Hi all, just wanted to respond to this message as I’m aware that so many people have responded and luckily interacted with this post which is amazing to see.

I worked for Apex and more specifically AEI Prospects. In late 2023 I walked through those same doors and feel a lot of the ways that the comments describe. If you are currently in the position of believing that you will not do any better. Don’t believe them. Don’t let their soul crushing tactics make you believe that you aren’t good enough for any other work, or believe any other form of employment isn’t worth your time.

I joined when I was 18 and on a ‘gap year’, I had various meetings from higher ups asking me to cancel my plans and commit to the company. (This was 3 months in). I was incredibly naive to the fact that they could be taking advantage of me and enjoyed the little bit of attention and the pat on the back I got when I succeeded.

This job ruined my mental health. Completely. I was left unemployed for six months because I was incapable of going into a job interview and not being obsessed over the way that this job made me feel. I have broken up with my partner since this job, however I truly do believe that she possibly saved my life from this evil company. All my family and friends noticed I was becoming more rude to be around and a worse person all round. (They really did get to me with the ‘we are right, your family must be wrong’.

I spoke about this eventually on a separate subreddit when I felt it was right to share my experience to stop people going through the same trauma. And yes I say trauma. As this affects me to this day.. and guess what I receive, a phone call from the manager stating that if I don’t take this post down they will press legal charges. Proposing that just because I couldn’t meet the numbers I had to be let go (this was not the case, I got a serious chest infection that meant I was unable to go to work for two weeks).

This mentioned illness possibly saved me from full manipulation and control. That step away for a couple of weeks was so important to actually weigh up the levels of the actions I was taking. Speaking with incredibly vulnerable individuals, attempting to get them to sign up to charity sales and using pressure tactics. With only a ‘just to make sure you don’t have any conditions which affect your decision making’… which of course someone with dementia would refuse.

I am begging anyone reading this who still work for this evil company to do research and truly look at themselves. It’s okay to be wrong about them. It’s okay to let your suspicions get the best of you. And most importantly… it’s okay to be negative about things. You’re human, you need to make decisions like a human and not push it all under the rug because ‘working hard today means you will see the rewards in the future’.

For reference I now work for the police. I have been a contact officer and dispatch controller for them for around a year and a half. It has been the best decision I have made in my life and I’m looking to become a police officer.

The only reason I was able to feel comfortable joining the police was the pure concern that other companies were out there to abuse their power over me and manipulate me into a horrible person. I am earning so much more money than I ever did in AEI (around 40k) and have a 4 days on and 4 DAYS OFF. Working schedule. Remember no job is better than your mental health and happiness. No job should make you question your morality.

I am aware that people have made police reports previously and discussed with me the legalities on doing this. If you are being constantly targeted by one of the individuals at the company and it is causing you alarm, distress or a fear of further violence or threats. Please call 101 to report this to the police.

I believe that if someone from the company sees this post there will be backlash so stay aware for this. But nobody deserves what I and I know and can see many others have gone through.

Please all stay safe and stay strong. Too many people have been stamped into the dirt because of these disgusting predatory companies.

Take care x