| Ari Zoldan |
| Ari Zoldan quantum-wireless.com, Hires unpaid interns promises them pay in the future, but just uses them for free labor. New York, New York |
| 26th of Jun, 2011 by User611153 |
| , uses college students and graduates as free labor. He makes many promises opportunities to his interns that he never keeps. In his company there is a very big gap in the ratio between paid workers and unpaid. There are about 3-4 paid workers and 15 unpaid interns. He takes advantage of all his interns. Eventually when they remind him about his promises, he says just a few more days and we will work something out. Then a few days later he fires you from unpaid labor. Although he often appears on FOX and now is a big shot, he has no heart. He doesn't care about students paying off their college debt. I wonder how much did he work for free in his life? Obviously he doesn't work for free now. Please stay away from him, you will only be disappointed. We all believe we will get somewhere in his company. After a year of unpaid labor, and many promises that are not kept we learn the truth about Ari Zoldan. |
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Holy cow. I have seen this guy on TV and his web site and some of his promises seem unrealistic. He was on Fox TV talking about hiring college students recently. I guess the word "hiring" is misleading. I have been following www.quantum-wireless.com and was considering buying a CradlePoint router from them, but now I will go elsewhere.
Ari should be ashamed. |
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Quantum-Wireless takes great pride in its internship program. It is obvious that both this listing and the comment are from a disgruntled former intern. Quantum has solidified relationships with some of the top universities in NYC and abroad, including Macaulay Honors College, Yeshiva University, Euromed Management and ISEP (Paris). We have both paid and unpaid interns.
Our unpaid interns are awarded course credit through their schools and also receive comprehensive training at great expense to our full-time employees. This is in accord with current labor laws. Two of the current federal criteria for unpaid internships are:
- At the end of the training, the trainees are not necessarily entitled to a job
- Both the trainee and the employer understand that the trainee is not entitled to wages during the training period
In accord with these laws, Quantum never makes promises of payment or employment to unpaid interns. Whether unpaid interns want to accept this reality or not is a different story. |
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This is my personal experience. In my search for an internship, majority of companies are looking for an intern to either do their grunt work or take on tasks that their company can't afford to hire a professional on. Ari Zoldan has personally offered me an amazing opportunity at Quantum. In the short time that i have been an intern in their company I have been able to learn a wide variety of skills about business growth and marketing strategies. However the most amazing and almost unbelievable aspect of my internship is the trust Ari has given me. He has introduced me to many of his high profile clients on my first day. And the clients I will be working for, he introduces me as the one in charge and gives me full credit for any future work that will be done for them. Anyone who has worked for any company or employer knows that the boss usually takes full credit and profit for their employees' work, so the fact that I am given full credit from the very beginning is extremely rare commodity especially for an employment in a large business.
The main problem that students and recent graduates have is that they are never given an opportunity to show what they are fully capable of. We are quickly judged on our lack of experience and placed in a position where our skills are not used and it would take years before we can reach our desired position. If an intern at Quantum has the drive, skill, and smarts Quantum will quickly recognize it and give you opportunities that thousands of others would never have in a life time. However, if the intern sits at their desk waiting to be told what to do and just does the bare minimum of what is required of them, then why would you expect to be hired. Anyone who has interned at Quantum knows that they have tons of projects rhat are being tackled daily, and if you don't step up and offer help and show them what you can offer, then you will just answer phones and be looked over. This grammar school mentality that many have, expecting the world to stop and accommodate them is rediculous. Companies will not hold your hand and throw opportunities on your lap if you have done nothing to prove you deserve it. Employees who use excuses as: "I don't have to do that, " "Thats not my job, " "Oh, no one told me, " will never be given opportunities that those who believe in taking pride in their work no matter what the job is, who put work hard and have dedication in everything they do regardless of the return, and simply believe that if they want it, they better damn work for it! Quantum is by far one of the best places to find opportunities that most seasined professions dream of. |
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| This business is not lawfully registered in New York. If you're hurt on the job, who will be responsible? Not Quantum Networks, that is certain. |
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| Ari has a history of non-payment going back years. He starts new ventures, hires contractors, and then forgets to pay. Yes, I had a signed contract with the guy. |
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