And Im glad it did because it boosted my confidence immeasurably. LW#4 -I agree with asking the student about preferred name and pronoun. Where I have to rush to complete a file same day, I try to work on a different file if I can for 1/2 an hour and then recheck it. What does Cydcor do? If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here: Do not waste your time with this scam company. I love this idea! OP, this is something to raise to your boss or higher up HR people. That way if they are only using John for the application and you have Susan it wont be confusing. 4. I do not have a college degree. LW #2 A technique that people with language LDs use to proofread for spelling/typos is scanning the text backwards. I didnt. One of my few regrets in life is not speaking up in this situation. Yeah, this is something I recommend to my clients. Even little stuff, though the level of thoroughness varies depending on the context. The only upside to the decrease in state support is that as the cuts keep coming, they have less and less impact, since they are less and less an appreciable part of the budget. Think reign vs rain, right vs write. I truly do not think I'd seen such a large group of people of this persuasion since walking past the special education room in high school, and I mean that as no offense to anyone or their family members. It almost reminds me of Cutco/Vector marketing. It sounds like youre rushing, and that can definitely cause this. The old things gradually become reflexive, and allow me to keep a record of where I applied a certain style or phrasing, and where I will want to update those things the next time I can revamp my product. Upload your resume. And then they promoted someone without either of those degrees. And um Americans can sometimes be a bit too optimistic about their countrys legal system. Id only worry if that field was mandatory (according to the employer). Is Cydcor a MLM? strict standards for business conduct. I quickly realized what a scam it was, having to show up for two meetings daily to motivate and debrief, chanting and brainwashing. Its really easy for me to gloss over small errors when my brains already reading the whole sentence. Not at the HS graduate, who is usually 40+ and got the role before it was a requirement, but at the fact that todays young people wont have these job opportunities for no good reason. Which is why he is a former police officer. Good luck! Super late commenting today but I always wonder when a question related to MLMs come up if Alisons sees comments from their army of followers saying its a great opportunity, excellent place to work, etc., and perhaps just deletes them? The product we're selling is legitimate and reps don't have to buy a package to get started, but the training, promotion, and commission structure is 100% pyramid. Yeah, this was my take. I don't see it as a con, yet for some, they may perceive the strive to continue to improve as a con so it may not be a fit for all people. Is this something to discuss with my manager? Ive never heard of them. When you use this technique explanations such as, I was rushing, I was tired etc all get chucked to one side. 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 recommendation letter was sitting on his desk and of course I took a peekenough to see my name and just a few sentences. If you were interested in completing a degree I would honestly use this incident as a way to approach the HR person about a tuition reimbursement program. If you have a specific typo (or several), consider putting it into autocorrect. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. He is scamming people with the same tactics etc he promises branch manager positions, six figure income and preys on young attractive women. With these other avenues there aren't any rules these offices need to follow. My sister was earning many more pounds than me while I was paying off my loans. Plus really research costs and how much a degree will realistically add to your salary. That said, you might find it interesting to talk to her anyway you can get a lot of good data on the job market and your own positioning in it by talking to recruiters (and who knows, maybe she has an offer that youd be interested in once you hear it). I am proud of my education and certainly dont think it was a waste, although it was expensive. It is a multi-level marketing (pyramid) scam.It is sad and pathetic excuse for a company under the Cydcor umbrella.Save yourself the time and embarassment from your family and friends.Company does not reimburse you on any of the business expenses. I wish you many adventures in the months ahead! He lasted six months longer than me and apparently had been classified as an independent contractor which led to some tax issues. I use CEO and office in quotes as they try to deceive you in all lectures, suggesting an image where the company is independent, the man in the 3 piece suit who is interviewing you is its owner, and the company as a lone entity is worth a few million dollars. As long as you use the same name that the student is applying under you should be ok. OP2 what I like to do is imagine as vividly as possible that I am now presenting the work, and go through it the way that I would if there were an audience there. I know it was long. I then find out that Cydcor is linked with DS-MAX/Devilcorp; all part of the same genius pyramid scheme -- all equipped with different names to hide their devious plot. I do a lot of highly detailed work myself that will be reviewed and scrutinized by top management. If they have to apply with their official name, you could always refer to them as Susan Bradley Smith or Susan [Bradley] Smith once and then use their preferred name the rest of the way. When he said we need to talk, its like my body knew exactly what he was going to say. So Id always look at the biggest numbers first and double-check with other data sources to make sure I was getting them right. Might be worth exploring if your working relationships are also driving the errors. was the most overwhelming week. They control your life and money and everything before you know it. Someone coming in with a fresh set of eyes can check if the overall results make sense, if they match other sources, if the code looks right, if important control values are correct, etc. It is a federal requirement that students are listed in certain databases by the name on their birth certificate. I am not arguing for the casual and regular use of deadnames here. Find jobs. They put his resume in their briefcase. You have no idea how much that means to hear. I got a much better paying job because I saw my worth. I always find stuff. Hiding negative complaints is only a Band-Aid. Pyramid scheme under a company called Cydcor. I would use a search find for the first half of it, to make sure no use was slipping by not properly hyphenated. Part of why errors get missed is because your brain gets comfortable with how it looks and fills in the correct info, but if you can change it up, that shakes your brain out of its comfort zone and errors become more obvious. The guffawing coworker is just as bad. Some workers have less formal education than others and there is no need to share that with their peers doing the same job. But Cutco knives you can't buy online or at a store, Vemma energy drinks you can't buy online or at a store. Where I work, there is a known financial services company that hires general counsel at super high rates right out of law school. Oh wow I interviewed with one of those companies! I went back to school in my mid-30s. When I am getting close to finishing up my written reports, that I also present out, I will put my decks in presentation mode and read them out loud. I agree that you got a pile on when you were trying to be kind and encouraging. OP2 There is a mistake in this 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. Dont deadname your student in their application materials. I felt nothing but pity for the poor girl that tried to 'train' us. Which is genuinely what happened, and means that my jobs with more legitimate skills/achievements dont get pushed off the page. All pyramid schemes are scams, whether the fed recognizes them as illegal or not, they're scams. But what happened to the Powerpoint, Excel, Word, conference calls, interviewing, and clerical duties? OP1, with a MLM on your resume, employers may question your integrity. Members are encouraged or required to live and/or socialize only with other group members. I have to be honest. Read it aloud to yourself if you can, or cultivate a trusted colleague to trade presentations with so you have a second set of eyes. Well that is one possibity. 2. Not entirely sure what the hustle is here, but somebody Idk if this is really a scam but is this a trick to hack Are these type of events scams? You never make the same mistake twice! Yes, Boss, I am a creative mistake maker who looks for different things to mess up. 11. d the ones where stakeholders are most likely to be skeptical of the output of the analysis: I once had to share an analysis with the management board that showed theyd need to increase their people budget by 15% to win the 25% revenue growth they were hoping for the following year. (If you do this, make a point of slowing down to type it correctly anyway. The free version catches the most obvious. after working a full day you get back for the magical s**t bag ceremony of bells in which you display your "accomplishment" for the day then as a leader you go to closed door meetings and usually go over the teams performance and the the "Juniors" usually its put in such a way that either they are awesome or utter shits that can't do it and they are. Clean and close the office. And I eventually ended up in a career completely unrelated to my degree anyhow (virology degree, work in IT). Maybe even better would be Susan (whose official name is John) is a great student. Im pretty horrified by the HR manager discussing an employees education level in the break room. I got there by being a fast learner, smart, and hard working; my guess is that is you too, and you should be PROUD of that. Please forward to anyone who might be interested OK, clearly this is a mass email to a list of addresses that you bought and you never looked at my resume. As someone who has done recruitment, a reply is always appreciated even if it is just a No thanks, not interested. After the said training and you are "hired on" which usually takes a week, your training bonus is a itty bitty $150. Quick update: I actually gave my notice within hours of sending in this question. I did get my degree, as I said. Bachem Reviews FAQs Is Bachem a good company to work for? I now hope that, before we go on, you understand how this is nothing more than a Vemma Energy Drink sort of fake business plan, where a product that doesnt really fit into a business is tacked on to a pyramid scheme structure as an afterthought in order to make the business legal as far as the federal government is concerned. b) Changes, like I will have someone else look at it. Thats an area everyone would notice immediately, so I definitely needed to fix it. Likewise, Im against Susan Bradley Smith (or worse, Bradley Susan Smith, which makes it sound like their name isnt really their name). My husband did one term of higher education and hated it so got a job. Not a new optionthirty odd years ago every kid I knew (also my parents) used to try to get diphonic MacinTalk* to say naughty words, the late 20th century equivalent of looking up sex stuff in dictionariesbut yes, all hail modern screen readers. OP3, a lot of people may not see education as private information. Miami Florida, Old Town Atelier Dan Kolar Alexandra Kolar Press and Ink Scamming and Blocking Paying Customers Temecula California, Full Service Network Jason Soltis, David Schwencke (CEO) They could not provide phone services needed, had to change providers after working with them for months to fix things. Yes, its not like people are writing recommendation letters for groups of people! I hope I can encourage you to take several different actions at the same time, to help yourself rope this in. LW#1 take any other job to tide you over while looking for something more permanent. Please check with Susan which name/pronouns combo they want you to use. You can also be up front: It takes me 10 hours to write a general planning document of 20 pages. Some dont, but just because this request might feel more unusual to you doesnt mean its any more specific than a kid who has always been named Mark and has always used he pronouns wanting to be called he.. There are a million and one reason why someone might not want to come out in a job or college application, and in the context of this letter it actually doesnt matter why Susan is or is not being out. Misinterpreting data? My worst one was misspelling Success as Sucess. The group then breaks out in cult-like rituals by playing games, chanting, dancing, giving a ridiculous amount of high-fives, and praising their "national conference" like its the greatest thing on God's green earth. One red flag I noticed: all pictures of employees were taken on the same day if you click through the multiple tabs "home", "about us", "careers". Yeah, seconding that this shouldnt be an issue. Jane Mark Smith (he/they) may be the best way to acknowledge this going forward. GroupM Employees GroupM has 24626 employees. Long story short after I dident make my quotas the manager asked me to buy the products myself to make up for it. they would always reply Funny how we ended up in the same place yet I have 1/3rd the student debt.. I just make stupid mistakes. No! If the errors are typos, something I do and recommend often is slowly reading your work out loud to yourself. Most MLMs have a starter-package where you buy into the business and get an initial set of whatever it is youre selling, and then you have to keep buying the products so you can keep the product line up to date (so, if the company switches from Fall Product to Winter Product, you have to buy a bunch of Winter Product even if your garage is still full of Fall Product, etc.) IN 3 WEEKS THEY SENT 3 OF MY RECIPIENTS DEAD FROZEN TINY BOUQUETS calgary, Ponce motors Deceptive car sales Austin Texas, Nextiva efax overcharged me for an entire year even before the monthly trial expired able to use the service at all. Its all based on lies and deceit. Obviously I am talking about the occasional typo, not documents riddled with errors. OP2, I dont know if the errors you makes are about substance or typos. The reasons are multiple. Yes Ive done quite a bit of work producing client-facing print materials (newsletters, reports, event advertisements, event agendas, etc.) Just an anecdote, but one of my college recommendation letters actually DID refer to me by the wrong name (I saw a copy after it was sent in). Seemed legit. Our VP of Engineering had a PhD from a top engineering school hung their flag in his office, dropped its name whenever he could, liked being called Doctor and valued higher education. Most, if not all, employees work in excess of 60+ hours a week and most often earn less than minimum wage. The purpose of this questionaire is 1) make the person once again feel the fear of loss, and 2) let the manager find out what the excitement level is. OP1, you need to get out as soon as you can. 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