Hello fellow members of AO I need your guys / gals input on this. I recently got a new job as a Computer Tech for this contract company. Their are some things don't really add up with it though.

1.) Their was no interview I applied online Tuesday @ 11:30 at night and on the next day Wednesday at 8:30 in the morning I get a phone call asking me if I was interrested in doing this computer job in downtown Naples for this Friday I told the lady I would love too, she went ahead and sent me an email with the attached documents I needed to print out.

The pay method is another thing thats kind of fishy they use PayPal to pay you and also by money orders . I never worked for ANY company that payed by paypal or money orders. It has always been direct checks from the companys.

Anyways here's the email I recieved from this women it can explain it better than I can:

Michael --


Please find attached the install script, checksheet, and invoice template. Please read over and let me know if you have any questions. You will need to print out the checksheet and take it with you. You will need to fill out one per each PC that you complete, and make sure that they are thoroughly completed, signed, and faxed before you leave the site -- make sure that you fill out the checksheet COMPLETELY accounting for your time. For example, if you arrive at 9 AM, and don’t get started until 9:15 because you’re waiting for the POC, put your first start time as 9 AM and then write in “15 minute delay.” Also, if you run into problems and one PC install takes you more than 2 hours, you MUST provide some detailed explanations on the check sheet. You can send the invoice back to me via email once it is completed.



This install is scheduled for Friday, 7/22 at 9 AM:

Branch 60 0000 Chevy Ln. changed, Some City, FL 30000



Old PC Asset Tag No: Unknown

Old Monitor Asset Tag No: Unknown

Note: DC 5100 – new PC

POC is Don changed at (000) 000-0000



The Point of Contact is not there to give you any additional guidance, especially technical.

If the POC asks you to perform any work that is not on the script (especially printers/peripherals installs), you should let him know that this is not in he scope of the work and any extra time is billable.



As discussed, we pay $17/hr and guarantee a 3 hr. minimum per job, not per PC. We prefer to pay by Paypal. If you do not have a paypal account, you may want to go ahead and register (www.paypal.com). They usually make some verifications and it takes 3 to 4 days for your account to be activated. This will only take you 5 minutes and it is a very secure media. If you prefer, we can pay you by money order.



Attire for this assignment is business casual (no jeans, no t-shirts, no tennis shoes). You will identify yourself as being from thiscompany (our partner on this project). Please ensure that you fully complete the Changed * Installation Check Sheet, adding any appropriate notes or comments. Please include the old & new asset tag numbers on the Checksheet. Please remind them to fax me the completed form on each PC before leaving the Branch, you’ll notice that this is now being faxed to us instead of thiscompany. We cannot pay you until we receive this documentation!



Please send me an email or give me a call to confirm receipt of this email.

Let me know if you have any questions.



some one

000-000-0000 x 000

[email protected]
Has anyone else got payed by a company through paypal or money orders? Anyone else ever heard of this?
I thought paypal was mostly used for Ebay? I also read a lot on the internet about people getting ripped off and I don't want that to happen to me. All help is greatly appreciated. Thank you Computernerd22