Had a weird interview for Telus International. $38/hr guaranteed 40hrs. See letter below
There’s no way this is legit right? I was asked to chat on zoom or telegram. I’ve always thought telegram was kinda fishy. But I replied to them on zoom. They gave me a few interview questions. And buried in those interview questions was, how would you like to receive your pay, check or direct deposit? I was already a little skeptical about things and I hadn’t given much personal info. So I said DD. He replied, what bank do you use. I told him I didn’t feel comfortable disclosing that at this point. He said it was required. So I told him bank name. There’s a lot of red flags in this email I received:
“ ABOUT TELUS International .
TELUS International is a technology company which provides IT services and multilingual customer service to global clients. Clients include corporations in technology, games, communications & media, eCommerce, fintech, travel & hospitality, healthcare, and automotive industries.
Website: www.telusinternational.com
Hands down, our culture is our competitive advantage. It’s what fuels our innovative approach to delivering end-to-end customer experience solutions backed by next-gen technology. It’s also what makes us stand out from the competition. We invite you to learn more, or better yet, come visit one of our global centers of excellence to see for yourself!
We give where we live
Our team members want to be part of something bigger and when given the opportunity, they make big differences where we live, work and raise our families. Giving back is an essential part of our corporate DNA and the foundation of our caring culture.
Our team
We’ve got the best team members in the world and it all starts at the very top.
We like people. We particularly like bright, talented people who try to get the right stuff done, who love working in teams, and who are always striving to learn and improve.
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you. We’re successful, we’re growing, and we aim to be the best place you’ve ever worked.
We’ll let you know what benefits are available and best suit your situation.
FLEXIBLE WORK
With many varied roles across UXC, we understand not everyone can work 8am to 4pm. When you start with us, have a chat with your manager about what we can do to support your needs.
Parental leave
13 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and five days paid partner leave.
Career breaks of 3-12 months
You have the freedom to achieve personal goals without having to take leave or resign.
Off-site work
Work from an off-site work location, whether that’s at home or a customer’s location.
Part-time work
If agreed with your manager, you can work less than a standard week.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Support senior managers and executives with daily clerical tasks
* Plan meetings and take detailed minutes
* Answer phone calls, provide information to callers or connect callers to appropriate people
* Schedule appointments and update calendar
* Make travel arrangements and reservations for senior managers
* Compose and type regular correspondence, like invitations and informative material
* Develop and maintain a filing system
* Create spreadsheets and presentations
* Provide statistical and budget reports
* Greet and provide general support to visitors
* Develop, implement and improve office policies and procedures
BRIEFING SUMMARY
You will be enlisted for a 2 weeks training program. Find Training program details below:
*You will have to be online from 8am to 11AM daily for the training program as you will be given a series of tasks during training.
*You will resume work fully after training and your working hours will be 8am – 4pm your time zone.
*Whether or not you have an assignment or task to carry out you will be paid $38.00/hr and for 8hrs a day as long as you are online during the stated hours.
*You have to keep a strict record of time and activities. A time sheet should be sent every Friday’s day for monitoring (In your own format).
*In carrying out any assignment or task a progress report has to be emailed every Friday to your supervisor.
*You are paid weekly.
*There is no startup cost, the training would be administered on line, this is an online based position, and the base pay is $22.00 per hour during training and $38.00 per hour after training.
*Either party is free to terminate at any time with notice.
We recognise that our employees are the reason for our success. For that reason, we are proud to provide our employees with some of the best benefits in the industry. In effort to encourage our employees to truly thrive, we maintain a positive work environment, support a healthy balance between work and personal life, offer impressive health benefits, and foster academic and professional growth.
Paid Time Off: Commensurate to employee; accrued semi-monthly.
Holidays: 6 Standard, 4 Floating.
Annual Corporate Trip: Travel and Lodging will be provided for all eligible employees.
Educational Reimbursement: We support continued learning and offer employee education reimbursement up to $5000 per year.
401(K): We match up to 4% of employee contribution. An additional 0% – 4% profit sharing at year end will be applied.
Reward & Recognition Programs: Employee Referral Program and other bonus programs.
Medical: Employee and family’s monthly benefits are covered under our PPO Plan at 90%.
Dental: Dental coverage is provided.
Vision: Is included at no cost to the employee.
Life Insurance: Eserv pays 100% of the cost for $100,000.00 life insurance for employees.
Long Term Disability Insurance: Employee is covered for 60% of base monthly earnings, to a maximum of $10,000 per month until age 65.
Short Term Disability Insurance: Employee paid 60% of the employee’s weekly salary up to a maximum of $2000 per week.
Quality of Life Benefits:
We strive to make our employees truly extraordinary, providing them with the resources they need to excel professionally. In addition to our “traditional” benefits, our employees also partake and enjoy the following offerings.
Cellular Phone Allowance
Internet Access Allowance
Grooming Allowance
Fitness Allowance
Professional Membership
You will be enrolled for these benefits after two(2) months after which you would become a regular employee of the company.
WORKING EQUIPMENT
Funds for the purchase of working Equipment and software will be provided for you by the Company if hired. This includes: A MacBook Air Apple Laptop,Notebook for mobility and some other software for accuracy, Speed of data processing, Time Monitoring and Effectiveness,(4 in one Zebra ZM 400vvBarcode Printer and Cards, Fax Machine, Scanner, Photocopier Machine, 4Drawer Cabinet and Office Desk) Myob business essentials software 2014, US Patent Single Users Pack simply accounting 2013,Apple Final Cut Express 3.5 HD Upgrade, Norton Ghost 9.0,Microsoft Office XP 2016 Standard Upgrade, Peachtree Premium Accounting 2014.erly Simply Accounting),Business.
Details on the Uses and delivery of these equipment would be provided to you ASAP.
You would be Given the Following to start work with after your two weeks training.
Company Official Mailing ID, Form w-4, And Other Necessary Documents, * Staff User Name and Password for Our Website Link ( For easy access to company data and task for each day )
Employment Supervisor.”