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James Kinney wrote:
> 
> Run away screaming and call the BBB.

Agreed.

> 
> No legit company is going to charge en employee an "upfront fee" for their
> own training.

Agreed.

> 
> It stinks of scam. They sell "training" with the potential that you can
> land a $45K job afterwards.

Agreed.  If they are willing to pay you $45k, then you're worth the cost
of training to them.  Are they providing the training?  If not, who is?

I've worked with HR folks for about 5 years now. These days, companies
are paying signing bonuses, not taking money from new employees.  It's a
scam.  If it's not a scam, you don't want to work for them anyway,
because they don't have the right culture.  Training should be an
investment in the employee, well worth THEIR money.

> 
> JimK
> Local Net Solutions
> 
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, jiin wrote:
> 
> > I apologize for the off topic post. however I need some information about
> > this company.
> >
> > I answered an ad in the AJC and had an interview with a company called
> > linuxgruven.com today. Offices in Lennox Towers across from Lennox Mall. I
> > spent two hours in the interview including a short written test. ( why
> > weren't they at the ALS? )
> >
> > Their offer was very nice and I have no idea if I will be accepted or not
> > until tommorow (tues.). The jist of the offer was this: 45k per year <entry
> > level>, paid health insurance for the family including vision and dental,
> > 401k and stock options before the IPO is released. The part that smells
> > like it could be a scam is that they want me to pay $2500 dollars up front
> > for a 4 week training course to get certified in linux. Not any one
> > particular distro but "all major" distros. < the $2500 comes back after one
> > year>. My thought is to sign a contract with them for a year and they pay
> > the educational fees.
> >
> > On one hand, if it is legit it is pretty good for a 38 year old trying to
> > change vocations into something he loves doing. Ironically I just spent
> > $5000 to get MCSE certified because I became convinced that it was one of
> > the few ways I could get my foot into the IT door. On the other hand it
> > just smells a little fishy after thinking about it for a few hours.
> >
> > My OS of choice is linux without a doubt. However I can not afford to chase
> > a pipe dream at this point in my life. Their web site is
> > www.linuxgruven.com. If anyone has any info on the subject please let me know.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > jiin
> >
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