Arias Agencies
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Arias Agencies has 2.1 star rating based on 15 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
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Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Amazing company", "If you see a job posting for the company don't bother to respond", "Scammers".
Consumers are not pleased with Customer service and Diversity of Products or Services. The price level of this organization is high according to consumer reviews.
The aggregated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
Arias Agencies has 2.1 star rating based on 15 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
- Rating Distribution
Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Amazing company", "If you see a job posting for the company don't bother to respond", "Scammers".
Consumers are not pleased with Customer service and Diversity of Products or Services. The price level of this organization is high according to consumer reviews.
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Great Service, Good people
User's recommendation: Amazing company
Unprofessional, dishonest and dangerous
I'm currently working at arias agency and going through the "90 day boot-camp". during this time, I've done everything asked of me, worked very long hours with no complaint and have given this job an honest "go". Unfortunately the professionalism of my trainer and other agents is the biggest difficulty.
When first entering the field, I was riding along with my manager, who, keeps guns and other contraband in the vehicle and is at times intoxicated while driving. Obviously putting my life, freedom and insurance license at risk.
I have made several sales. Believing in the "system" being coach-able and overall doing as I've been asked and told. Long story short, after making 3 sales my first week out... I was only paid for 1, the smallest sale of the 3 at that. My manager told me he'd handle the applications after making the sale, but either turned them in VERY late or lost them. This causes me to not get paid when I should but having to continue to make investments for the job. Gas, Food, Mileage, LOTS of time, ext.
The lack of professionalism and regard for people's safety is appalling! And the number of hours worked (70+ a week) causes a strain on one's home life and personal responsibilities.
So after spending 100's of dollars, weeks of hard work and personal sacrifice, there is nothing to show for it... The immaturity and unprofessional-ism of managing agents has drastically caused harm.
If I wanted to be driving around like a criminal, I wouldn't need an insurance license.... If I wanted my applications lost... I wouldn't even write them.
People here are more worried about parties and cars then they are actually doing business.
They are also VERY misleading to customers on the phone and at times dishonest and bullying.
So if you want to sell insurance, take your license and work for a REAL agency! Arias is just a bunch of white frat dudes playing office and wanting to be "gangster". Even the terminology used at meetings is that off a rap song.....
Beware and stay away!!!!! NOT a real job.
STAY AWAY!!!!
This company uses classic bait and switch, fraudulent, deceptive, "recruiting" tactics. They might (as in my case) tell you repeatedly that it's salary, one on one interview and a solid career path.
Nothing is further from the truth. A bunch of 20-somethings, clueless and mindless are running around with tablets and phones trying to look busy and important.
If a recruiter named Elaina calls you, HANG UP!!! She's a liar and a fraud.
Calling the company headquarters to complain is a waste of time.
They either agree with and encourage these *** tactics or just don't care if they're used. I'm not sure which is worse.
Dont fall for it
I started with this company in the office under the GM. I was told that since they were starting up an office in Florida that I would be the new human resource director.
LIE!!! After I had numerous conversations with the staff about contacting hard-working people and offering them a job that cost $200 up front and then forcing them to cold call hundreds of people a day was wrong. I was told that recruiting was the biggest form of income for them and that if I wasn't going to say what they wanted me to say to potential employees, than they would find someone who would. You are promised all kinds of money and *** agreements of help.
It is the biggest SCAM I have ever seen. They do make a fatal mistake of having you call from your cell phone and offer the positions to people. I informed the people who had contacted me back about the position that I didn't work for the company any longer due to not wanting to lie and cheat people out of their money. My advice is going to a 9 to 5 and stay away from companies like this.
You won't get paid and will be forced to lay down all morals and values for fraud!!! It is the same as Kirby and all the other places who want you to work for free and make them money. Take your resume's off public online because that's where they get your resume and lie to you about wanting you to come work for them.
They just want you to work to make them money while you screw your family over. It's not worth it!!!!
Stop contacting me
I have been receiving a few e-mails per week for the past year trying to set up interviews. Time and time again I have indicated that I have already found employment elsewhere and would appreciate if the e-mails would stop.
I have never once had a response to any of my e-mails, which usually reference that they are contacting me because they found my resume online. I have asked where they found my resume, so that I could remove it and avoid these interactions once and for all, but again I receive no reply. I have informed your employees that these e-mails are reaching harassment levels, but they still continue to come in. I have saved all of these e-mails for the past 6 months, including my requests to be removed from your contact list.
I have reached out to a lawyer and have been informed that I have acquired sufficient evidence for an easy case for blatant breach of the CAN-SPAM act of 2003. I would much rather not resort to litigation, I just want to be left alone.
Simply, to be left alone.
Our experience with Arias companies.
I did not attend their group "interview" and have never worked for this company. This just MY personal experience and observations.
They got my contact info from a job hunting/career site and called me. The woman was evasive on the name of the company but wanted me to attend an interview (Red Flag #1). I tried to call back the number in hopes of catching the company name, but it was made through a proxy service which is untraceable (Red Flag #2). I googled the address I was given and it comes up as three different company names, two of which yield search results about scams in several different states (Red Flag #3). Since many of the stories mirrored my own experience, I chose to save myself the grief of going any further.
While there may be some legitimate aspect to the company (whatever their name is this week), I have no tolerance for people who take advantage of job seekers.
Arias Agencies - Review in Staff category
I saw this complaint and I simply laughed. I worked at ail before and the pipe dream they offer is real.
I had no problem making 2,000 a. Week if I wanted. Its all. A numbers game.
Get enough sit Downs ur bound to get the sales. Look these people offer the public union worker a chance to provide to there families when they die. 2 out of 3 people need to protect their families better. They didn't lie u just didn't apply urself to the phones and the hours needed to make money.
U think a doctor works 40 hrs a week to make 3-4k a week. U work hard long days u reap the rewards
If you stumble upon this place in your job search RUN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
While still employed at a call center, I began looking for a new job. I stumbled upon Arias and applied and got an email right away to set up an interview, But would i find out later THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER.
So i got my "interview" and i had to wait a while from where it was scheduled but when i did get my turn it was just a one on one with a manager asking me a couple things reguarding what im doing with life and such. then they brought me and other canidates who were also being interviewed to explain some details about the job. and they mention all the good things but glide over what they should be informing, in this case it was the fact that they want $150 for your licence to sell the insurance. in the first interview they do say you have to pay for it however they did not mention when it was due.
They tell you that their job is like a marriage- theres a committment. let me tell you this is one SCREWED up marriage. I got called back for my second interivew, and they told me that this time theyd be making the hiring decision and theyd go more in depth about the job. Then they proceeded to remind me of the licence money and told me they were going to need that from me today.
AS SOON AS I TOLD THEM I COULDNT PAY THEM 150THAT THEY WANTED FROM ME THAT DAY THE INTERVIEW STOPPED. I told them I was in between paychecks and i didnt have the money until a few days later. They rescheduled our meeting for then. SKETCHY MUCH?????
SOUNDS LIKE THE "HIRING DECISION" WAS BASED ON IF I WAS FORKING OVER MY MONEY I EARNED TO THEM. SOUNDS MORE LIKE PROSTITUTION TO ME. They gave me a really lame exscuse of how the money shows my commitment to them, and they could be saying yes to someone else.
this place is ABSOLUTE *** and I am glad I didnt give them a dime. This is the cool kids club you don't want to join.
The Feds will be shutting these doors sooner than later. READ!
To keep it simple I am currently a high level manager and I've had enough so here go somethings most don't know.
1.They hire anyone and everyone because they make money off of the new hire paying $175 for the online testing. We make you believe that's the only one! it really only costs in the neighborhood of $50-$75. Simon keeps the profit.
2. The relationship with unions is all but gone. After your first couple lead packs they give you joke leads which are names & numbers an old agent put in the system years ago. It's quite comical.
3. They have the lowest commission structure in the industry, but they say their bonus makes them number one. That bonus is a joke & is that carrot that they dangle in your face. They give it to you your first couple months, but then you learn it is impossible to keep.
4. Simon knows what is going on, but he has now put so many buffers that he will not face consequences. His main managers are horrible human beings. They sold their souls to greed. *** his childhood best friend is the worst. He impregnated 2 managers, one was married to another at the time, & he made her get an abortion. The other was a hood rat *** that trapped him, so he got what he deserved.
5. Do yourselves a favor, I am sure you are reading this questioning whether or not to work here. Don't, there are far better companies to work for, or if you are a soul-less evil person, you have a shot to make it there for a little while, until you get screwed one way or the other but their days are number for when the Feds run up in there.
I am looking at other companies. I am a top manager here. I am holding on a few more months to get an increase in my renewals. & I don't care if they find out, I've had it with sitting back and watching this scam get worse and worse. I enough proof to end Arias Agencies.
I wish I was evil as them, & then maybe I would black mail them.
I am excited to watch these undeserving evil individuals get all their money and positions taken from them because that is what they deserve.
They always preach about loyalty, but what they want is loyalty like you get from a dog. Because you will see loyalty is one sided at this company.
And when the day comes, and it will, they have screwed over so many employees there will be a line 50 miles long that would be willing to testify to ALL the criminal activity they have been getting away with for a long time.
Be smart, don't work here.
Your right but your wrong
Listen, I worked there for 2 years in the "amazing" Simon Arias agencies. Yes it is absolutely a scam but not for the reasons you think.
It is the way the company is built from the top down. When you are recruited and make your first sale the company calls that a code for having a new agent submit 1100 worth of anulized life premium. The managers all get bonuses based on how many codes they have in a rolling 5 week period. The president himself has stated we are a recruiting company that happens to sell life insurance.
However that is not even the problem the problem is its all about bonuses for management the company pays big bonuses to the managers based on your production in your first 6 months of employment.
After you are there for more then 6 months there is very little to be made off of you and you will be pushed out. And oh by the way the renewals or residual income generated off all the policies you sell in 6 months then gets recoded to management you never see a dime. However the biggest scam of it all is they suck you in with there fantastic lead system well guess what the leads are terrible. They have been seen over and over again believe me the arias agency goal is to hire 100 people per week yes 100 and most of it happens due to the promise of 60-80 union members to see each and every month, please do the math there arent even 500 new union members a month I would bet let alone enough people to feed the 225 existing agents plus all of you rookies.
Yes thats right when I left the arias agency we had 225 agents in 9 offices my guess is 180 of the 225 is in there first 6 months so what happens to the other 1000 people they hired this year????? and the 5000 that were hired in the last 4 years yep you guessed it they all came saw and quit but not before losing a few thousand dollars trying to live the dream.
You will hear things like mental toughness people all there doing is trying to make you compete with all these people that have already failed before you cause let me guess your not a quitter right? your a talented individual you can do it all the flies dropping around you are turds.
thats the mind set you will fall into and you wont be able to see reality. Well you will see it but not before your family life suffers because of your 75 hour work week and your credit cards are maxed out and you have a negative checking account balance.
Dont judge....
Simon is a great guy, with strong morals and determination....those that cant swing the hours or the work load leave...then come on this website and complain...it's that simple...as far as recruiting: alot of new recruiters really dont have a full understanding of the position and are vague in what they say..this is not a ploy or them being dishonest...alot of people think that a call for an interview is a job offer..IT'S NOT..it's also not the recruiters place to discuss compensation or positions.. ***, the manager might not even like you..they dont hire everyone....it's life insurance people, not the key to the Emerald City.....
Arias agencies aka american income
These people call and all read from a script. they tell you that you can make a bunch of money with them training etc.
its ***. Its totally commission and a few bonus's here and there. they dont tell you its for a sales position. You also have to travel back and forth to pittsburg with your own gas money the only thing they do is provide a hotel for 2 nights.
They also say training but your mostly reading scripts and trainig thru slide shows on the laptop. they promise you so much but do very little. They say interveiw but honestly they hire everyone who walks thru that door. they say you need to decide if you want to pay for your license right then and there so they can offer you the potiotion but really they just want your money.
If someone is quick to tell you how much they make its cuz it fony. you work 12 hour shifts with no pay!
Arias Agencies - Employment Interview Review from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Simon Arias is a liar and a *** man. Dont let his lies about money and happiness blind you from the truth that he is an evil little man who wants to use you.
The interview process is all lies. Actually everything that i experienced there was all lies. Simon and TJ, they should make a spoof of dumb and dumber they could call it, "Lie and Liar."
Dont waste any time with Simon Arias's american income life, they will use you like they used me and everyone else that i met in that office. if one person doesnt get used by them because of this post then it was well worth it.
Don't Waste My Time!
Amanda Valentin called from 904-****-**** and left me a message wanting me to come in and "interview" with Arias Agencies. First of all, she didn't specify what position it was for and I know I did not apply for a job with that entity.
I researched Arias Agencies on Pissed Consumer and realized they were most likely recruiting for a scam involving insurance sales. I called the phone number back and was automatically transferred to a "Victoria". She asked me if I could come to Jacksonville TOMORROW MORNING for an interview. When I asked what job it was for, she said there were multiple positions, all the way from sales to management.
Yeah, right. I have NEVER heard of a company that was worth anything just bringing in people *** nilly if the position was worth having. I make a six figure salary, sister, and you want me to call off of work from a well paying, stable job for a cattle call? If you really looked at my resume, you would have noticed that I do not mention sales anywhere.
Guess why?
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SALES!!! If I were, I would state it!
Don't waste my time.
- Vagueness when attempting to lure people in for an interview
Do not call random people who happen to have the word "insurance" in their resumes. Just because I work in the industry does not mean I want to sell insurance. You are wasting people's time. I am so glad I decided not to go to the "interview".
Fake Job posted
Stop posting fake ads and playing with people who are out there for some genuine jobs. In the second screen shot (attached) the jobs posted by you can be seen with different titles, but actually that's only one job you advertised under different titles to mislead people and waste their time by calling them for interview as happened in my case.
They do fake advertisments, I never apply for commission based jobs. Their posted job said 'salary based', the job title was Management Coordinator'.
I was called for an interview and was told in the interview that the job was purely commission based door to door sale, always on the rood with no expenses given. So it was bassically salesperson job, I don't understand how it's a management coordinator job.
Before going I told the lady if it's a commission based then I am not interested but she said it's a management position so I assumed she is genuine. That was a clean cheat/lie.
They think people are stupids and work for them for free.
Let the company propose a solution
FRAUD SCAM LIES ***
Cattle call interview process, they hire anything and everything and that’s why so many people leave. You’re hired to make money for the higher ups who are childhood buddies with Simon so when you catch your manager using your agent number to write fake business to meet his quota, your shunned away because Simon doesn’t care.
You won’t get your renewals, they recode business you sold, to themselves and when the bad business falls off, the agent they fraudulently wrote it under, takes the hit, retention suffers and often times you go without getting paid. Don’t fall for the brainwashing cult atmosphere, you have to be sleezy and lie and bother the *** out of people to sell and make any money. Leads are so worn out, they are being called and contacted by multiple agents at the same time, leading to pissed off union members who never wanted AIL benefits, they simply want the free offer, that’s all. The way they *** their way into family homes via the child safety kits, should be illegal.
The kits can 100% be mailed, people don’t want strangers who have no proof of who they are or any legit identification coming to their house, especially around children. It’s literally a trifold paper information pamphlet with ink to fingerprint, mind you, these agents coming into your home to discuss your children’s “safety” have absolutely NO TRAINING to do so and are not certified to even legally be around children. Some have criminal records, most smoke *** and snort pills, if you have any love for your children, keep these *** out of your home. They claim they don’t solicite, which I guess maybe by definition, they don’t, but they still do door to door hounding people to schedule an appointment, they won’t leave you alone until you just let them in your house and hopefully for your own sake, you won’t be qualified for insurance for whatever reason because if you are and you do enroll, they will take 14 payments, not 12 monthly payments a year, they will hound you year in and year out to get more coverage and won’t stop calling or stopping by just because you already got coverage...save yourself and don’t request a child safety kit ANYWHERE online, your fire department, police, hospitals and even libraries can give you the same exact thing without begging you and forcing you to buy life insurance.
If you’re a union member DONT FILL OUT the “free AD&D benefit”, that is how they get your information and they won’t stop until you just give in and buy coverage. They claim to be an A+ rated company, which may be true, but they aren’t a 100% rated company, do your research, there are far higher ranked companies who don’t cold call and bother you and those same companies don’t brainwash their employees to become a member of their “cult”.
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I have no idea how this *** site works...didn't mean to click the bullsh!t button, I thought if I clicked it I could see comments!
I left them in November of last year. Since leaving have generated a massive amount of income on my own.
I could not agree with you more on the amount of money I lost and the horrible leads.
I know that the agency I was contracted with is not longer active. So maybe it is more the agency than the company, however it is a reflection of the company in my own opinion.