Marcus Evans is a conference company arranging conferences, summits and now owns linguarama. The company rips off its clients, which intensive training teaches in their high pressure, "don't fear the loss" sales methods.
They are ruthless and encourage profit at any cost. I rose quicly in the ranks with remarkable sales then I started having a crisis of conscience and subsequently left. Sponsors of events are made false promises, the sales people are a mess, literally mostly due to the quality of people they look for-they look for people who are hungry for money, many offices allow employees to be on drugs or alcohol DURING work hours with minimal recourse if they are "producing results" which is all they care about. You are taught to force clients into a buy via high pressure techniques and when you do not produce they move you sideways and down to force you to leave as they will not fire you lest they have to pay you out. Most people see it coming, close out their accounts, and leave. They will knock people off even the highest positions due to the fact the owner of the company is a megalomaniac.
They refuse to pay outstanding debts to their employees and a few years ago they "un-registered" themselves all over Europe to avoid multiple lawsuits then re-registered themselves under slightly different names in each country thereby avoiding a string of lawsuits eminating from their refusal to pay former employees the fair commissions, holiday pay, and other monies owed.
This is a sleazy company DO NOT do business with them or you are contributing to the widespread abuse of employees. I would literally compare them to a "sweat shop" though when in there and making money the money is good, it is when you want out or are forced out they refuse to live up to their obligations as an employer. The high commissions come mainly from the fact they bring in more money via their sponsors of summits and conferences through high pressure sales techniques from people turned into voracious wolves of sales people, often unable to ever become normal sales people or enter the workforce due to so many companies knowing "of the sales techniques" used by former employees.
Again, whether a perspective employee, a current employee or a potential sponsor, attendee etc. DO NOT DO IT. Your conference you sponsor may turn out to have a few delegates rather than the 80-100 or more they promise, the names you were told will be at your summit are made up as the attendees are only decided after all the people who buy are there and often it turns out they arrange b2b meetings with other companies there--and you have little recourse and at best will be talked into doing another summit at a lower price, or given a sponsorship at a future event.
As an employee you risk much more, your dignity, your humanity, compassion, and often you risk earned money and DO NOT bother hiring legal help as they will get around anything! Marcus Evans as an individual is ruthless and he runs a ruthless and heartless company as he is money motivated to the end!
Lex
Rome
Italy
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