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Willie Said:

I left my job and my former employer hasn't mailed me my last paycheck...?

We Answered:

See if it arrives tomorrow, if not start trying to figure out a way to get the paycheck. Does she have a district manager (or someone else own the company)? If so try to find out what there phone numbers are, because you may need to call them about the paycheck. She can't legally keep it from you, but you may have to go above her head to get it in a timely manor. If you have a real hard time getting it, go the the Better Business Bureau site (www.bbb.org) and report it to them (unpaid wages) they will look into it, and I bet you get your money pretty quick then.. Anyways, good luck.

Mattie Said:

Does anyone work as a telemarketer? How do you cope with doing this job everyday?

We Answered:

Aww man, I had this job...twice and let me tell you, I HATED it! lol

I was lied to and told that I would be a "Customer Service Rep" for a company that provides legitimate home improvement contractors to those who seeked them. When in all actuallity, I was doing telemarketing. Basically cold-calling homeowners in hopes of collecting property and tax information (as well as personal information, like SSN and the like...which isn't very easy to obtain) to provide them with a free estimate on a lower mortgage payment.

Soonly after I quit that job and was offered another one which was very dishonest in the training and job description. I was told that I would be an "Appointment Setter" for a matchmaking service. It was an "exclusive" service because it isn't based online and they only accept nothing but the best. People would submit their information online and the "Appointment Setters" would contact them back to set up a time and date where they can come and meet with these marriage counselors to see if they are qualified. Sounds harmless enough, right? Well I say 95% of the people we contacted didn't even know who we were or how we've gotten their information. The other 5% are the ones we were harassing because the company didn't believe on giving up on an individual (even if they threatened us to stop calling).

You see, that's how these companies get away with what they do. They tell potential employees that it's not "telemarketing" because you are not actually selling a product but rather informing, gathering information or (in my last case) setting up appointments. However, soliciting anything over the phone, whether it be a product or service, by means of cold-calling or repeat calling IS telemarketing.

And I can understand your disposition because a lot of people do not want to be bothered with whatever it is you have to say. A lot of people do become rude and indignant instead of simply stating they wish to be put on the do not call list. It's even worse when you have a quota and no one's cooperating. My advice to you is to GET OUT...NOW. You're obviously unhappy with this job and that will affect your performance.

The only thing I could tell you that would actually help on the job is to keep your eyes the goal (whether it be a quota or bonuses, bills that need to be paid, etc.) and call, call, call! The more people you call the more likely you'll find people who are willing to cooperate. Dwelling on those who hang up, or just negative thoughts in general, will only slow you down and impede your job perfomance.

I hope all goes well in the future and I wish you the best of luck!

Teresa Said:

Question about Illinois Unemployment Benefits?

We Answered:

Sounds like your employer is contesting the unemployment, probably based on the reason you are no longer working there. It might turn out OK.

But the 72 weeks is probably not in the cards. The first 26 weeks, assuming this initial question gets cleared up, should be OK. And that would expire just before the end of November so you should be able to qualify for one extension of 20 more weeks if you meet all of the criteria. But after than, unless something changes, you wouldn't be able to apply for additional extensions. Under what's currently been passed, no more extensions are available to start after Nov. 30 this year.

Without talking to someone at unemployment to ask what's going on, no way to guess when benefits might start.

Good luck - I hope you find another job very soon.

Ted Said:

Need help for a title page for research paper! I have a thesis which is as follows:?

We Answered:

"Nursing Young Males: Strategies for Increasing Male Enrollment in Nursing Programs"

<the first part's a bit tongue in cheek, but I think the second part has legs... LOL... I gotta stop, I'm killing me with my jokes... >

You've got a great research topic! Sounds really timely and valuable!! You ought to get it published. Really.