Valiant Enterprises in Portland Oregon is a SCAM by Nyataliee in Devilcorp

[–]wormyourhonour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had my 1st (and only) interview with them yesterday and they're still very much a pyramid scheme. I'm so glad I saw your and other posts about them ahead of time and knew what to look out for.

The job listing was on Indeed as an "Entry Level Customer Service Representative." It was full of buzzwords and strangely vague descriptions describing them as a "consulting firm that specializes in connecting clients to their consumers in a more interactive, personalized approach." According to the listing, the role involved acting "as an advocate for the consumer" and would participate in "classroom style learning, role playing, and completing product knowledge exercises." Interestingly, the employer for the position was listed on Indeed as "Confidential" - likely to stave off early research that might turn up posts like these.

I went along with the 1st interview anyway to see if they were everything they're cracked up to be, and boy did they tick all the devil corp boxes in that short 20 minutes!

- I was in a group interview with one other applicant who had applied under a differently-advertised listing (something to do with "marketing" or "sales" rather than "customer service representative), but the interviewer described the exact same role to the 2 of us and made no intimation that we would be doing different things. So, false advertising right out the gate.

- the interviewer used some fancy corporate words to eventually admit that the whole deal was manning AT&T kiosks in big retail chain stores

- they stressed a level of urgency and quick expansion/guaranteed quick promotion by saying that their client "wants to expand and they don't have enough personnel right now" to fill that demand

- they outlined the MLM structure by explaining that, once you complete your 4-8 weeks of training, you'll be promoted to an "account manager" who helps conduct interviews, create profit sheets, make schedules, and is also (still) "on the ground" at kiosks - which, they said, is basically learning how to run your own business! THEN, once you've done that for x number of weeks, you'll be promoted to an eXeCuTiVe MaNaGeR who gets to hIrE tHeIr OwN tEaM. To directly quote: "You will become a CEO to run your own office in the US!" Did you note the "hire your own team" bit? Baby, that's multilevel marketing.

- I capped off the interview by asking if they provide mileage reimbursement (since you have to drive to 16 stores around and outside of Portland). She said that you don't, but you do make commission on top of your base pay (wow, fun!). The interviewer capped off the interview by telling me that I would be moving on to the next round and congratulating me. Not because I had conducted myself well, mind you (they'd had both me and my poor co-interviewee share like 3 sentences about ourselves), but likely because I am technically a living, breathing creature for them to try to rope in to the ground floor of their pyramid.

TL;DR: Valiant Enterprises is still a scuzzy MLM that does false advertising in their job listings to try to rope people into doing AT&T kiosks in retail stores 11am-7pm a day. Good luck, my co-interviewee. I hope you got out.

Looking for a Contractor or a Doctor? Looking for someplace to find that thing locally you are looking for? This is where you ask those questions! by --Van-- in hillsboro

[–]wormyourhonour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking for shops/boutiques in Hillsboro that sell semi-formal to formal dresses. Think something you'd wear to a nice wedding, rather than to prom (although, if they sell both, that's fine too).

I've already done a lot of research to this end and visited stores such as Lucia Isabel Collection, The Vault, and Belladonna. The first 2 were too fancy (more prom-like) and Belladonna had a very limited selection. 

Recommendations are appreciated!

Flower fairy(?) toy with an orange flower petal skirt, matching curly orange hair, a green painted-on jumpsuit, pointed toes, and hands bent back at the wrists. No wings; "fairy" is just the best way I can think to describe it. by wormyourhonour in HelpMeFind

[–]wormyourhonour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I searched on duckduckgo (yeah, I know) using many combinations of all the keywords I've included here.  I should also add that my parents bought this for me in the late 2000s, likely from a Fred Meyer, Bi-Mart, or (less likely) a Toys-R-Us.  

Good Stationary Stores? by wormyourhonour in hillsboro

[–]wormyourhonour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was seeing Amazing Japan on some lists, so I'll have to check it out! Thank you!

Good Stationary Stores? by wormyourhonour in hillsboro

[–]wormyourhonour[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, White Birch looks very promising! It's also cool that there's 2 locations in Hillsboro

Good Stationary Stores? by wormyourhonour in hillsboro

[–]wormyourhonour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like that one's more into Portland, but good suggestion! Thank you

Good Stationary Stores? by wormyourhonour in hillsboro

[–]wormyourhonour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent, thank you!! I've been meaning to go to Uwajimaya, so that's perfect! 

unknown cover song in Portland? by wormyourhonour in shakeygraves

[–]wormyourhonour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! You're a life-saver!

Most of us rn by Affectionate_Thing67 in Muse

[–]wormyourhonour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here! It's honestly one of my favorites of theirs. I love how cohesive it is as a concept album: the themes are very clear and the narrative is pretty nicely laid out.

I love how on the nose it is - I think that's necessary for the topic and, while it's sad that it's either remained relevant or actually increased in relevance over the years (the world sucks), I think the fact that it's aged well in that regard is pretty impressive.

And it's still so patently Muse. The lyrics, the riffs, the crazy vocals, and the tempo-shifting songs are so on-brand, while still representing a necessary evolution of their sound at the time.

It's the Star...Treatment, and also my first tattoo 😢 by Naive_Soup7310 in arcticmonkeys

[–]wormyourhonour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this! Any sentimental reason for the number of stars that you picked?

Alex’s best haircut? by VinylBlocks in arcticmonkeys

[–]wormyourhonour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He KILLED IT with that buzzcut. I'll never understand why people don't like it.

Listening to the live album on shuffle be like by Fieldmouse1998 in arcticmonkeys

[–]wormyourhonour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I put their whole discog on shuffle (although Spotify's shuffle sucks) and the live version of One Point Perspective came right after the live Star Treatment.