Question

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know about an outfit called "RescueCom"??

I got invited to be one of their tech workers, but something isn't passing an internal sniff test. Are they on the up-and-up, or are they a scam?

On edit - did some MORE background checks, and decided I'd need a 55 gallon drum of KY if I was stupid enough to work for them. Gahhhh.

Comments

[tnjade.livejournal.com]

Are they "inviting" you to be a franchisee? That's what it looks like on their page. They're offering you a job, but it appears that they're offering you the opportunity to buy the rights to operate under their name.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Invite to be a "consultant" working for their local franchise

I looked at the contract. For example:

" RESCUECOM will loan you 5 shirts when you start performing service calls for RESCUECOM. These shirts will be provided to you at no charge and must be returned upon termination of this agreement by any party. If you do not return the loaned shirts within 24 hours of notice of termination, you will be responsible to pay $ 50.00 per shirt loaned to you, but not returned. If you lose or damage your RESCUECOM shirt while working as a RESCUECOM consultant, you must notify your franchisee and replace the shirt at your own cost, which is $50.00 per shirt. "

$50.00 for a shirt??

[valiskeogh.livejournal.com]

i hate paying for a "brand"...

[tnjade.livejournal.com]

Nice.

[wignersfriend.livejournal.com]

So what they do is this; cancel the agreement Saturday afternoon. $250 richer.

Genius scam. They should do that with real estate agents, it'd work better.

[jecook]

Nope, I wouldn't touch with with a 20 meter 'insulated to 25Kv' pole.

Ask for hard facts as to how you are paid. If they refuse, don't go to work for them.

I had an "offer" like that fall into my lap once, from a different company. THey paid $25/hour as an "independent consultant". I would have to buy my parts from them, and do my own taxes. I'd also have to put a magnetic sticket on my car, and I would have to sign a non-compete clause which effecticly ruled out any possibility of doing any sort of side job while I was working for them. They also paid nothing for travel, which in this place (I live in the Metro Phoenix, AZ area, which is roughly 150 miles in diameter from east apache junctionon the east to sun city grand on the west, and Anthem on the north to Casa Grande to the south) is a sure sign of being bent over, with no lube.

[jecook]

And $50 for a shirt? recockulous! For logo'd shirts I expect a price not to exceed $30, and that's for a *nice* shirt for a base and a color embriodery job.

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[astawater.livejournal.com]

You are an independant contractor for them, etc....aka a company working for them. Not only are you required to rent their equipment, etc but required to do their stuff. You will be lucky to get "jobs" from them, etc. Aka someone hires them to support their business/customers. Then rescuecom looks for people close in their system, auction it off to the first responder, etc......You get the idea. In short: unless they are willing to, in writing, prove how you will make money, etc....don't waste your time/breath.

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

astroglide works better!