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I never worked for Deventure.  But, I did apply there.  During the application process, there were red flags that alerted me to the fact that I did not want to work for them.  It seemed to me that they were either extremely disorganized or downright dishonest.  Sadly, I don't think they are unique.  I've had similar experiences with many other companies during my search for the best job, which still has not been found. 

But, you know what?  I've also observed that many of these companies totally rely on the fact that they can manipulate MTs to the Nth degree.  What was that word of wisdom that was once spoken by one of my favorite TV psychologists?  You teach people how to treat you.  Never was this as true as it is in the MT work world.  Of course, you can go bankrupt while searching for those who will treat you as a human being and not expect you to perform as a tireless, inhuman robot.

Even if Deventure WINS this case, I praise the lady who is allowing her case to be heard.  

    that if you've followed these boards for at least 2 years, you already had an idea of what was going to happen.  Several MTs made an effort here to warn as many as possible about the future loss of jobs.  Many of the posts were ultimately deleted.  I agree there is nothing gained from rehashing the past other than we must learn from it.     

        QT made a business decision.  They built a company, made a profit, saw more/better/different profit elsewhere, designed a plan to get from point A to point B and moved on - happens every day in the business world.  From all appearances, they did everything right for a while - had they not, there would not be this group of really great MTs struggling to deal with the loss of a job and the stress of starting anew.  QT had an option - they could let their dedicated MTs know what was going to happen and ask them to ride things out as long as possible or they could just squeeze every last drop from each MT and each account.   Too bad for the MTs but, after all, it's only business.  If there were lies, deception, half-truths, etc., this too is a part of the profit/loss bottom line.  

The real irony  - and this is public knowledge - is that former QT owners have started new businesses and are bragging far and wide (see internet blogging) about their new employees.

        Of course, finding a new scrapbooking job will probably be a little easier than finding and securing a new MT account.  

                You think? 

      I have a prediction (purely for entertainment purposes, of course) - Profits will not sustain the new venture/old lifestyle for very long and that within, oh 24 months or so, there will be a foot dipped into a new MT venture, since the old one was soooo profitable, and old habits are hard to break.