Common Problems in Job Searching in Miami, FL

I am Native to Miami, FL and here we all know, the rookie hustlers and professional hustlers are readily available as cuban coffe can be poured here.

I show up to my job interview about 15 minutes early, at Williamson Cadillac, located at 7815 SW 104^th St, neighboring Dadeland-Mall.

The person conducting the interview is discussing the details of the car sales position, when he suddenly throws this bomb at me from left field: that I have to pay 650 or something dollars, almost 700.00 upfront for training materials.

His argument: because “the Company, wants to know that you are serious about this opportunity”. He told me the dealership would reimburse the money, I asked him if this was in writing, and then opted out of this opportunity like spam mail.

I told him, I was not willing to pay because, in Florida, people are crazy and they want to take your money. I left offended, because the receptionist should have told me this detail over the phone. Had I known, I would have stayed home and continued my job search online, saved gas and time instead of pursuing shady “opportunities”?

Keep in mind, we live in the state of Florida, which is the “at-will state” at any moment in time, your employer or you can decide to quit the commitment with no legal or, other penalties, why would I invest my money in some sort of job training, when I live in a state with this kind of law?

I have been unemployed for more than a year and a half now, I have been looking for employment aggressively, and in matters of looking for a job it is a job.

I always ask questions before going to interviews, like for example, “is this job permanent or temporary?”, “is this job full time or part time”? , “how is the work environment and job duties like”, and “how much does it pay on average”?

Most employers are happy to answer your questions and concerns, however, you will run in to some “Weirdos”, prime example, Lexus of North Miami, when they called me for an interview, they completely evaded my question all together, about pay over the phone. Some guy named Jean said, “well I don’t mean to be evasive but the pay it all depends, so I can’t tell you..” what kind of an answer is that?

I’m thinking either, these people are over worked, not enthusiastic about their job anymore, just really don’t care about their performance at work, or not interested in me enough and so, brings me to the conclusion, why would I want to work for a company who have these or other unknown problems?