Fired me without explanation after a month of training
Pros
Seemed like a good opportunity, inbound leads, respected in the MCAT prep space, clearly-defined roles, thorough self-led training
Cons
I was hired after completing two interviews instead of the three they told me I’d need because they thought I was a great fit. I was already selling MCAT and LSAT tutoring packages and needed something that didn’t have me working 70 hours a week. I completed a month of extensive training. Got nothing but great feedback. On Wednesday, after I had been shadow training (just watching live calls and taking notes), Joseph, the HR/hiring/trainer told me I’d be completing my certification on Friday and be up and running and doing my own calls on Monday. Thursday morning rolls around and I get an email simply stating g that they are terminating my employment, because they decided it wasn’t a good fit. That because I am in my probationary period, they don’t have to give me a reason. I was floored. I just left a good job and am now unemployed in an awful jobs market. I have two kids and am a special needs mom. WTF. I emailed back asking for an explanation on what I could have done differently for why the sudden firing. I hadn’t even been given an opportunity to mess up, so have no idea why they pulled the rug out from under me. Two days later, he simply wrote back that they decided I am not a good fit. Nothing else. Shameless! Also, the fellow Academic advisors I met were nice but a little twitchy. You could tell that they are all a little afraid of making one wrong move. The upper management folks I met had the personalities of dried cacti, however. There was no laughter or lighthearted conversation and attempting to build any rapport seemed to be seen as almost combative. In hindsight, I probably dodged a bullet, but really a crappy and unethical way to treat people.
