So... My boyfriend got hired on to sell Kirby vacuums. He was told that if he did not get enough appointments to demo the Kirby vacuum he would not make any money (five dollars per demo). He was also told that he needed to sell the vacuum at top dollar if he wanted to make top commission for each vacuum sold. Essentially he was told that if he spent eight hours a day trying to sell some vacuums and was not successful, he would not make ANY MONEY. Please note that his Manager told him that the Vacuums are high end quality products that sell themselves. Furious at what my boyfriend had told me, how can anyone treat hard working people like that, I decided to go talk to the Manager. When I walked into the Managers office, I was blown away by how filthy dirty their own carpets were. DO NOT EVER PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT. I do not believe that it works. If the vacuums worked, their carpets would be squeaky clean!

I'm a former employee of the chop shop in Granada Hills, California. And my story is just about the same as everyone else's experience as a kirby salesman, the lies, etc.. They are deceitful from the start, the guy goes around posting multiple vague craigslist ads, with multiple different company names, but the same contact number.. How stupid really are you? I won't go into to much details, but you are quickly forced to sign some bs contract before they show you that there is no promised leads, basically putting it clear in your face that you will never ever get the base pay that is promised from the get go. that is why our "trainer" gave us the look of go ahead and fill in $450 a week, it doesn't matter if you put $1000 a week you will never get it, type of smile.. Anyways they fill your head that you were chosen, and that this isn't for everyone, so to feel special and positive. They also fill your head with false hopes of becoming rich, and them talking of being rich already within months, but i never once saw the car this person drove, or any type of cash for that matter since he said he was all about money. Anyways we learn about the product through a three day training, and like everyone else we are told that the first weekend is for "practice" for our families and friends, but will have bonuses and prizes if one is sold. So the Con-artist of a "distributer" explains the prizes, and is on his way.. So the weekend rolls around, i try it at my own house, blah blah, i do my first practice demo and the person (no names) is interested. so long story shortened they follow through with the sale. When i get to work the following week, i recieve no bonus i was promised, so being a man of thier word goes out the door right there, but im told we will discuss it when we get back. So we pile into a peice of shit econoline or somthing and start going neighborhood to neighborhood lieing of a false promotion just to get into their homes to show the kirby. If you want people who are going to be willing to go door to door and suckered into working for free why don't you just post that in your job description you scum. Anyways, we go around door to door getting no demos whatsoever, while simultaneously i'm learning how everything, and i mean EVERYTHING, works by a kid who said he'd been there for X months and was actually quitting that day, i learned very quickly from he/she that this is just a scam of labor, there is no promised 15 set appointments, therefore there is no promised money to be made. You have to hope you get a person to let you in their home 15 times within a week and even then you have to make a class A credit sale aswell. As i learned more i raised awareness with those who were already aware, one of them expressed there doubt with our "trainer", and was instantly shamed, and not going into detail still, was slandered and hated on. At first i didnt mind because thats his or her opinion and is fine with me, but when i figured out that it was a pyramid scheme i felt as if how dare he slander this guy and talk bad about him behind his back, just because he is aware of your scam and wants stability because he has bills to pay, and doesnt want to be tooken for a ride, and end up broke. So we get back to the office a few hours later, and im piecing everything together. I'm told that the sale i made was a bad credit one, so they instantly take me off the sale at that point like stated in the bulls*** contract, and that ill be informed whats going on with it over the phone. I later see the so called "multi-millionaire, " distributer drive off in the beat up econoline. I get home later on to find out the horror or googling "kirby" and "scam." I instantly realized this situation wasnt new, and decided to quit. They tried to call me weak for being aware, but sorry that im not "smart enough to listen, but dumb enough to follow." Your own saying literally applies to what you'd need to be to work for someone like you. I will not say any names of the people that took part in this scandal, but you know who you are, and please if you are seeked by these people, or they try to come into your home, tell them to f**k off and call the cops. They are lucky that i did not go into any detailing as they would be looking at some serious offenses and accusations, they have to live with their own slimy selves at the end of the day.. That is my rant, if you learn anything from this complaint its TO NEVER EVER WORK FOR ANYONE WHO SAYS THE WORDS; KIRBY, SENTRIA, AND MONEY FOR THAT MATTER. Because they will never ever pay you.

-John C.

This company *** they just want people to fall in the trap!!when u have training they tell u your going to make money no matter what and that your not going to go door to door but when u start they tell u that U wont get paid unless u go door to door and make a sale bullshit rite !! if i was you i would so not work with this unless your into sales then this would be a perfect job for you i believe that the bureau better business should hit this place up so they can do the rite thing and wont bullshit people or trick them into this waste of time job.. u start at 930 am till whatever time you can get out till 1 or 2 am wow this is crazy!!

I went for an interview after SMS my details to a number in the paper. It was advertised for R12000.00 plus comm per month. I was really excited as my fiance and I are both out of a job. I went for my first training on Wednesday last week. Carried on after most of the team left already. I was then called into Dirk van Niekerk's (office manager) office and was told that he would like to promote me to area training assistant/supervisor. I was so pleased as I am a very motivational person and thought somebody finally saw that. I got to work on Monday expecting my employment contract, not for a sales consultant, but for this senior position he has just asked me to do. I left it, carried on with training, got close to 50 leads for them and on Tuesday this week when I insisted on my employment contract, got given a normal sales contract and was told it is for Head office purposes so that they do not get into trouble for promoting somebody so fast. They insisted I sign my contract there and then and I refused. I took the contract home and found out why they insisted me to sign the contract there. There were ifs, maybes and buts as to the way you earn your R12000.00 which was impossible. I feel totally used, I was positive, motivated the other sales consultants and got them a lot of clients who are possible buyers. And I was congratulated on a sale, however I know I will not see that comm. Oh and there was some blonde girl named Lee-Ann who was supposidly Kirby's training spesialist who earns R65000.00 per month which is what she told us. She is giving Kirby a bad name talking about all the sex things which are done on the different trips to countries she has won through Kirby. I really do not think when Mr. Kirby designed his machine nearly 100 years ago, this is what he wanted.

I worked for Kirby for 2 months and never got paid! They teach us to lie and clean carpets a certain way so they "appear clean." After those two months I felt more underhanded then a telemarketer!!! Dont buy from or work for KIRBY!!!