- Report: #618646
Complaint Review: Steve Doletsky, Liberty Tax Service
| Steve Doletsky, Liberty Tax Service 3739 49th Street North
Saint Petersburg, Florida United States of America |
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Steve Doletsky, Liberty Tax Service Liar, Steals money from employees, poor example of Liberty, Requires managers to work 80 plus hours a week with no extra pay. Saint Petersburg, Florida
*Consumer Comment: Investigating Liberty Tax Franchises
*Consumer Suggestion: ARROGANT
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Steve really helped me
*Author of original report: Liberty Tax is the place to work...
*REBUTTAL Individual responds: Working with Steve Doletzky
*General Comment: improper facts
*Consumer Comment: Steve under paying his staff and over charging his customers
*Author of original report: Contact with Mr. Doletzky via text and email
*REBUTTAL Individual responds: My name is spelled Doletzky
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I had worked for Liberty as an office manager for eight years prior to Steve buying th office I worked in. He kept me on as the office manager. WOW, what a nightmare. He reguired his managers to work 80 plus hours a week ( I still have an email from him telling us that we had to do that) and he was VERY demanding. It is Steve's way or the highway basically. He does not promote John Hewitt's philosphies at all. Iloved Liberty until I worked for Steve.
Steve came into my office (Hudson, FL) on March 18th and said that he was going to make a management change, did not tell me why, but he did state to me that he was going to pay me for the remainder of the week and that is I told all my fellow co-workers that I was resigning for medical reasons that he would pay me the bonuses that I had earned up to that point. I think he asked me to to this as working for Steve was nothing like we were used to and he knew that I had loyal employees and if he fired me, they would also quit. Well I did jut as he had asked and told all my fellow co-workers the story that he had asked me to tell them. He also asked me to help Bob, the new manager with any info that he might need. This I also did. Well , I lived up to my part of the deal but Steve did not. Bonus time came and went and I did not see even a penny even though I had earned $2900.00!!! I have since talked to others who have worked for Steve and none of them were paid what they should have been paid according to Liberty policy. But I guess as a franchisee he can do what he wants to do.
I feel Steve used me..........he had me work 80plus hours a week and pay me for 40 as I was salaried and then did not pay me the bonus that he said he would pay me. BEWARE - do not work for Steve Doletsky. There are some very nice franchisees in Liberty but he surely is not one of them.
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Search Tips#1 Consumer Comment
Investigating Liberty Tax Franchises
AUTHOR: FortmanLaw - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Thank you,
Law Office of Jonathan E. Fortman, LLC
#2 Consumer Suggestion
ARROGANT
AUTHOR: LAME - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, February 23, 2013
#3 UPDATE EX-employee responds
Steve really helped me
AUTHOR: Courtland - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
#4 Author of original report
Liberty Tax is the place to work...
AUTHOR: Kavby - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 15, 2012
I have been with Liberty since January 2001 when I worked for Scott. I also worked some for the corporate offices in Virginia Beach, then a short time with Steve and now I work for Carolle Ryan in New Port Richey. I am in my 11th tax season with Liberty.
I would consider myself a "tax junkie" and I actually learned a lot of positive things from Steve which I did bring to my current position with Carolle. I would like to tell anyone reading this post that Liberty Tax Service is the ONLY tax service to work for and I truly believe in John Hewitt's mission to be the "number one" tax service by the year 2020. I plan on staying around until then to join in on the festivities.
If you want to have fun while working....seek out Liberty Tax....actually seek out Carolle Ryan...she is a great to work for. And to this day, I am still using many of the positive tools that I learned while I worked with Steve.
#5 REBUTTAL Individual responds
Working with Steve Doletzky
AUTHOR: MELLIE - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 15, 2012
#6 General Comment
improper facts
AUTHOR: biggfish1121 - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 15, 2012
The comment that the base pay should be between $12.00 and $18.00 an hour is an out right error.The person making the report also said that the tax fees should not be over $150.00 and he was overcharging at $250.00 to $350.00.
Had the person maikng the report been better informed or more honest they would have known their facts to be in error.Typically HR Block charges at least 20 % more and the return is not even automatically guranteed against errors. Liberty stand behind there returns and will pay penalties and interest if it was there fault, at no extra cost.
So this person wants to be a first year tax preparer and make 12.00 an hour to start is absolutley unrealistic.
#7 Consumer Comment
Steve under paying his staff and over charging his customers
AUTHOR: Hello - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 15, 2012
#8 Author of original report
Contact with Mr. Doletzky via text and email
AUTHOR: Kavby - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Monday, September 20, 2010
#9 REBUTTAL Individual responds
My name is spelled Doletzky
AUTHOR: Steven Doletzky - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, July 03, 2010
I will not respond to these claims in a public forum of this nature. I invite all to contact me at ad.tampa@libtax.com (my personal email). I would love an opportunity to introduce you to many of the wonderful, talented people I have the pleasure of working with.
I believe one should take the time to meet me in person and then meet Ms. Melanson.
At that time I am confident that you will have a clear picture to form an accurate conclusion.

