I'm not sure how they can get away with charging more than what they quoted. If it had been an estimate then yes, they're free to go over as much as they want. But a quote, is something they need to stick by.
That non-employee friend was probably some crackhead they ordered from the local Labour Ready.
As for photos being lost. It's always a good idea to pack the important small stuff like that with you in your car or luggage and take it with you. Video games, DVD's and other crap like that can always be replaced, but photos, obviously not.
Simple solution? Cut the cable bug from your home and download your tv shows.
Don't use cable internet, go with a small provider like Teksavvy or Execulink.
Those ringtone sites are a scam. AVOID!
Those sites are a total scam.
Very often on Torrent sites you see "Meet girls in your city". You sign up for a trial membership and before that expires, you start getting messages from 'girls' in your area. Only the so-called girls are the site admins scamming you into thinking they're real.
You sign up for the full membership and voila, no more messages. The pics used in the banner ads are ones they stole from MySpace and Facebook profiles. No women sign up to those websites so it's all just guys.
CDI, or Everest as it's now known is a complete and total fraud. The fact that they're inside the Galleria mall should be enough to tell you that they're not a legit school.
I don't want to be one that says "Told you so" but you would have been much better off going to Westervelt, where you're taught by trained RN's and you do your placement at Dearness Home.
I was going to go there with the Second Careers program, but it turns out I'm not eligable for it because apparently, it's not "skilled" enough. The tuition was going to be about $5, 000 for the six month class. And apparently because I'm a guy, I'd have a job almost right away because there's not enough of us in the field.
I hope it all worked out for you in the end, I really hate seeing SCAM schools like CDI College taking advantage of people. Thames Valley Business College in the McDonald's building downtown is another fraud school.
It's called Google Treasure Chest because the company using Google's name, is using your bank account or credit card as their own "treasure chest".
Why anyone would be so ###ing stupid as to fall for those ads they see on Facebook is beyond me. If you're that dumb, you deserve to be ripped off.
I agree with this. Having worked for the London office, they are probably the worst when it comes to restoration and disaster clean-up. The company relies soley on temps from ABL Employment(Nothing against this company) or Labour Ready for the grunt work. What's that mean? It means the guy you have inside your home has NOT been screened by the company, nor does he work for the company so he has no loyalty, nor does he give a ### about his job because it's just a temp job and not a 'real' one.
There's no telling if he's a sex offender or has some other kind of a criminal past since Winmar doesn't hire directly anyone unless you're a crew leader or a skilled tradesman such as a drywaller or carpenter.
While I admit I was working there as a temp, I was one of the few that actually did care and when I was in a client's home I was respectful of the property.
Also, the people that do work for the company are [censored]bags and would routinely pack us into vans without ANY seats at all. If we were lucky we got a milk crate or box of garbage bags to sit on, and the few skilled tradesmen they do have, refuse to shuttle around the grunts even though we're all going to the same place.
It's also normal for them to treat the lower employees like crap, and EVERYONE lives in fear of the owner, John White who runs the place like a power mad tyrant.
Nobody gets paid a fair wage either(unless you're management or that ### Dee that runs the back where customers items are stored), so you should expect them to steal from you even if they do work for the company.
If you need a restoration company, call Restoration Masters(based out of Strathroy I think) or another company, anyone but Winmar.
Another interesting note is that while your items are stored there, they are totally out in the open, unlabeled at that. So that box of DVD's or video games that was taken away for assessment? Expect at least several to never return.
Ugh, I posted a message but it was lost. Anyways, an update to my previous message that I posted a little over a year ago.
I ended up attending Westervelt College, not for Personal Support Worker like the OP, but for another program I won't speak of for fear of being outed by a troll. Anyways, long story short, I had one instructor that was a real [censor]. Emphasis on the [censor]. She was continually centering me out in class, sometimes laughing at me, would rip my tests and assignments apart and basically making my life a living hell. The stress was so bad for me that I had to drop out of the program. The dean of students, who is nothing more than a glorified principal ripped into me with a tirade full of personal insults to the point where I just got up, told her to "[censor] you [censored]" and walked out of her office, and the school eventually.
I don't suggest anyone attend Westervelt College. The ONLY way to get ahead is to attend a REAL school. All these private colleges are a scam. Everything from Weservelt, CDI, TriOS, the list goes on. Don't waste your time with any of them. Go to Fanshawe, Mohawk, St. Clair or Cambrian, because that's the only way to get a diploma that won't be laughed at by an employer, or your resume just tossed into the trash when they see that you attended a 'Private College'.
Not sure if you read this page anymore OP, but you should talk to the Ministry of Training, and perhaps even your MPP. Like I said in another posting about this very same campus of "Everest", all these private colleges are a god damn scam that exist solely to rip people off and take as much as they can before they toss the body away to make room for another sucker. Even the so-called reputable Westervelt College is a joke.
The bright side is you have six months from your end of study period (Whenever your class would have finished) before you even have to start making payments. As well, if you qualify, you can get interest relief afterwards if you need it.
Let me guess, you saw the ad for them on something by "Google". Google doesn't give a ### what their advertisers do, as long as they pay out they're happy. Anyways, file a dispute with your credit card company to reverse the charges. Even if you do get the sets you ordered, they'll just be bootlegs recorded off of TV or copies from official DVD's.
@ 2me22: Were you there just recently? I'm about to file a formal complaint with the Ministry of Education as well as my local MPP. I have to backtrack what I said. I did indeed attend Westervelt for PSW, I didn't say I did originally for fear of identifying myself, but since another person has basically had the same story as me, I think I'll just come right out. And like 2me22, it was the WORST experience of my life as well. If I had known the [censor] I would have went through, I would have just packed up and moved to Sudbury to attend a REAL school up there. - Cambrian College.
I was cornered in the hallway by that [censor] Mrs. Laplante who told me "I'm going to rip apart your tests and look for anything I can use to take marks away". When I asked her "What the hell is your problem?" she told me point blank "I just don't like you, you don't belong in my program, I want you gone". Well that [censor] got her way eventually. I would have complained to the dean about this incident in the hallway, but considering how she tore into me the day I dropped out, I don't think that would have went over very well. It's obvious they only care about the money the students bring in.
On top of being [censor]ed over by the school, they also failed to send the proof that I paid them the money for the tuition, books, uniforms and even an exam fee, something I never even got to take in the first place! I got a very angry letter from the Ministry of Education basically saying I now owe $3, 000. As if my problems weren't bad enough before, they just got worse.
Thanks Westervelt, thanks for [censor]ing me over and making my life a living nightmare. And for the record, Robert Gardiner is a lying sack of [censor]. Admissions Co-ordinater? He's nothing but a glorified salesman!
And btw 2me22, do you have an email I can reach you at? (I also have an idea of who you are) I'd like to discuss this further with you. If two people file complaints, (and most likely attended at different times) then a red flag will definitely be raised at the Ministry of Education. If we don't do something about it, that horrible school will just continue to do it again. - If you want to get ahold of me, my Facebook has the exact same user name as I do on here.
And for the record, I was so stressed out I could barely sleep. I was lucky enough to get 4, maybe 5 hours a night. I'd be drinking Red Bull or the knock-offs to help me stay awake. I was snapping at everyone, friends and family. My entire life was school. Two to three hours a night of reading and doing homework. To avoid any distractions, I'd go to the library so I could concentrate fully on what I needed to do. I stayed completely sober, no weed, no booze for the short while I was there. Even much of my weekends were dedicated to assignments, reading or studying. - I probably looked like a fool sitting in the Galleria Food Court reading text books and eating my dinner.
Someone mentioned to me that perhaps the teacher causes stress on her students to see how they would respond to it in the working world. Whatever her reason is, there's no excuse, and she obviously has a history of this. - As 2me22 has mentioned. I wonder how many students she's done this to in the past. I'd like to see her fired and the entire program, and perhaps the entire school overhauled, but I don't see that happening any time soon.
@Hobbes.. lol. Their 'cafeteria' or 'lounge' is a joke. I remember the orientation session(the day before classes and when we got our books), it was either the dean or the assistant dean that said they don't have microwaves because of health code regulations and they have to have someone there at all times to clean after EVERY use. - I lol'd because of that. That's the biggest crock of [censor] I've ever heard. I have worked at a lot of different places, sometimes large factories like Keiper (out there on Airport road) or McCormick's and they certainly didn't have anything like that. I guess every place I've ever worked (or anyone else) at is in violation of some health codes. So I was spending at least 5 bucks a day on lunches as well. At the very least they could have had fridges for the students to keep lunches in, but I guess that would require them to spend money on students instead of it lining the owner's pocket.
@2me22 like I said in my PM to you, if you file a complaint with the Ministry of Education, show them your proof because it will only fuel the [censored]storm that will most likely ensue if enough complaints are filed against this 'school'.
If she had tried this at a real school like Fanshawe or St. Clair the student union would [censor] bricks and demand action against her, I don't even think the precious 'teacher union' could help her there.
lol... I was actually bound by the bus, so that only added to my already cramped day. About 45 minutes to get there (whatever bus was on Dundas) and then the 4a or b.
Regarding the Police Foundation students standing there in that lobby, I always assumed they were taking descriptions of the people that were filing in for observation purposes for part of their course.
I can't help but lol @ the fact they got some STUDENTS to escort someone from the building. So much for standing up for yourself, I guess they figure everyone is supposed to eat Mrs. Teetzel's [censor] and smile.
And microwaves, hell even high schools have them. I remember Beal having a few, and Fanshawe had a couple set up in that area where they have that little mini mart where you can get subs or pizza, and the bar which is open during some lunch hours. (not Outback Shack, I think it's referred to as Forewell Hall)
But about parking, they did tear a few houses down to make way for parking, as well, you can park at White Oaks Mall in the Walmart area. I can't say I blame the management of the strip mall where Jack Astor's and Blinds To Go are. I'd be pissed too if 200 cars were taking up valuable spots for my client's customers and I owned that property.
I also couldn't believe they didn't even have wireless internet. It would have been nice to do a little bit of research or even just mess around on the lunch break. I asked about it and was told the students would just abuse it. lol right... like we're going to be able to download a 20 gig torrent in a lunch break... xD Their IT guys just need to block the ports that torrents use, it is possible because I can't even get 10kbs when I try to use it downtown at the library.
Which reminds me of this one time. We were going to be doing computer charting and was told that our files will be in a certain drive. The drive showed up, but we didn't have access to it. Being pretty tech savvy myself, I knew the problem (actually, anyone in grade 9 computers could figure this one out) and told Mrs C what to do, basically just give is privleges to access that drive. She looked at me and sneered which was followed by a not so pleasent look. Sure enough, a few minutes later she went to get an IT guy who did indeed give us access. I would have called her out on that for being such an ignorant [censor], but again, I didn't want to do anything to jeapordize my education.
And while Fanshawe might have some silly way of doing things for PSW (Finding your own co-op, needing to have your CPR and First Aid cert before you apply) at least it will be widly recognized. That way if I am a Fanshawe grad I can show my resume to an employer anywhere from St. John's all the way out to Victoria. They'll be like "Oh Fanshawe, that's in London right? I got family there, nice city" As opposed to "Westervelt, huh? What is that? Where is that?".
To change the topic a bit, if any of my former classmates happen upon this page, I certainly hope you had better luck with the dragon lady than I did, and I wish you all nothing but success. As for myself, I've pretty much convinced myself London is dead and there's nothing here for me now. I might just pack up my [censor] and move to Sudbury, maybe even hook back up with a certain girl I used to be quite close with".
Btw Hobbes, what program did you end up taking? I'd suggest trying another city and seeing how your luck is there, but assuming you're still here in London and can't get anything, I doubt you'll have much luck elsewhere.
The staff in the Masonville store is even worse. I only got to Shoppers if I absolutely have to. Their prices are insane, even more than A&P's, and since they are no longer open 24/7, I have no reason to even go there anymore for anything other than unscented Arrid deodorant. (You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find in London)
lol.. [redacted]. I used to think they were legit, but then they started taking payouts from that "Cash 4 Gold" scam that advertises on the American stations late at night. I read about that on http://cockeyed.com/ he doesn't name them specifically, but it's pretty obvious who he's talking about. - All you see are banners all over the place for "Cash 4 Gold" on [redacted].
I've encountered this [censor] at that after hours clinic there on Dundas, in where the old Crappy Tire used to be.
You're right, she is pretty mean and uncaring. She just did a quick examination and then wrote me off a useless 5 day prescription. It's all about the prescriptions to these useless foreign doctors. Whatever happened to them giving a [censor] about their patients?
lol yeah man.. The only places that carry the unscented are Zellers, and sometimes Shoppers. Avoid the latter though, unless you don't mind paying a premium of $1.00 per can.
I worked for Kelly Servies on and off for a few years. I can't say anything good about them at all. I will be starting a thread with my beefs about them, one of which being they sabotaged the relationship I had with one company. - Long story short, Kelly's told me they don't want me back, but when I saw one of the foreman I worked under the following summer at a party, he said he was indeed trying to get me hired. Kelly's just didn't want me to get hired because they'd lose a spot to make money on. The [censor] that was my boss at Kelly's ended up getting fired and they lost the contract because of their meddling. It didn't do me any good however, I was still [censor] out of luck.
And if you've been at one assingment for two years but still haven't been hired on, I'd be asking WTF. It's time to look for another job because it's obvious this company won't be hiring you. Ask your direct supervisor and a few co-workers if they'll provide references for you and start sending out resumes to companies that will hire you on directly, pay you a fair wage and give you insurance as well as a proper chair to sit on.
Where was CDI/Everest before they were in Galleria? I remember them being in the same building as the RCMP there on Talbot in about 2002 or so, back then, they were called CDI. As I mentioned before, a friend attended the PSW program at one campus in Toronto but dropped out after a week. She said they changed names to match what they're called in the US as well.
Any truth to their 'career services' just throwing a newspaper at you and telling you to look in there? I heard that from an acquaintance when he said his ex-gf had gone there. Any negative thing I hear about a private college really doesn't surprise me, so I have little doubt that it is true.
Ah, I see. I was a bit confused there for a bit and thought you too were in London. It seems that CDI swallowed up Toronto School of Business in other cities and just closed the one here The London "campus" was also owned by the same guy that owns a popular downtown buffet style restaurant and he was hiring 'grads' from his school. That's how he was able to say he had such high numbers for his grads having such a high employment number. As soon as you take any job at all after school, they count you as a 'success' story and close off your file.
There's currently another "college" in where Toronto School of Business used to be called Thames Valley Business College. I think they called themselves that as a way to trick people into thinking they might have something to do with the local public school board here. - It's called Thames Valley District School Board. This so-called school is in a building downtown that also houses the local office for Ontario Works (social Assistance).
I'd really like someone to take a hard look at these schools. They have no place at all and only serve to rip off the general public and the tax payer. The only private trade school I know is 100% legit is Welding At It's Best. A friend of mine went there and has never been wtihout work in the last three years. Only down side to that is the long waiting list to get in. - At least a year. By the time you wait, you might as well just go and do the same program at Fanshawe or another public college.
I agree with all the negative [censor] thrown at Everest/CDI or whatever the [censor] it is they call themselves today.
Shut em all down, why they're allowed to operate and scam people and the government is beyond me.
What we need is a reporter from a big news paper like the Toronto Star or the New York Times to blow the lid off this racket known as "private career colleges" and let the public know how screwed up they are.
I never understood why Tim Horton's is so popular. Their coffee tastes like [censor], donuts are nasty (not like before when they were made fresh at the store), and they treat their employees like rubbish.
I recall hearing about one store here in a mall where one girl had been there for 7 years, (this would have been in 2003) and was making 9.75 an hour. - Min wage back then was 6.85!
It's too bad more Tim Horton stores won't unionize, I know of one that is union here in London(Oxford & Talbot), or at least it was several years ago.
Not that I'm siding with the management here, but why would you want to eat in a filthy disgusting restaurant that has [censor] all over the washrooms, filthy tables and improperly dressed employees? I'd see just one of those things, turn around and walk out. A five minute walk onto Regent and you have several different choices on where you want to eat. What made you want to choose a place like Arby's anyways? o_O
