Hidden camera uncovers exploitation and pressure-selling at direct sales firm

[@itsflynn.]

This is absolutely top class quality journalism. Real grassroots. The country needs more of this!

[@firingblanksgaming4101]

did you find the heroin tho because that's what behind it all

[@Nathan-vo5uf]

Every country needs more honest work forces 🤝

[@rileyjdavies]

Connor always does great work.

[@raffd0206]

😆🤣🤣🤣 you Trolling bro?! This is UTTTER GARBAGE!!! It makes me want to work for them if anything!!

[@jacksonshay938]

@@raffd0206you are just trying to be different - cringe

[@Nomanspie]

"you ever watched Wolf of Wallstreet?" Instantly walk out if you hear this sentence being uttered by any manager ever.

[@SDRockman]

Wouldn't it be interesting to say "Naw...I haven't. Why are we now talking about films?" just to get them to outline more details of what they go about doing, so that it's captured on camera? ;)

[@Nomanspie]

@@SDRockman "well, these dudes scam loads of cash out of people and dodgy sales people think it's cool to refer to that film when they are being scumbags"... Would be the only honest answer.

[@iambeezy1609]

This was said to me by some scum bag manager

[@MrMoralHighground]

lol, i worked at a place where during training the guy said the company had "a wolf of wall street" type atmosphere.........i did exceptionally well there

[@Jake-dh4ko]

I would collapse from cringing so hard if I heard this sentence

[@JasonVoorheesFriday13th]

Door to door "charity" collecting should be illegal.

[@hassanmiah2139]

Do something about it then

[@Mrs.411]

@@hassanmiah2139ofc you’re supporting scammers “hassan”

[@agenttruecrime399]

Especially when most of the money they collect goes in their own pocket, and very little gets to the people who need it

[@RS-xq6je]

​@@hassanmiah2139 he may very well already be trying.

[@Francis-xl2gu]

1 - don't answer the door. 2 - just say NO Thanks if you do !!

[@keithwells3539]

I tell them that I'm already donating. They usually say thank you, and off they pop. If I want to donate, I'll go to the official charities website.

[@JosephByrne]

Rule 3. Always follow rules 1 and 2.

[@davidmarchant9386]

Tell them you been bankrupt by a ccj and you can't 😂 they can't push a sale any further

[@CaptainDarling2020]

I just tell them to Fuck Right Off!

[@Ianjdgale]

@@davidmarchant9386just tell them to leave

[@alikryeziu5894]

I actually worked this kind of job same charities too (NDCS). I quit after 2 hours into the job. They make you pay for your own travel (£10 + a day). Everyone’s trying to manipulate eachother with fake energy and constantly brain washing eachother . It’s literally like a cult . They lied about pay too and everything else completely bad

[@YewSxllin]

Was it national death children society and where was your company/branch based may I ask?

[@alikryeziu5894]

@@YewSxllin yes it is the national death children society and i do remember they would have 2 companies working in one building. one is swan marketing.

[@Jesus420.69]

An NDCS canvasser came to my door the other week, I just said no thank you out my window. He came back later and stood at my door for ages tapping away on a tablet.

[@lurekayaklrf]

I did the same as a kid in Torquay, asked to get my wallet from the van and they clocked I was going to do a runner and started panicking haha.

[@shahbaz6741]

100%

[@drussell12000]

Incredible piece of reporting, well done.

[@OJ9992]

It’s so cringey, these guys have clearly convinced themselves they are high rolling big business salesmen like from the wolf of Wall Street and not just door to door leeches. Much closer to David Brent than Jordan Belford.

[@Peggers]

Lol facts

[@nuriben7910]

Worse , they earn less than 500 a month

[@CBTcuts]

Cha cha cha ooh la la

[@Venmaylove]

They're slugs. I worked for their Swindon branch

[@alexcompton314]

@@Venmaylovethe building with the big red door?

[@peterbrown2632]

Congrats to the people who made this, it’s excellent journalism.

[@LordSidneyofPamplemoosethe2nd]

They are such scum bags. Preying on vulnerable members of society on all sides, whether it's the kids they employ or the people they con into signing up. When the chuggers turn up in our street we need to chase them off, look after our neighbours. And the charities that have signed up with places like vantage know full what will be happening and the tactics involved, they ain't as innocent as they're making out, not sorry for what's happened just sorry they've been caught

[@Yes-u5x]

Mate you do understand this is all done by journalists, and they want something to write about? Journalists are well known for lying, twisting words and making it seem 100x worser than it is.. Just saying you do realise that don’t you?

[@RS-xq6je]

I went to pick someone up from friends house she was thick as mice always singing upto whoever knocked on the door charity, cheap broadband, energy she had a group of canvassers in her garden she'd made them coffees and they were having a break, but at the same time the ring leader was trying to recruit her, the blatant lies coming out his mouth while he's sat there with his feet up scruffy holed trainers on talking about how much money she'll make if she sticks with him 😂 It never happened she said she was just being polite 😂

[@benlomas1490]

Expose cults at all cost

[@Grumbledookvid]

start with islam, the biggest cult on earth

[@Youtubeenjoyer667]

We would have to start with Islam to that and that's very difficult when our people are liberal and weak in both mind and body

[@thecardboardsword]

@@KZbinenjoyer667 that's a really old organised religion, that is not the same thing. Would you say the same about Christianity or Judaism?

[@dendog13]

​@@thecardboardswordall religions are brainwashing tools. Simple as. Doesn't mean god doesn't exist. Just means the religious organisations are corrupt and have been hijacked.

[@itsmehi90]

​@@thecardboardswordevery single religion is a cult.

[@charlieverity5405]

Nice bit of old-fashioned investigative journalism.

[@Tony-vf9zu]

How is it old fashioned

[@tacicalchannel7225]

@@Tony-vf9zuit’s cheaper and less effort to not investigate. Just repeat what other news say

[@Tony-vf9zu]

@@tacicalchannel7225 they makes no sense pal

[@TPH250290]

@@Tony-vf9zu I suspect people are saying this because you don't see many journalists go undercover anymore. They just report on what people are tweeting about.

[@dendog13]

​@@Tony-vf9zumakes perfect sense. Mainstream news nowadays just parrot what eachother say, no investigation for most subjects. Look what they did around COVID or vaccine injuries. They were paid by the government to parrot whatever the narrative was 👍

[@Marksm50]

Its funny cus the directors think they are some next Jordan Belfort and then they get whats coming to them 😂.

[@harrysmith8090]

🤣muppets in their suits

[@nikos208]

Nothing is coming for them, unfortunately these is all legal

[@chrispy808]

@@nikos208 Clearly didn't watch it... Incorrectly paying employees is illegal

[@nikos208]

@@chrispy808 they do not pay you directly, its all done through a deal, you become short of a self-employed contractor, and they act as an agency which helps you finance and run your ¨own business¨. I worked for one of these for a whole year, and yes it is all legal mate

[@Dan-ts2dl]

They aren’t employed , they are self employed.

[@nichola9164]

That man half way through is an absolute horror bag.

[@markrichardson3566]

It's a MLM cult, unfortunately these are everywhere 🙂

[@RS-xq6je]

I went to a meet once and that's what they said we're not a cult we are multi level marketing, come the end of it I thought so basically like a ponzy scheme

[@almurray2000]

Disgusting. At least the wolf of Wall Street preyed on people’s greed and not their guilt over donating to charity.

[@ganm345]

Excellent journalism. Never give to chuggers; find a local charity that you know does good work and donate to them what you can. Never give into pressure tactics

[@BIG2hats]

You think this kinda thing doesn’t go on behind the doors of the official charities too? They ain’t as nice as they appear neither

[@mcjoelio-gb]

@@BIG2hats he said local charities

[@Finggy]

Iv had a scumbag at my door the other day after telling him im not ready to make any commitments at the moment due to financial issues the guy says to me i wasted his time lol, told him you knocked on my door your wasting my time.

[@OH2023-cj9if]

I always get the sales scammers from cancer charities and a children's hospital in London. They stand in the road watching for people driving in and walk over. Unfortunately one of them sneaked up behind me just as I got out of my car and he fell over! He didn't hang about.

[@Finggy]

@@OH2023-cj9if serves him right, they're so annoying

[@shestewa6581]

I remember once I had one at my door and I told him I couldn't support the charity - as much as I would like to - as I wasn't in a financial place to do so. I was struggling with working 36 hours a week on top of Medical School to pay rent and food and expenses. He then tried to guilt me into giving up coffee (which I was getting for free from the uni chaplaincy centre) or the "surely you go on night outs with your course mates here and there, a few drinks off and you could pay for this" or something along those lines. I was furious.

[@majordelays4909]

@@shestewa6581why humour such ppl. Tell them to foxtrot Oscar

[@DS-od1kb]

You don't have to explain yourself to them.

[@michaelstephen1984]

A breath of fresh air to see journalists tackle real issues. Well done.

[@jonathananderson3897]

I lost my job in 2008. Applied for anything I could do. Went for an interview at a "direct sales firm". They deliberately did not tell people what they would be doing. I got the job, on my first day myself and few other young people were taken to a council estate in another city. Given bibs and told to knock on doors. A 17 year old girl told the company she didn't want to do this. They abandoned her, in another city, with no money. I worked there for 2 weeks, I was paid 25 quid, before tax.

[@Dan-ts2dl]

You won’t be earning enough to need to pay tax 😂😂😂 £25 suggests one sale , that is bad ….

[@pb3382]

10x worse than the working class man that sells a bit of green on the side to his mates for extra bit of pocket change. Police should be doing a proceeds on all of these companies, ruthless crooks in suits. Hounding pensioners. Shocking.

[@peaktimes2492]

Never seen someone try to reinvent the drug dealer as a ‘working class man’ lol

[@joebloggs4925]

@@peaktimes2492 you don't get his point, probably because you were sheltered

[@peaktimes2492]

@@joebloggs4925 thinking growing up poor means you have to sell drugs shows how sheltered you are mate

[@joebloggs4925]

@@peaktimes2492 again that wasn't the point. Keep ya brain closed bruv

[@rockstarjoe5725]

@@peaktimes2492 the working class man THAT sells on the SIDE, read properly

[@matthewgallacher9131]

i actually used to work for one of these style ‘companies’ based out of nottingham, i now know they are out of business, but maybe a coincidence, i dont know, but even down to the cafe nero for the interview its all identical. very predatory and would love to see this wiped off job ad sites, if they have no way of getting people in, they will wither away. they know exactly what to say and promise to on board people who dont know better.

[@joshparker1517]

Goldstream or emora?

[@matthewgallacher9131]

@@joshparker1517 neither, it was called epiphany promotions, they had another office upstairs but the name escapes me mate

[@CEOInsightsChannel]

It’s called devilcorp their are thousands in the Uk. Massive MLM network.

[@CEOInsightsChannel]

KZbin slave circle

[@tezzingtonsir28]

​@@joshparker1517granton direct

[@hhide3144]

That 'campaign manager' in blue jacket was definitely high 😂

[@furirider4928]

If a guy called me a tomato, I'd turn him into ketchup

[@Nomad_786]

Is that a threat?

[@furirider4928]

@Nomad_786 go back to bed kid

[@littleman787]

Sure you would big man

[@G00N3YC4NG]

This is definitely some of the scummiest behavior I've seen any "company" indulge in. Door to door sales is not in itself a scam, but when you do it like these people it is.

[@aaronbbb5675]

Excellent quality journalism to expose this, really well put together

[@shaenoyt]

Sickening, government needs to do more

[@halosrusty]

Great work exposing these kinds of evil companies.

[@Smmmile]

I worked for a similar company many years ago and I'll never forget going to the bathroom and someone had scribbled on the wall "This is the place where dreams go to die". For some reason that moment has always stuck with me.

[@malcolmclements9254]

Red flag No1. Anyone selling to you at your door or on the street is NOT your friend as nice as they pretend to be. Red flag No 2. Anyone selling on behalf of a charity ask yourself who's getting the Lion's share here? It's not the charity, there may not even be a charity. Red flag No 3. Rolling bank payment...run a mile.

[@bradleyhodge9423]

💯percent I’m a door to door salesman I sell internet, TV , sims phones , I would never ever do charity. Ponzi scheme to line people’s pockets I knock doors & when you genuinely help someone save money & it’s a good genuine deed

[@DMWBN3]

​@@bradleyhodge9423you lot are just as bad.

[@matthewbanjomanwalker]

Approximately 10% goes to the charity, 70% goes to the boss of the sales company and 20% goes to the person doing the sales. That's what I remember at least when I unfortunately done this job... They reel you in with lies after lies making it sound perfect but it's anything but that!

[@Dan-ts2dl]

Surely you made some good money then?

[@philrobinson5667]

This is why you should NEVER give to ANY charity no matter how legitimate they claim to be. There’s always somebody scraping mint off the top and this continues down as folk can earn a living out of donations. The people that are in need of the money get next to nothing.

[@XavierPersuades]

There should be an understanding here, taking overheads off donations shouldnt be wrong. Because if you're not using some of that money to invest more into people who will GROW the charity and get a much bigger return to help those in need, youre never gonna be a successful charity. Would you rather a company make 70 quid off a lemonade stand and then give it straight to chairty. or would you rather have that same 70 quid invested into something that could make it 7000? The latter makes sense, no?

[@philrobinson5667]

@@XavierPersuades I see your point but say the lemonade stand re-invested to make £7,000 how much of that would go to charity?

[@XavierPersuades]

@philrobinson5667 a certain percentage. Probably 80-90 percent. Other 10-20% will go to overhead and reinvested

[@alexanderalcyone7776]

@@XavierPersuades As in pay for the directors mortgage on their second home.

[@XavierPersuades]

@@alexanderalcyone7776 no thats wrong. It should be reinvested

[@BossySwan]

The Wolf of Pontypandy Street

[@skullzyy6633]

“I understood that reference” 🤣

[@IamJacobstanley]

Wicked bit of journalism these guys need closing down

[@zusanli251]

How is it wicked the wicked people are the manipulative sales people

[@wenterinfaer1656]

It's a damn shame British youth has to stoop to this.

[@cobwebsandcatnip]

I don't donate to charities and this is one of the reasons why

[@paulsawtell3991]

Me neither and another issue is just look at the huge sums given to their CEOs. I was approached once by a chugger who, with beaming smile asked me "Do you like dogs"? i replied "I can't stand them". "Oh well do you like people"? "Only those who don;t pester me for money". She went away; maybe with her tail between her legs!

[@SongBillong]

Nothing wrong with donating to small, local charities where you can see every single penny put to good use. Just don't donate to the big boys.

[@zusanli251]

Weak excuse for being mean

[@AngryBoozer]

Hate how they basically claimed it’s a rogue branch and nothing to do with the rest of the company. What are the odds that the reporter just got really lucky and stumbled into the only dishonest branch out there…

[@brynmills7767]

They’re all the same, I worked for two and this office operated exactly like them - it’s disgraceful that this is allowed in the U.K.

[@Qrhwrhwthwtb]

It’s been like this for many many years.. I worked for a company like this for YEARS..

[@Chrisjacks000n]

I was suckered into the exact same scam when I was 18 here in Australia. All the same tactics used. I was there for four months and spent more money than I ever made. Horrible greedy business

[@XavierPersuades]

by any chance did a polish guy with an australian accent run the company lol

[@zebby99]

This happened to me too in Australia. Even worse I got recommended the job by who I thought was a friend. Made sense when I realised they got paid a referral fee! This type of work shouldn't be allowed

[@Chrisjacks000n]

@@XavierPersuades lol no he was an African American guy. Very Charismatic.

[@cg9616]

Well done on a good old fashioned investigative journalism and to those who spoke out👍

[@allways28]

I went for a job interview at a place like this and they hid the nature of the job. On my first day I bailed so quick

[@gordonslambsauce7035]

Great journalism well done, greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@mitch-dum]

''Surround yourself with homeless people and you'll end up homeless'' Eh no, that's not how that works!

[@alexmarsh1839]

If you surround yourself with clothes will you become a pair of jeans ?

[@mitch-dum]

@@alexmarsh1839 Exactly

[@alexcompton314]

Definitely not the kind of thing you wanna hear from someone who, supposedly, represents charities

[@Nomad_786]

I was a straight man until I started hanging out with homosexuals……. I am not straight anymore 😅

[@skycloud4802]

Harassment isn't taken seriously in this country.

[@DazDaz105]

And this is why anyone who knocks at my door other than my postman will walk away with “F@@k off” ringing in their ears

[@Obs1986]

The first salesman was borderline insane

[@riddler442]

I can smell the Lynx Africa through the video.

[@thebesttheworst2277]

... *and taste the Greggs Sausage Roll & Monster Energy drink.*

[@RunawayStabiliser]

Great journalism

[@Martin_JPG]

Well done Conor, great to see this kind of investigative journalism in action.

[@j797s25]

I’m so over this kind of BS. You constantly see job listing websites littered with these jobs, hear people disappointed because they went for an interview and found out during the interview it is an MLM/scam. There needs to be much stricter laws that make these businesses less desirable for them to exploit everyone from the staff to their customers.

[@harrysmith8090]

Surely their job advertisement was false advertisement?

[@Ianjdgale]

It’s only ever idiots and misfits that go for these jobs.

[@Hunny-i2d]

What a scam of a company! Well done for exposing them. I hope serious action is taken against them!

[@Degjoy]

The movie “Wolf of Wall Street” definitely celebrates this terrible greed. They even have a cameo from the original conman at the end.

[@IainFrame]

My daughter nearly started a job here. I think she went to a briefing and alarms bells were ringing loud and clear!

[@kelseywhitlatch173]

11:37 it was a typo. They really meant 40.00 to 65.00£ a week

[@MrAkabane1]

"You surround yourself with homeless people, what are you gonna become? Homeless as well." Not only is that extremely insulting, it's also not how that works at all.

[@broski7111]

this journalist is sick! 🔥

[@SongBillong]

I'm the first to criticise journalists (having worked in journalism myself), but credit where it's due, this is a great bit of work!

[@tcpatg3041]

I worked for this exact company for nearly a year, most of the people were nice but really takes a toll on your mental health (and bank account lol)

[@CalebStew]

I literally interviewed at a company like this in Glasgow. Absolute scam

[@revilo1st]

This (but a version in Hull) was almost my first job, they taught you the "law of averages" 100 houses 10 open, 3 say yes. Had a lad during one of the hottest days going door to door and I told him I knew about his job and he looked deflated that I knew it all, I was able to talk to him, give him an ice cold lemonade. Poor soul was paying to stay in an ABNB while in Hull out of his own pocket yet being forced to do this... Sad times. Told the chairty they told me they are within the law.

[@liampressley937]

You've only begun to scratch the surface of these operations and should continue investigating the web of other companies linked to this fully!

[@Firegrade]

Worked for a place like this didn’t get paid for 4 weeks work, got told to take it to a small claims court by the manager instead of just paying me.🤣🤣

[@BoSSLeVeLs]

Yeah because it will cost you 2k to do it who gonna pay 2k to get less back its why they do it they sneaky

[@alexmarsh1839]

​@@BoSSLeVeLs Why will it cost at least 2k to do it ?

[@alexmarsh1839]

What did you do ?

[@Firegrade]

@@alexmarsh1839 selling broadband

[@jaredbezes7806]

Wow good job. Now that’s journalism; making a difference. Bravo

[@roberthughes9527]

What a load of liars, would make good MPs

[@tomharrison5771]

Absolutely mint journalism. Well done Conor.

[@allanh53]

i treat everyone who knocks on my door like the TV licence sales people " no thank you " door shut

[@georgepetrie5765]

Great piece of investigative journalism 👏

[@sc1788]

Have these directors had any arrests?

[@mattatkins3309]

Absolute top quality journalism, fair play

[@SeMarkey]

I used to work at a place similar to this and nothing has changed. Watching this gives me PTSD.

[@HellllÏôn]

How long ago? I was involved in the mid 90s and feel the same way.

[@SeMarkey]

@ around, 2011/12 I believe. It was an awful time all around.

[@HellllÏôn]

​​@@SeMarkeyIt really was. 30 years have passed and I could still regurgitate the nonsense we were fed. Did they do the 5 & 8 steps? We were under Granton Marketing / Cobra

[@SeMarkey]

oh it was terrible. We had a manager that was addicted to cocaine and an office manager that was as corrupt as they come. 5 to 8 steps sounds familiar! We had a trainer that would teach certain mannerisms, but it was done in such a way, so we could gain entry into people’s houses. I wish I knew better. I do now.

[@robynconway1286]

How about someone protecting the PUBLIC these prople are targeting. The tactics used on the elderly especialy.

[@ecwfanatic]

I remember interviewing for a job which seemed legit, walked in and heard others telling the person at the desk they were here for different interviews, that was the first red flag. The second was the worst interviewer I've ever met. He was asking about home life, my hobbies and very little about work history etc. The next day they called to offer me the job but that it would be a different campaign which involves door to door sales. This was nowhere near what the advertised job would entail 😂 it was then that I looked into the company properly and noticed they were a scam like this lot. Since then I've always researched the company very thoroughly so lesson learned.

[@danb1360]

ah yes i had an experience with the Portsmouth version of this, made us go to some day training in Cardiff and pay for the mini bus, when i quit i got told if i was going to cry about it i should leave as i found it morally wrong and for 2 weeks spent my time knocking on peoples doors and telling them why we were in the area and not to open there doors to the others. really pissed me off as a veteran that help for hero's used this lot as well as well as the rspca

[@patsyhowse1919]

Must have made you furious being a veteran and seeing the way funds were being raised for Help For Heroes etc. There's also We R Blighty and Veterans In Need, both CICs that apart from chugging, they go door to door with a card machine. Walter Mitty Hunters Club HQ expose them regularly, hate all the pressure tactics from dodgy companies under the guise of charity- disgusting how they conduct themselves.

[@chad8813]

You're a legend. Proper genuine human

[@geeky_gunner]

All dodgy pyramid schemes.

[@similarart1074]

Very well played sir 🎉🎉🎉 window and door companies have been this way for as long as ive been in work 25 years

[@Themis33]

Love these rogue trader type programmes. More please

[@butterfly-bw6cx]

When I saw the director I wasnt surprised

[@manny9992]

I recently just fell for a similar firm commission only pay quit after 2 days very similar to this set up here literally an identical set up

[@Chino_Eraser2001]

Oh wow. That’s actually crazy. When I graduated from university, I worked for a company like this in London and for me it was Alzheimer’s. Honestly the exact same thing was said when the guy said” and just like the other neighbors, we can count on your support.” I left after one week. Just felt ashamed knocking on people doors and annoying them.

[@theenzoreviewer526]

great journalism

[@LostInTheFold]

There are Credico sub-companies doing this in every city in the country, it's absolutely infuriating because by design it's impossible to shut down. Every time I look for a new job I spot a bunch of their misleading adverts talking about a "football mindset" and sure enough I spot another sub-company with a dodgy vague website, all doing door to door and city center sales or charity sign ups. I'm at the stage where if someone knocks on my door to try to sign me up for a charity, I ask them who sent them, look up their site whilst I'm talking to them and then warn them they've not going to get paid what's been promised and they're likely working under the Credico umbrella without even knowing it. Every time you out or investigate the companies, those specific sub-companies shut down but the bigger umbrella just keeps going, because the whole reason they're instructed to make their own companies, is to legally protect the larger group (and the people running them get to play pretend that they're entrepreneurs)

[@DropDetec]

What's even worse is that they all use the same script across all of the sub companies. It's actually terrifying how robotic all these offices become. Speaking from personal experience. They suck

[@akisok2024]

These companies have been operating at least 30yrs, the things they sell vary but its exactly the same set up.

[@oliverstevens9921]

Great reporting !!

[@DaTruth1017]

*Send these corrupted, misleading & vile companies to watchdog & trading standards*

[@bch4688]

I work in social services for the elderly and this is absolutely heartbreaking.. these young people trying to be buisnessmen is comical.. parents must be really proud

[@CBTcuts]

I worked for one of these for a year, good experience, but poor wages; it's essential like a lottery, your colleague might get the door, make the sale and you'll look over thinking "if only I had knocked", while you've made none that day, they've made their first, it's 8pm, dark and raining. Literally all the practices presented in this video is exactly how that company was ran, and the exact same practices we were told to follow on the doors. It wouldn't suprise me if they are linked (they have offices up and down the country).

[@Mikamichae]

Exactly the same with me, the company was AJG Direct

[@johnholt9062]

Brilliant journalism 👏 how it should be, not playing distraction for big corp.

[@Lushfish8]

I worked for a company like this in Bournemouth. Absolutely hated it. Felt awful and I had no idea beforehand that it was door to door selling especially monthly payment rather than 1 or 2 pounds towards the charity. Sickening. Just looked at my CV and the company was called Fast Track Promotions

[@lukegranger3458]

I briefly worked for a company like this about 10 years ago. I was on a talk talk contract going door to door lying to people and tricking people into signing up. I shadowed sales guys for a few weeks while "training" and quit because it was a disgraceful company.

[@rsosamarcelo]

So true haha feels like a ‘brand ambassador’ job I was in 😂

[@raffscallion6639]

Wasting 15mins of my time talking to one of these wastes of life at my front door prompted me to get a “no cold callers” sign and put it on my door. It’s worked surprisingly well, not a single knock since!

[@ConMan-mb3vm]

British people stop giving money to charities

[@sjh7983]

Amazing work you are the best journalist I have had the joy of watching

[@Soulsalivation]

Don't stand there talking just to be polite. Just like street beggars and charity muggers they will take your politeness as a weakness. Just say "NO THANK YOU. We don't have any money. "And close the door.

[@grahamdrummond2412]

I would & do, but certain demographics find it hard to be this firm/slightly rude

[@JackJones-ym8it]

Never ever buy anything sold at the door...

[@alexmarsh1839]

What about cookies made by girl scouts ?

[@peter0010]

​@@alexmarsh1839when on earth does that happen in Britain? 😂

[@matthewbanjomanwalker]

Unfortunately I once fell for this with a company called fast track promotions. They didn't say it was door to door, they told me in the interview it's a weekly wage of at least £250 per week plus uncapped earnings guaranteed. Only when I was told a week into the job it was only what you made with sales and it wasn't a wage. I lasted just under 5 weeks, and to be honest I was planning on leaving anyway but was told I was a waste of money. That was the longest 5 weeks of my life and probably the worst job I've ever done.

[@BrazyUK]

As somebody who used to work as a door-to-door charity fundraiser and made very good money in the process, not only for myself but for the charities 100-fold, I am disgusted at this. They are shitting all over the reputation of good, hard working people who do this for good causes.

[@acespades9286]

I used to work for one too, and it is exploiting many no doubt

[@BrazyUK]

@@acespades9286 Not if you understand the business model and the fundraising company adheres to all of the standards set by the charities they fundraise on behalf of. It can be a profitable arrangement for both parties and the charity's initial investment into door-to-door fundraising pays off. I'll always have time for a door-to-door fundraiser on my doorstep, especially a well articulated and well spoken young man, but the moment I detect an ounce of deception I'm out. The fact that this company calls their fundraisers "salespeople" and they call their donors "customers" is enough of a red flag on this company for me.

[@ThinkAhead0]

Highly doubt you made good money doing it.

[@BrazyUK]

@@ThinkAhead0 What would I gain from lying about that? I'm happy to be transparent. I was on a £12 per hour basic wage (this was 10 years ago) at the age of 18, I was paid 50p per mile covered in my vehicle and £10 for every passenger I carried. I would usually have £100 in my account before I've even left the office for the day, just for fuel and passengers. I then made £35 for every signup, as each signup was considered to last an average 5 years so was valued accordingly. This is why we had strict compliance on our pitches and the way we spoke to donors - because the better the pitch was, the longer they would continue to donate for, so it was in our best interests and we were incentivised to be open and honest about the charity and not try to be deceitful. There was a bonus structure. So, the more signups you got per week, the more they would be valued. For example 5 signups, they all become worth £40 each and 10 signups they all become worth £50 each etc. I worked my way up to become a Team Leader and I also earned from my team members' signups and had a separate bonus structure based on team performance. All in all we were incentivised to be good hard working honest fundraisers, under STRICT rules and regulations, any false signups and you were dismissed instantly. The company was called HOME Fundraising and they have ran for many many years and are very reputable. They work with some of the biggest charities in the UK (NSPCC, Cancer Research, British Heart Foundation, Marie Curie and many more). So yeah, I made great money. An average of about £1000 per week, and even more if we were on a road trip away in hotels. Food and accommodation completely paid for. We were well looked after but we always turned a huge profit for the charities too. The charities invest in companies like HOME Fundraising in the hope that they receive their investment back ten-fold in regular donations and it's a model that worked for many years until these cowboys started getting involved.

[@Bestdressedbrit]

​@@ThinkAhead0 why do you doubt it?

[@alexmousley7213]

Nice investigation- funny how much the scammers who run the company talked at the start and how little when confronted! The sort of pressure sales tactics used, if used on me are likely to result in a bucket of cold water, or, more legally, me just filming them- you know it's dodgy when a salesperson won't go on camera! I detest this sort of exploitation- both of the "self employed" workers who get no pay and of the vulnerable people they try to get to hand over money. If approached by a "chugger" in the street- I am likely to be extremely rude, but, I'd imagine it'd be quite effective to start recording them with my phone- on facebook live!

[@rorekel]

I nearly had a job like this. I got to the third stage of the interview process, I was very young and they made me feel I was the perfect candidate, it really boosted my self esteem. There was no mention of it being a commission only until I asked. I didn’t pick up the phone when they called me back with a job offer

[@Euphoftoday]

My door stays slammed shut to everyone but the postman or the neighbour/family/friend. Get a peep hole or ring doorbell.

[@infernogamers168]

Good journalism 👏🏼

[@maurreese]

I was involved in one of these scams here in America and it’s so similar! I was in my early twenties and barely earned anything. This is not the exception of the rule but the norm with these organizations.

[@RD-lb3st]

Ryan Wallace is a real wannabe. A flash tosser. 'He's in Ibiza and Miami'. Of course he was 😅