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| Winmark Inc RIPPED OFF, OUT RIGHT LIED TO, MISLEAD, DECEIVED, THREATEND, COMPLETLY IGNORED ROSEVILLE, California |
| 1st of Oct, 2011 by User705342 |
| When they originally contacted me I asked if we were going to be paid referrals but he said no, but its in the works,so I told him to call me when its done. Then one day I was called by Kevin Richman and he told me that there was great news, and that we would be getting paid on off turf sales. At that point a meeting was set up with Sammy Arstiega, myself, and Kevin Richman. Durring the meeting our first question was would we be getting paid on off turf sales, he said absolutely, and that he would personally oversee it, he also talked about a hiring bonus. And he said after a week of sales he would get it for me. I felt more comfortable after more questions, and I trusted him. We proceeded forward with the badge process. In the first two weeks I got over 60 RGU’S for their company and an appointment was made with Kevin Richman, Steve Williams, and Freddie Mills. During the meeting they gave me a thousand dollar bonus, knowing I had over 60 RGU’S sold with 50% complete and the rest set up for installation. They told me that they needed me in Fresno and many things were offered: my own office, room and board, a gym membership, 2 to 3 recruits a day, from Steve Williams the vice president. My own hotel room, magazine ads, and to work personally with someone at Comcast for my leads, I agreed to try out Fresno. But before everything could transpire, the things they said they were going to do weren’t getting done and things were slowly starting to change. Not only was I going to be going to Fresno but 3 or 4 other individuals were going with me, so this decision does not only affect me. After this occurred my team and I felt we no longer could trust Winmark. We were told on Thursdays we would be getting paid but on September 15, 2011 we checked our balances and they were negative. I then called Kevin Richman. After numerous attempts at contacting him, he told me that Steve Williams had put a hold on my payroll, I then contacted Steve Williams. He proceeded to give me the third degree about not wanting to work for them, after several blind attempts to get me back, he then told me he would look into my payroll for me and hung up on me. After several Emails he then sent me a text message and said that a majority of my sales were off turf and Comcast doesn’t pay off turf. I then told him that that’s not true,Kevin Richmond said we would. I said so what are you trying to tell me? That you aren’t going to pay me, then he said No we aren’t saying that, Comcast isn’t going to pay you. And then persisted once again to ask me if I was going to go work for them or DMI. I told him my personal decision is my business. I then asked him again if they were going to pay me, and as I had communicated with him during the week: “ I will not let you take advantage of me or walk on me and will seek legal action.†He started to threaten me with how many people he knew from Comcast, and mentioned Rashad’s name and told me that he would have a thorough investigation done on my sales, when in fact I had showed him all the transactions that I had sold for the last two weeks during the meeting with the owner as this was part of the requirement of my bonus, the proof. By this time it was already the second period for that to get paid again. And this time our cards were more negative. I then called Steve Williams again. He then persisted to tell me that Comcast doesn’t pay for out of turf, but he would pay me for the on turf sales for that second pay period, which he didn’t do either. He then asked me again if I was working for DMI, and I told him that was none of his business, and asked him again if he was going to pay me, he then said “Fine your termed.. we no longer need your services.†I then asked him if he was terminating me because I asked him to pay me, and he hung up on me. I then received a phone call from someone I didn’t know asking me about what happened at Winmark. I told him what happened and he told me he was having the same problems. I then texted Steve Williams and that your guys are calling me and asking me what happened and I told them. I told him this is not a good reputation your leaving to have or the kind of attention that you need to get. He then called me immediately and told me that if I didn’t leave his guys alone he was going to call everyone he knew at Comcast and have a thorough investigation done on all my sales. And all my sales are all legitimate and all canvassed, I told him to go ahead and do it because I’m not afraid I haven’t done anything, and another devious attempt not to pay me. I am now going to have to seek legal action to get compensated for work I’ve already finished, this is going to take a lot of extra energy and work, and there is a great distance from their corporate office and where the work was completed, and where I am currently residing. I did call Steve and leave him a final text message asking if he was going to pay me, and I have yet to hear a response. |
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| Everyone who has been in the business knows the rules. There is a 80-20 rule where 80% of deals need to be on turf and only 20% can be out. If there is more than that you will not get paid on any of them that are out of area. Kevin told him that they had paid on a couple out of area deals so they were paying which was great. He told them go ahead and call in your referrals but don't go crazy with it. Steve Fernandez went crazy! Along with a couple other reps that were with him. Steve was offered a deal to go to Fresno and build a team and was giving a $1000 bonus, this is true. But Steve Fernandez was making off the wall demands and once we started realizing how much he was lying to customers the company realized he wasnt worth it. When he was suppose to get paid we saw most his deals were san jose deals and we were only suppose to be working in west bay. There was far more than 20% out of area so Comcast, not Winmark, did not pay Steve Fernandez. Steve was furious. By the way if you see Steve he is pretty crazy looking. Very intimidating. He starts making threats about how he needs to be paid cause he has child support to 10 different women to pay. After Steve stopped working the company assumed he went back to DMI and when they asked he was very confrontational. When his next check came, since Steve was no longer working, the company did not pay him because they gave him that $1000 bonus which Steve Fernadez did not hold up on his end so it became and advancement and his next checks went to paying back the $1000 he took at the beginning. Steve Fernandez did take the company to court and he lost. He got nothing. The company was 100% in the right and the courts agreed. Steve Fernandez thinks because he is a big guy he doesn't have to follow the rules like everyone else. Steve has now been in multiple markets because he has gotten kicked out for bad sales and he can no longer be a contracted manager because comcast does not want to deal with him. Now he is with DMI and he can stay there. Winmark would never take him back. |
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