My husband worked as a salesman for APX over this last summer. I am sure there are several dishonest & pushy salesmen out there but he was not one of them. He worked 12-15 hour days in 100 degree weather just trying to make a living.
APX makes so many promises to these guys to suck them into their company. They are promised big paychecks at the end of the summer. Most of the guys enjoy helping families and protecting their homes. You can look under any company name and find complaints. APX does target young college student for the fact they are clean cut & have no obligations over the summer and like I said they are promised big money.
I feel we were ripped off as well just in a different way. The only people making money off these alarms are the area & regional managers and of course the owners. The salesmen & techs are lucky if they come out even at the end of the year. APX deducts rent, utilities and anything that the salesmen gives to the customer to get a sale. If you want an extra motion sensor they have to pay for it. If you do cancel they get charged back for that sale.
The owners & managers love making these guys work so hard. They get $500,000.00 or more for the summer and the owners just built a huge building in Provo, UT.
They steal from the customers then from their own employees. All the guys I have talked with worked very hard & when they did get their final check were surprised with what APX took from them. It doesn't matter what you say or write because a new flock of salesmen will be recruited this year and put in new areas with the thought of making good money over the course of 4 months. Some customers will be happy & some will be upset. It is just the reality of life.