Job Responsibilities
The single responsibility of the GSH or RSL (resident sector
leader) is to get interviews. Nothin else really counts despite
the daily talk of the various responsibilities. Each GSH owes it
to him/herself to get as many interviews as possible. If you
don't you will not make your quota and weill not receive the
monthly bonus that is the only thing making the job financially
worthwhile. I stress financially, becasue it is a taxing job
emotionally. Why? Because as you work at BWI, you will gradually
lose enthusiasm due to the evident unethical nature of the way
in which the company treats its so-called employees (everyone is
on contract so perhaps that's not a good term). You will spend
at least 7-8 hours a day chasing and conducting interviews,
which are difficult to get. You will then have to report the
data, which takes sevral more hours. No one at BWI gets away
without orking weekends and holidays. The chairman even
complained about people taking Victoria day off - I had been
working there a while already and I was surprised. As a GSH you
also have to evaluate the quality of other people's interviews
and now, I'm told from others still working at the sweatshop,
that there are fines gioven to those that don't catch mistakes
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Uppers
The best part used to be some of the interviews themselves. Some people can be
interesting making the interview task less stressful. Many of the people were
nice, but the nicest are all gone. The company has a penchant for pissing off
good people and rewarding the ambitious go-getting backstabbers. Be on the
lookout.
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Downers
The worse parts? With few exceptions, this job is all 'worse
parts'. Perhaps at the beginning you may want to give it a go.
The chairman can be charming, but beware his charm is not as
strong as his hunger for money to feed a very extravagant
lifestyle. I say see for yourself. Working at BWI is a learning
experience in unethical company behavior. It is a white collar
sweatshop with plenty of smoke and mirrors. Working there a few
weeks will give you fascinating insights into the workings of
such a company. Undercover journalists would love it.
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Lifestyle
Go, have a look at this company as if you are a social
anthropologist. Then it is interesting. If you are dispicable
and backstabbing you will go far in the comapny, do stay. The
decent will leave eventually one way or another
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Compensation
Compensation is based on interviews only and some occasional
piece work. There is no salary whatsoever. There are no benefits
whatsoever. At Christamas you will almost be coerced into making
some kind of donation to ridiculous charity, while company
management forget that charity begins at home
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Advice to Jobseekers
Go, have a look at theis company as if you are a social
anthropologist. Then it is interesting. If you are dispicable
and backstabbing you will go far in the comapny, do stay. The
decent will leave eventually one way or another
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