I started working for Alex Viera on March 5th 2018. (Who told me his name was Richard at the time of the interview) very small office, I was the only sales broker. Very out of date and unorganized company, they use paper leads and you have to physically hard dial which I'm not used to. Majority of the leads were copies of individuals retirement account statements which included balance of account, breakdown of how their funds are diversified and all of their information which I knew was illegal to obtain that kind of personal information without these individuals knowing about it. Alex spends 3/4 of the day talking down to you, saying very insulting and belittling things to make himself feel like a big shot which is laughable. Wanted me to sign a document stating that in I did not have 3 hours of talk time each day I will not be paid. I addressed this with him before I signed to clarify, I knew with how much time he made me spend in his office listening to him talk and talk it would be nearly impossible to get that talk time especially with the paper leads provided. He assured me that I would be paid as long as he saw me making a good effort.
On day 2 I closed a $25,241.00 deal. I got the paper work and everything in and it was good to go we just needed to schedule Fed ex to pick up the metals the following day. He told me I would be getting a $3000 comission check off this deal and he would get $4500 He was excited that I closed this so quickly. The next morning Alex was clearly very stressed out over a simple fed ex pick up, it seemed as if he had never done one before spent atleast an hour talking down to the Fed ed guy on the phone, then proceeded to verbally abuse me. I have been in sales for over 13 years and I have never had any employer speak to me the way he did. I explained that would not be tolerated and if he can't express himself in a respectful way I won't be there, so I told him I was leaving for the day.
On Friday (pay day) he started the day off saying he legally did not need to pay me anything, said you did not have 3 hours of talk time each day and there was nothing about comission in the contract. I couldn't believe it. He said we will figure it out next Friday if you "behave" next week. I told him if we can't get everything I'm writing now, why would I put in another week of my time and energy just for you to screw me on Friday. He wouldn't do it so I left. I made him $7500 in comission and didn't get a penny. I have never felt so taken advantage of in my life. Do yourself a favor and do not work or do business with this crook!! It's not right.
I was hired by Alex Viera President of My Private Bullion on September 15th as an independent contractor to call leads he provided on his phone and at his office. He promised me $ 14.00 an hour. He was adamant that I come in at 830 am take lunch at 1pm for 30 minutes and leave at 430pm. There were no breaks. We were to be paid every other Friday. Mr Viera made claims he had letters from the IRS that the coins he sold were not taxable and I should convey this to prospects. The week of payday he explained that he was going to Singapore for business to open an offshore account and for leveraging metals which is illegal in the US. He promised me he would bring my check on Thursday, as he was leaving on Friday. I also signed an independent contractor agreement with me promising to have 2 hours of talk time per day. He came in on Thursday with no check and another rep I knew made $18000.00 that week. From one sale. Mr Viera made double that. I have owned businesses before and if you are legitimate, the rules on 1099 vs W2 are very clear. With 1099 employers save about 23% of payroll compared to W2. Clearly I am a W2 and everyone knows any and all income is taxable. Mr Viera said he loves this country and that he hitchiked from Argentina to get here. It was probably Santa Claus. I found out he has done this before and if you have bought metals from him he will tell you how valuable they are. Try asking him to buy them back. I gave him several chances to pay me. So I regret to say he is a liar a cheat and a thief. Now he can deal with the labor board complaint I filed and the IRS is next along with the attorney General and other agencies. I have documents he provided to prove this, as well.
My Private Bullion Reviews
I started working for Alex Viera on March 5th 2018. (Who told me his name was Richard at the time of the interview) very small office, I was the only sales broker. Very out of date and unorganized company, they use paper leads and you have to physically hard dial which I'm not used to. Majority of the leads were copies of individuals retirement account statements which included balance of account, breakdown of how their funds are diversified and all of their information which I knew was illegal to obtain that kind of personal information without these individuals knowing about it. Alex spends 3/4 of the day talking down to you, saying very insulting and belittling things to make himself feel like a big shot which is laughable. Wanted me to sign a document stating that in I did not have 3 hours of talk time each day I will not be paid. I addressed this with him before I signed to clarify, I knew with how much time he made me spend in his office listening to him talk and talk it would be nearly impossible to get that talk time especially with the paper leads provided. He assured me that I would be paid as long as he saw me making a good effort.
On day 2 I closed a $25,241.00 deal. I got the paper work and everything in and it was good to go we just needed to schedule Fed ex to pick up the metals the following day. He told me I would be getting a $3000 comission check off this deal and he would get $4500 He was excited that I closed this so quickly. The next morning Alex was clearly very stressed out over a simple fed ex pick up, it seemed as if he had never done one before spent atleast an hour talking down to the Fed ed guy on the phone, then proceeded to verbally abuse me. I have been in sales for over 13 years and I have never had any employer speak to me the way he did. I explained that would not be tolerated and if he can't express himself in a respectful way I won't be there, so I told him I was leaving for the day.
On Friday (pay day) he started the day off saying he legally did not need to pay me anything, said you did not have 3 hours of talk time each day and there was nothing about comission in the contract. I couldn't believe it. He said we will figure it out next Friday if you "behave" next week. I told him if we can't get everything I'm writing now, why would I put in another week of my time and energy just for you to screw me on Friday. He wouldn't do it so I left. I made him $7500 in comission and didn't get a penny. I have never felt so taken advantage of in my life. Do yourself a favor and do not work or do business with this crook!! It's not right.
I was hired by Alex Viera President of My Private Bullion on September 15th as an independent contractor to call leads he provided on his phone and at his office. He promised me $ 14.00 an hour. He was adamant that I come in at 830 am take lunch at 1pm for 30 minutes and leave at 430pm. There were no breaks. We were to be paid every other Friday. Mr Viera made claims he had letters from the IRS that the coins he sold were not taxable and I should convey this to prospects. The week of payday he explained that he was going to Singapore for business to open an offshore account and for leveraging metals which is illegal in the US. He promised me he would bring my check on Thursday, as he was leaving on Friday. I also signed an independent contractor agreement with me promising to have 2 hours of talk time per day. He came in on Thursday with no check and another rep I knew made $18000.00 that week. From one sale. Mr Viera made double that. I have owned businesses before and if you are legitimate, the rules on 1099 vs W2 are very clear. With 1099 employers save about 23% of payroll compared to W2. Clearly I am a W2 and everyone knows any and all income is taxable. Mr Viera said he loves this country and that he hitchiked from Argentina to get here. It was probably Santa Claus. I found out he has done this before and if you have bought metals from him he will tell you how valuable they are. Try asking him to buy them back. I gave him several chances to pay me. So I regret to say he is a liar a cheat and a thief. Now he can deal with the labor board complaint I filed and the IRS is next along with the attorney General and other agencies. I have documents he provided to prove this, as well.