Word: oneness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sales presentation, in our mind, is an ethical one," she said, but added that "it would not be appropriate" for her to comment on specifics. "To my knowledge we are not using that method [the one criticized...
...knowledge, at least concerning practices in Louisville, is woefully in complete. And a Collier's regional manager, in charge of sales in one-sixth of the nation, was in the local office during my training and even attended some of the sessions at which we practiced our sales pitch...
That's the catch, and it's a big one. The "dime a day" -for ten years-is $588.98, actually more than 15 cents a day. Ten payments of $4.95 for the yearbook can be paid annually, but the balance-about $540-must be paid within three years...
...same price-without the requirement of a letter praising the encyclopedia. The Boston office of Collier's offers the 24 volumes for $339.50, but also offers the combination deal for the same base price-$479.50-as in Louisville. Additional tax, interest, and yearbook charges push the total about one hundred dollars higher...
...encyclopedia is already on sale now, of course, and the interviewer's little deception was only one minor incident in a major war Collier's wages against its own employees. Several complained to me that they had been cheated out of their wages; it didn't happen to me, but then I didn't stay around long enough to get paid-anyway, I didn't sell any encyclopedias...