I'm sorry that I did not do the research on this before it happened but the situation is that my boyfriend has been out of work for 3 months and money was getting tight so he seen an ad in the paper for kirby and the ad said GUARANTEED $500 a week. So he called and decided to check into it because we needed the money. He went to the interview and they hired him then and there. Told him he was only putting vacuums together and not selling them that he would be paid every saturday reguardless of if his crew leader sold one or not. Then the 2nd day he was told the same thing. the first day out on the field they decided to tell him he had to get 15 shows a week to get paid well upon hearing this we thought it better to ask around and yes that was true so basically he worked all day that day 12 hours for nothing. They lied to him and THEN told him if he did not bring the stuff back in after he quit they would call the police and sure enough they did. So I'm thinking who in the world would want to steal a couple vacuum attachments some dirty rags and some manuals. He had to get another job we have a family to feed and it became clear after a few days they had lied big time and he was not getting paid. We simply did not have the time to return the stuff in a timely manner and so after all they put him through and the lies they told him they had the nerve to call the cops pathetic!

I am A D.D.S For a Kirby company in Wisconsin, I Used to work for Kirby in Jackson Michigan I can Assure that all these statements are false. People say things with a lack of understanding about this business... Is off, Some Distributors offer a Guarantee base pay of $xxx.00 per week if you complete 13-15 complete Demonstrations. There are 5 things that MUST be completed in a home to get credit for this demo. Contest Pitch, 100 dirt pads, Vac kill, mattress test, and Shampoo a 4x4 area.. if you dont do ALL of these you DO NOT get credit. it is a independent dealers responsibility to do all of these. If it happens that you do this every time you do a show and do 15 shows without a sale then YES, you will get the base pay. Now Usually if you do all this in 15 homes you WILL SELL at least 3 Kirby's. Now the Average in my office is 1/3. So dealers doing 15 shows a week DO SELL 5+ sales a week. I've been in this business for some time now and started at entry level Just as everyone starts and can assure you that those who dont sell FAIL do do the implemented program. I've sold numerous months of 15+ and also have a top month of 21 sales. Those who Fail at Kirby Do so because they DON'T WORK THE PROGRAMS!!! Educate yourselves about how this works before you make Slanderous remarks about a Fortune 500, Multi-Billion dollar company... Best of wishes!!!