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Complaint Review: Kirby Company - Lexington Kentucky

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  • Kirby Company Forbes Road Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.

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I answered an ad in the local newspaper, for a summer job, about earning $400-600 a week. I should have known that if something seems too good to be true it probably is. In training the Kirby people, local distributors, talk about how good the money is. They talk about how nice they are to be paying you around $15 an hour starting out.

Then at the end of the meeting they tell you that you are to be at work at 9AM and you usually get off at 9PM. It turns out this is six days a week and Sunday is not required but strongly recommended. It doesn't take a mathematician to figure out that Kirby employees are not starting out at $15 dollars an hour if they are working 84 hour weeks.

Now to the real reason I am writing this. I rode around with around 10 sales people to finish my training with Kirby which consisted of watching several people giver their "pitch". It was during this time that I realized that the Kirby Company distributor I was working for, and I would say all others, are not a place that I could work and feel good about myself.

To get in the door someone lies and says that they will clean a room and it will only take about 15 minutes. This is a complete lie because the salesperson has no intention of spending less than an hour in your house. They have to at least be there an hour and show all of the uses for the vacuum to get credit. A person has to give 15 demonstrations a week to get paid.

It seemed that everyone I shadowed only cared about this magic number. They didnt care about how they were imposing on anyone or how much of someone else's time that they were taking up. Often times they were insulting to the person that invite them into their home.

Of the seven different people I watched giving demonstrations, all of them basically said the same thing but mixed in their own lies to make the person watching the demonstration more sympathetic to the salesperson.

If you ever decide to buy a Kirby vacuum cleaner, DO NOT PAY $2000. It is possible to get one for $1000. Just keep on telling the salesperson that you cant afford it and they will "magically" remember a special deal that they forgot to apply to the price. The only reason that they chalk the price up is because it cuts into the commission that they will make off of the sale.
If anyone is reading this that has worked for a Kirby distributor, this statement is not POSITIVE.

Joe
paducah, Kentucky
U.S.A.

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#3 UPDATE Employee

Kirby is an amazing company

AUTHOR: Kirby 4 Life - ()

POSTED: Thursday, December 04, 2014

I started in 2003 with Kirby as a dealer represenative. Became one of the top dealers in the office, then became a team leader and started managing other dealers and helping them accomplish there goals. I then became a DPS for the company and did all the hiring and training. Giving them the same opportunity that was given to me. A business i love that changed my life. I then became a dt and ran my own branch for the company and later became a factory distributor and the traveled as a consultant.

Ive been on multiple paid vacations, won awards and have made a ton of money. Here i am 11 years later and still absolutley love this business. I'm training for the company right now and ill make right around $100,000 this year.

We show our checks to people in this office and do everything we can to train and develop our new people to our future leaders.unfortunatley this is not a factory or walmart or Mcdonalds type of position its different. The kirby company just had its 100th yr anniversary. Company dont stay around a century because they rip people off. There are programs that must be followed. Its like working out, everyone wants a great body but they dont wanna follow the programs it takes and put in the work it takes to accomplish the individuals goals.

I encourage anyone who wants a great opportunity to check out any Kirby office and see if its the type of company you would like to work for and move up in with a career mindset because its far more than just a job. Job stand for just over broke. This opportunity is far more than just a job.

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#2 Consumer Comment

Thank you

AUTHOR: Levi - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, July 17, 2007

I responded to an email, much like everyone else. They pulled me in, said I had the job, and that I have a second interview Tuesday at 2:00 PM. So I'm on my way, and find out he left me a voicemail, rudely saying my interview was now changed to tomorrow, and he mentioned the kirby group. So I come home, search it on ripoff report, and thank you very much. I can't afford to get scammed by another employer. I do appreciate it.

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AUTHOR: Jen - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, June 16, 2007

It was 2 weeks before christmas I had a new baby no money no husband and answered a job ad for cleaning carpets. It was 2 days into trainnig I found out I was working for Kirby.

I was dissapointed. I tried to overlook all the negative horrible things all my friends and family had said about the way they opperate and even talked to the division suppervisor about this matter, she inisisted that this kirby company was ran diffrently.

Yeah right! I did my demos showed up on time paid for a babysitter for my baby with money I had to borrow from my sister, and in the end I lost over 300 borrowed dollars. And chriostmas passed with no money for presents and my childs first christmas was ruined by kirby.

I cried each night and felt horrible for lying to people to get them to buy this product. Im bi polor and even I wouldnt pay 2000 for it. Karma is wonderful though.

I did however love the machine, never got paid by the company ever and got left in the ghetto of houston tx to fend for myself after a crabby team leader decided to tell me I wasnt kirby material. pfft. but yeah I just found a 2001 model at a flea market in nashville tn for 30 and bought it. haha.

This experience was just a life lesson. now im remmarried to a wonderful man have good money and if a kirby rep ever comes to my door im going to tell him the truth about kirby and tell him they rip off everyone it dont matter what independent whatever they tell you. very few people actually make any money from the company. if any. and then show him the 30 flea market find. and laugh.

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