Accepted a job being told Consumer Direct was new to Florida and there would be 'some overtime'. Went in the first day for almost 11 hours. The only reason I was able to leave was cause an employee went up to the program manager and basically told her there's no reason I should be sitting around the office and I should be able to go home and she finally let me go. Had the employee not said anything i probably wouldve been there another hour or two being unrecognized. This program manager resigned my first day on the job as I was told she was set to make an announcement, fortunately I wasnt there long enough to see this happen. I was told earlier in the day, the next 2 days I should expect AT LEAST 12 hour days, thats at about 35 hours of work in 3 days, with 2 more days left which I assume wouldve been another 10-12 hours each. 'Some overtime' is not 60-65 hours a week daily at compensation of mid 30's. A fellow employee advised me of such long hours which I appreciated. I shouldve known there was a catch and a reason why they offered me salary and at sadly a respectable rate for this god awful Southern Florida economy. Overall just very unprofessional on Consumer Directs part, especially since I had another job lined up to start on this day which I turned down to work for Consumer Direct. I emailed the boss of my program manager with my concerns and received no email back. I suspect this was just 'another day in the office' for him and they probably are use to this and there is heavy turn over. At least be honest with those you interview of what the job will consist of, itll save both parties time and hassle. Based on the way they treat employees and handled this situation, I suspect their business practices are just as shady. read more
