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etranz nightmare

Posted By: dls on 2005-09-01
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I just wanted to share my experience with etranz in the hope that no one else will be caught in their trap.  This company is very unprofessional in their business dealings.  The management will send out payroll checks sometimes as much as 2 weeks late.  There are several former MTs how have had checks bounce and are still holding the money.  Personally, I have had no checks bounce but I believe it is only because I am in the state of GA where the eTranz office is. I informed the owner that if my check bounced I would be coming to Gwinette County to file charges and lo and behold my check cleared.  When I tried to terminate my employment, I was told that if I did not work out my 14 day notice that half of my final paycheck would be held as per contract.  When I tried to get a guarantee from the owner that I would be paid for this work, all she could do was scream at me over the phone and she refused to answer my questions concerning payroll.  Finally, what I had to do was force her to lock me out of the system so that I could start  new contract that I had.  I kept calling her regarding payroll, leaving message after message.  If I did get her on the phone, she still refused to answer my question, yelled at me, and would hang up on me.


Please stay away from this company.  I have found out since resigning that this company has a track record for very unethical business practices. 




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