After reading all these rip off reports from ds Max and granton etc. I thought it was about time to say something about The Cobra Group (operating in UK, Holland, Scandinavia, Japan, Spain, Greece, Korea, Australia, N-Z etc).
They say they are independent now and not operating under the DS Max umbrella anymore... So why did my owner share a crappy office with DS Max clearance division then??? I don't know or anyone ever heard the name Chris Niarchos?? He used to work with Larry or Murray and now chairman of Cobra.
Anyway, I can't believe I have worked there for more then 2 months. Me, with my intelligence and degree walking around the streets of London selling high rates for electricity and gas. When I started I knew exactly what I was doing - as I asked questions in my 1st interview (I mean they were not going to tell me, were they???) You guys have heard it all before; everything on own expenses, no social life anymore (I broke up with my boyfriend, but I left Cobra, we are back together now), working with stupid people. I thought I just give it a go. Wanted to know why those other graduates were doing it. Now I think very differently, I can't say that I haven't learnt anything of this but I wouldn't reccommend this job to anyone.
The reason that I decided to leave two weeks ago was because I found out some things, who stupid me, didn't know earlier. The guy who trained me was an owner before, as were 3 other people in our office. I can't believe he was lying to me all this time - the bastard!! The only 4 people who were doing really well, were there for longer than 3 years and had f... ing offices before and still only 1 person on their team. My owner would always call out people who were ringing the bell and if you didn't ring the bell but he liked you then he would say, that you were doing really well. He made it look like everyone was making tons of money, but in reality most people were making between 60-150 a week (you can only live of that if you are living with your parents or partner) If you didn't ring the bell for over a week he wouldn't help you, no he would just stop talking to you (how childish can you be)
All those lies it was unbelievable - he was in company for 6 years pretending to have lots of owners promoted and said he was going to promote 7 offices in the next 4 months - my ass - what a bullshit, he probably won't even promote one. He does drive a porsche but doesn't even own his own flat!!! He is 36 and "apparantly earning 200, 000 a year, he should have enough money to buy 3 houses in Chelsea. It are all lies again. Now I can understand why they want you to 3 times to the "pre-man" just to brainwash you.
He still owes me my "security bonds" but he is probably going to tell me that all my contracts were rejected or some other lies. But I don't give up until I researched it until the bottom. Lucky me, I kept all the contacts of customers I sold these crappy deals to, I will know exactly what got rejected or not. I will stalk untill they pay me.
There are some things what really bother me. I thought I had a good contact with my leader, I called her the other night and had a chat with her about normal shit. She says, yeah we keep in thouch - I swear that she will never call me again untill she has left that shithole - they get told not to spend time with negative people don't they??? She thinks she has her office by november, I know she will never make it, I feel almost bad for not telling her to leave but she won't listen, she is brainwashed. When I walked out 7 leaders followed me. My ex-owner is making no money anymore and the leaders have to be in at 7 am now, absolutely insain.
And all that shit that they are not a sales company but an opportunity company. What opportunity??? To lose all the money you have??
Everyone who is still working for those companies like DS-max, Cobra, Granton etc. Please leave!!! you guys don't deserve to get threated like this. This morning I accepted a job offer for something I have studied for and they will pay me 22, 000 a year. I am very pleased to start a normal job, I know I will make it without Cobra - I would hate it being an owner anyway and then lie the whole day.
PLEASE PEOPLE DON'T GET IN TO IT AND IF YOU ARE - GET OUT!!! Juice by you... MY ASS
Anna
London
United Kingdom
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