The Kirby Company


Country United States
State Colombia
City Cleveland
Address 1920 West 114th Street
Phone 18004948586
Website www.kirby.com/

The Kirby Company Reviews

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  • Jul 4, 2014

10700 Jersey blvd #150 Rancho Cucamonga, Ca

THE GUYS ARE SHADY!

They call themselves M.A.D. Unlimited Inc., go ahead and google them others left detailed reviews of their job. Read about how they screwed an exconvict out of hundreds of dollars as an employee. Then read about how they tried to make a family, whos daughter just died of cancer a week before, buy their Vacuum using an intimidating figure. They say there was a guy named Mike Frost, but I think that was a fake name they used for their big guy to scare people into buying these vacuums.

What they do is try to seem professional as possible and train you for three days, whilist not informing you on the actual company. Only telling us of things like "Paid Company Vacation", "Free Stuff", and unbeleivable comission amounts.

Then they take you out as far as Oceanside from Ontario for a total of 10+ hours of work a day.

They claim their positions are goldmine saying you can slang vacuums and make 800+ bucks a week. But I've read about people not even making their $300 that was promised after putting in much more than 40 hours.

What really had me among other trainees worried, was their lack of being upfront about their company. Never was I told anything about what the company is called or why there was so much noise nextdoor which is ASLO a M.A.D. Unlimited building. WE were TOLD about our boss Diana, but the only time we ever saw her was when she walked into her office really quickly. Like she was hiding from us or something.

It's not the treatment of the employees that not fair but the customers too, it was our job to basically get permission to enter the customers house and annoy them til someone buys the vacuum.

The offer a free 4x4 shampooing, but they wanted us to do that very last and spend as much time as we could talking about all the clunky attachments.

They claimed we could move up with good work ethic, but their ethics are corrupted as it is.

Anyways this place just wants to exploit their employees for cheap work and keep the ones that are fun and move them up the ranks. I'm sure it can be a good business, if your one of the people they are looking for.

P.S. There was no drug testing at all, in fact I've read of people smoking marijuana on the job here. I will be posting this on multiple sites to make sure everyone knows about M.A.D. Unlimited.

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  • Apr 30, 2015

On December 31,2014 I went to my first interview at Kirby. There I filled out my application like so many before I figured it was a lost cause like all the others. As I turned in my application the hiring manager smiled bright and welcomed me into her office to talk about the job.

First off I stared her straight in the eyes because it was the only way I could focus on talking about my experience. Thats when I noticed there trick. They hired this girl who was in my opinion very beautiful but in other guys opinions she was smoking hot. Low cut shirt tight yoga pants kinda see through clothes. That kinda put in my head she must be really smart or succesful to be a hiring manager.

Well turns out she worked for kirby six months before she was made the hiring manager. Now while working for three solid months at kirby. I realized why. 98% of the people that were hired were young guys. They all had hopes when hired on to do a great job get great pay and try like heck to get into her pants. I mean all I heard was look at that butt and I bet she is a freak.

With promise of a cancun trip that she would be going on were there was unlimited drinks your own hotel room what guy wouldnt try his hardest to sell 15 kirbys and make fast cash? Then I noticed people I sold to who needed a kirby and wanted the kirby would cancel there orders all the sudden. It kept happening at random like you would suspect.

But for me who left my personal number on the card and had them call me if they needed anything to keep them happy and keep there business. This was a surprise for me. So it went from 600 dollar checks to 1200 dollar checks to 35 bucks? I started getting back on my game and dishing out some killer demos. Then it took one ride with the GM to realise. I thought I was 5 steps ahead on people. The owner Marcus the GM Matt and the hiring manager Mandy.

They thought nobody knew they were 10 steps above us. I mean a hot hiring manager any guy in the office do anything for, The great GM Who rallied us on pep talks and what we thought was helping us when we needed personal help. The owner who invited us to his house and made us feel special by saying we were best in the office.

It dawned on me that they were exploiting us. Not like a waiter gets exploited at 2.00 an hour. But they exploited us our sales. By promising trips which some did come true. Promising big screen tvs which people did win. But they exploited us for 18 hours a day and not a single person made a 1200 bi weekly salary bc even if there demo count was perfect and there demo perfect.

They didnt pull enough pads. didnt do a long or short enough demo, didnt come to work in a overly great attitude. So the salary was dropped and a gift was given in its place say 100 maybe 400 bucks for 2 weeks. Then your sales 9 times out 10 were b loans so u only made 50 bucks. instead of the commision promised on your sheet.

Dont get me wrong I had an awesome time working for them. But there promises were never kept. There is a catch to everything and the most important part to remember is you cant bull**** a bull****er. Grade A job for kids with no bills and no lives that love to drive around in vans cramped up all day listening to loud music. That wont realize they literlaly might make 3.00 an hour if they are lucky.

But the bigger picture here is that mrm marketing and others just like it have to scam the ignorant so they can make there money they scam people who sell the kirby they scam the ones who train the sellers. They even scam the people who buy. Yes you can make alot of money if you are dedicated and comne out on top but remember. You pay your own taxes. and at the end of the week you wont make at all close to the money you are guranteed from your sales or salary..

I wish them the best but hey looks like they already got the best out of me 3monthhs of dedication and nothing to show for it. exept boggus dollar tree rewards and some sore joints from being crammed in a van from 8am til 2am. This is the truth and this is the reality. You make what you choose out of this report.

  • Feb 23, 2015

In December 2014 a gentleman came to the door to offer carpet cleaning at no cost or obligation. He stayed at the house for over an hour until I got home. He was attempting to sell us a Kirby cleaning system. My husband got the chance to get to know him. He talked about his wife, his kids, and that he's a fireman.

I had no intention of buying a Kirby vacuum, it was a very large and sudden expense. I honestly told them we could not afford it right now, these kinds of things are what we save up for. After saying no several times his "team leader" came to the house and got on the phone seeming to make a deal with someone. Then they offered 1,200 and we didn't have to pay it until April. He said that way you would have time to save up for it.

I told him I could not open any more credit lines, but they said it wouldn't go on my credit report (1st lie) I asked them will this be earning any interest until April, and they said "no" (2nd lie) They told me the interest rate which was in the 20's and I was taken back, but they said you won't pay any of that until April. (2nd lie... again) The paperwork said the first payment was due in March, I inquired about April and they said "We'll be processing a rebate for the first payment" (3rd lie) They begged me to take "the last vacuum they had" and then they let slip that they had one more demonstration to do that night.. (4th lie)

in all honesty as I look back I'm very upset with myself for even letting this happen and not seeing through what they were doing. And what's very unfortunate is that they had me sign a contract. Even with interest on there they explained that it would not be posted on my account until April.

I just recieved the bill. $714 in interest. So now I do not have money for my son's first birthday party. Now I don't have the money I saved for our vacation this summer. I'm infuriated and ashamed and angry. I called the company and they just said "there's nothing we can do, you signed the contract". It sure is easy to hide behind your lies when there is a contract.

DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY!

  • Jan 19, 2015

This company is a scam beware i was hired to work not sales but other position and was hired starting at 400 for 60 jours a week..i thought? Well after working here for three days i was told by someone else i would make 200 or 300 for 60+ hours a week which isnt even close to minimum wage these people are sick twisted and scam artist at best.you are going to be investigated by the da and fbi and im hiring an attourney and suing you clyde you will go down

  • Nov 21, 2014

Reggie Alston is a crook! I worked for him for 5 weeks and did not receive any pay. I was promised $1600.00 at the end of the month and didn't get a dime. After running a background check on Mr. Alston, I have discovered he is a felon and has been in prison several times. He is a criminal and I do not understand how The Kirby Corporation allows this felon to run a dirty business and go into people's homes! Do not work for this company or buy anything from Alston Enterprises, Inc.

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