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Norvergence Closed !!! To Re-Open Today Norvergence A telephone call to Norvergence answered that they are “closed, but will re-open on Wednesday, July 7th.” E-mail to director of strategic development Robert Fine came back as undeliverable, and his voice mail said he was “out of the office.” He stated to Leasing News on October 17,2003: “On a personal note, I can assure you that my twenty-seven years of experience in the equipment leasing industry, primarily working for “If anyone has any questions or would like more information, they may Sincerely, Robert J. Fine This was posted on New Jersey Channel 12 Web Site July 3, 2004 at: http://forum.news12.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Board= “The Salzanos have been planning this forever, no doubt. I just hope they slipped up somewhere and end up doing the hard time they so richly deserve.
“Get it through your head. We're not being "re-organized", we'll never be recalled and if we ever do get paid, it is because when banks liquidate your assets, the first thing they take care of is payroll and taxes. “The branch offices are closed, the employees stole whatever they could carry out of there. “I don't take any pleasure in being the one to drive this home. I liked my job at NorV. I made good money. They constantly screwed me by inventing new and improved ways to take money out of my check, but all in all, it was a good job and a GREAT product. There is no good reason for what has happened, but it has happened. And if you're fool enough to stay at home waiting for the phone to ring with your NorV job waiting on the other end, be prepared to starve. “It's over....it's just plain over.” From July 2: “What was actually told to the employees is this... the banks which are funding Norvergence believe in the product. After the temporary shut down last week, the banks convinced the company to file chapter 11 in order to protect their investments before moving forward. This also protects the customers from losing service while the funding situation is being worked through. When any company files chapter 11 (re-organization), the courts then must review all payments before they are approved, including payroll. Once the company gets approval, all employees will receive what is owed them to date. Unfortunately, all employees had to be sent home by state law until this takes place. The company will then re-organize internally and continue to service their customers. We were told that we would be contacted about when we would receive our paychecks, not if. It is a frustrating situation for many who have not paid their bills yet this month, I am one of them. But I have faith that we will all receive our checks very soon and I cannot stand by and watch people lie publicly about what has happened. Such negativity can only hinder our possibility of being called back to work. Let's keep in mind that Norvergence pays it's employees twice as much as other tel-com companies by using high commission structures to motivate and reward. What other customer service reps and telemarketers do you know that are making $7000 a month? You're not going to make that much anywhere else.” “What non truths are you talking about. The fact that the Salzano brothers have screwed everyone over. I was lucky this is the first pay period where I did not get paid and I never had any bounced checks, however there are people who checks have bounced 2 times and this will make it 6 weeks with NO PAY! They haven't paid their vendors nor have they paid us. Salzano Brothers burn in hell for what you have done not just to the employees and the vendors, but what about all the companies that have signed on for o cents per minute. These people are never going to be able to recoup their money either, because as you know the reimbursement checks are bouncing too. I am no longer a Norvergence groupie I have stopped drinking the Norv Kool Aid and have waken up I suggest you do the same. If we had a 401k plan it would have been Enron all over again. The Salzano Brothers took the money and ran.” “I was upset at first about the whole ordeal. Having my check bounce, then making us work 2 more weeks and then the day before payday FIRING us. They has some nerve. People have rent and mortgages to pay. TODAY! Norvergence is in for $7000 to me. Instead of drawing it out, why not tell us to start looking for jobs elsewhere, 2 weeks ago, so that if things don't work out, we are prepared. I want my money and I will get it somehow. Loyalty gets you nowhere, especially with a company that has crooks and convicted felons running it, let this be a lesson. An expensive one. If they supposedly filed chapter 11, they have to give us that information. It's illegal for them not to. But as I thought about it, I felt a sense of relief to get out of that jungle we called a work environment. However I will miss my some of my fellow co-workers, if any of you have families, and are suffering right now, I hope everything works out. The lord works in mysterious ways, don't worry they will get it in the end. What goes around comes around. It's a wonderful thing to have access to company files. Literally thousands of customers, are they in for a big surprise! If any of you want to expose this company, post, I hope these people rot in prison. How about you guys? Post if so.” More complaints are being posted on the New Jersey News 12 Web Site and distraught customers are looking for answers: “I would like to add my complaints on Norvergence. Again similar story we signed up on 1/19/2004 with Norvergence telling us that we will save 30%, and even today 6/16/2004 we still are not switched to Norvergence. However our Long distance and 800 toll free was switched to Qwest for and like all other Norvergence customers today, our toll free lines and all outgoing long distance services were down. Norvergence claims that it is "national long distance outage", but we checked with Qwest there is no such interruption with their company. It is obviously Norvergence Internal issues. “We are still getting invoices from both Verizon and Norvergence as well as the Rental Bank Preferred Capital. Fortunately we are not yet fully connected and we still have all our lines with local Verizon company, we have requested Verizon to switch our long distance back to them and get our toll-free numbers back. This process will take 5 days which the damage is un-accountable. I also requested Bill Freeze so they will not be able to switch me back. “I am going to refuse paying all Norvergence invoices and since I can not get hold of any customer service like all others, this should lead them to force someone to call ME instead of trying to reach someone. With my phone lines back with Local Carriers, We will not be interrupted with phone calls and I will wait for them to send me to collection and take this to court... “Eric Pomona, California U.S.A.” |
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