sent back damaged product website description is fake, Tara U THEY SCAM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THEIR FLOWER ORDERS. My husband dropped out of high school because he was bored. I tend to default to they for other people until told specifically, rather than only using they for people who look like they might be non-binary, because the concept that you can tell gender by sight is nonsense (albeit deeply embedded). But are you rushing because you want to be done or because youre not given enough time for the work? The students deadname is going to be all over their application materials. Their output actually decreased as they struggled to find someone to replace my role who had a graduate degree, but the boss got his raise and bonus immediately. I'd love to hear some more ex-Cydcor stories. The extent to which employers are arbitrarily excluding potentially good hires with this requirement is stupid. Original ripoff report is 100% accurate. 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. The owner gets to go on a lot of vacations while the staff does door to door sales all day. These descriptions were all just bait -- nothing but a juicy worm on a big old shiny hook; and I was one hell of a catch. Then just use the specified pronouns. The company is barely not a pyramid scheme. I did eventually get a certification in my field, from an accredited organization again, I did that for myself, because I liked the idea of structured learning, but it wasnt a requirement for my career, and it was pure personal choice. or get a proxy to review it for you. There are many ways to learn a skill; a college education is only one, an expensive one, and not even always the best one. My numbers at least were fine. Youll notice when something sounds strange. Kudos to you for succeeding with having incurred debt and lost years of earnings. 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