I hate you too, Brabys.

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Posted on 30 June 2006 Marketing Rants

Ring Ring…. Ring Ring….

Jason: “Hello, Jason speaking.”
Brabys telesalesman: “Hi, This is [can't remember his name] speaking. Are your details correct on Brabys?”

Jason: “Excuse me? Brabys you say?”
B Ts: “Yes sir. Are your details still correct that are on our system? You subscribed to our internet marketing program a couple of years back, and I’d like to find out if the details are still correct.”

Jason: “It doesn’t matter to me if our details are correct or incorrect. We no longer do business with you guys.”

Long pause…….

Jason: “A couple of years back we placed a couple of advertisments with you and we found that we were getting more calls from people trying to sell us things than were interested in our business, and therefore will never use Brabys again.”

B Ts: “Thats a real shame.”

Long pause……

B Ts: “I also hate working here…. This place really sucks. Anyway, enjoy the rest of your day. Goodbye.”

Click.

Seems that Brabys employees and I share the same thought. We both hate Brabys.

  • http://www.defza.com def

    LOL!

    This is funny :)

  • Stii

    All these listing websites are just sources for spammers. Ananzi’s web directory is another source. Pretty funny though that even their employees hate them. Must be serious issues in that company!

    So I guess Ananzi will not go anywhere real soon, eh?

  • Jessica

    We have used Brabys.com for the last few years now to list our company in the business directory and to generate traffic to our website. It has worked really well for us, and has increased the traffic to our website.

    It is a pity that one person in the organisation has let them down, as I have worked with a few of the sales staff and they are really helpful and turn things around quickly.

  • http://WWW.BRABYS.COM OLD BRABYS REP

    HEY GUY’S I WORKED IN BRABYS FOR 3 YEARS. OLD MAIN RD PINETOWN.

    BRABYS IS A REALLY BAD COMPANY TO WORK FOR, THEY ONLY THINK ABOUT MAKING MONEY AND WE REPS GET NOTHING,

    WE WORK A 8 AM TO 4:30PM JOB. No MED/AID NOTHING.

    AM GLAD I LEFT THAT COMPANY, WE USED TO SELL PAPER DIRECTORIES WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. EVEN THAT BRABYS.COM ADS WERE A WASTE.

    HEY GUYS AT BRABYS NO OFFENCE BUT YOU SUCK BIG TIME. U NEED TO TREAT UR STUFF BETTER AND STOP SELLING ONE CLIENT A MILLION PRODUCTS, BECAUSE THEY ALL SUCK.

    THANKS FOR THE BLOG JASON

    REGARDS
    MRS. GLAD TO LEAVE BRABYS.

  • anonymous

    HI

    I like to share my experience.I have worked in that company for 6 years and i was treated or the reps are treated like dogs. They don’t give a damn about you as long as you bringing them “fat amount of sales evey week. There they make and break rules as if though they are changing there undies. One rule goes for one rep and another for the other rep. They have alot of favourites. They have made people become team leaders who don’t know nothing, they don’t even comb there hair. A particular team leader should be so rougish and devious but now that she is made team leader she acts like a saint but still stealing from the other reps. They over tax you and if they give you incentives they take it out from your salary. If the clients don’t pay they take the money out from we poor reps. When we achieve bonuses they tax us so heavy on that s well.As for there directories is up to shit, no client ever knows who Brabys is and if they do know they say that Brabys are rougues. I know i was there for 6 years but im glad im out of that dump and so happy in my new company.During christmas time we get no bonuses, no holiday pay etc except for the measely commission that we get. How do those reps survive.They so good to take out money from reps but to re-instate they are all dead.All Brabys staff are rogues except for the poor reps. No medical aid,pension fund etc so they must work there for 20 years as reps and when u leave u get nothing.I hope that all the reps wake up and leave before Brabys acts like “ticks “on them and drain every drop of blood out of them

    Good Luck

    Happiest person to have left Brabys

  • anonymous

    Wow u stayed there fgor 6 years but now you complain after making a living for 6 years.

    Dont you know how to read a contract? Good Luck at your new place of employment, feel forry for your new employer.

  • Clover Miller

    The company I work for had the same experience with Brabys – it left a distinctly foul taste in the proverbial mouth. The rep lied blatantly to get the order. We also experienced more telemarketing calls during that time than enquiries.

    BRABYS – YOUR COMPANY ETHICS STINK!!

  • http://www.jasonbagley.com Joe Soap

    Brabys defrauds regular companies daily, they are fraudsters and run regular online scams and always fall back on the fact that they are one of the oldest directories. They cheat steal and defraud people.

    This type of company will probably also defraud your grandmother out of her pension savings.

    SHAM SHAME SHAME – and also shame on you, the reader of this article that you do not tell more people so that they do not lose their money. So shame on you too.

  • N . Singh

    I’ve been working for the past 20 years for Brabys
    and my salary is so pathetic that my wife has threatened
    to divorce me because she is forced to go out and work.

  • shane d

    hi guys… guess what im new here and loving it.. i work hard and get paid very well.. my manager is very proffesional ….yes i can see from reading these comments that there have been people that worked and left but honestly ask yourself this….. You worked for a company that supported you for the period of time that you was employed…. the question is did you make the most of your time here or did you come to work to eat your lunch? Since when is this day and age and with the economy of the country being so bad that you can go out and expect your employer to take care of you and pay you a fat salary…Brabys Is fair! If you do your work and are detemined to succeed then Brabys invest in their staff. I am proud to say that i am financially secure ad its throught the opportunity that Brabys presented to me and the fact that I work very hard for what I want in life…

  • http://www.jasonbagley.com Ms B

    Hey i’ve been at Brabys for a year and i’m tellin u what they say in the beginning aint always what pans out in the end.

    They promise the world and they deliver a remote island. People have needs and dependants and can’t work on commission only. I’m leaving the company end of this month, going to a smaller company and getting to be paid more.

    If a client don’t pay they take it off the reps commission, take the client to court and still gets the money. they win either way. they’re only after money. and don’t let me get started on the management that looks after themselves and protect each other when they do wrong, stealing othe people’s clients etc

  • Akram H

    Hey guys..I am one of the elite V Team at Brabys and am currently extremely happy with the returns to the hard work that I am putting in…As with everything in life..WHAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT YOU GET OUT…remember that in everything that you do or endeavour to do in the future…

  • shane d

    To Ms B…thanks for your response… Now im telling u… what Brabys told me in the beginning did plan out in the end..

    The reason why it planned out that way is because i am doing what i was employed to do.. and that is to make sales..
    Ms B, i have one thing to say….. the system works but people fail.
    And in order for things around you to change .. you need to change.

  • HONDA 180 ZN

    Hi Guys! im also new here and im loving it, we work hard and we have the best manageress! No company is perfect but trust me Brabys comes pretty close and i enjoy my job, For Gods sake! not even our goverment is perfect! Brabys maintains excellent customer service and just lyk chicken licken. ”IF YOU DONT LIKE IT THEN YOU HAVENT TRIED IT!

  • Evon Raj

    Firstly Jason many people go through situations that are not very ethical and professional. I guess in the world that we live in and with so much of strife it’s bound to knock at your door however what i can gurantee is that we at Brabys are able to turn your bad experience with us into something that will benefit your organization.
    various stretegies are in place to ensure an incident of this nature does not present itself again.

    To the rest of the staff that are actively bad mouthing this organization. I urge you to stop think of why you accepted the employment here and then find out what went wrong.
    At our reception we have what we define as a suggestion box make use of it. Try to let people know and help you before even trying to get nasty.
    Don’t for a moment think that that things are greener on the other side? Try to work with the problem dont run away from it.
    In this way not only will you better your situation but can actually be part of making a difference in people’s lives.

    Use the same passion to try to be a true person instead of hiding behind the scenes.

    Just to let you know i am with Brabys for the past 11 years and i can assure you taht if you know what you believe is right speak it.

  • shame on me

    This is for Joe Soap. Please could you make contact with me. I would like to know who Braby has defrauded. I want to do something about it, and contact these people. Did Brabies at any time with your findings contravene the competitions act in a very slimy way? E.G. Did he work through his competitions staff, knowing that they have signed restrict of trades, in order to form a cartel? If this is what you are talking about, can Jason please connect the two of us?

    Shame on me

  • shame on me

    Sorry my email was wrong Jason. Please get Joe Soap to contact me

  • Pam Matthew

    Hi My name is Pam Matthew and i am an employee of Brabys for the past 9 years.I would like to let all you negative people out their that are bad mouthing Brabys know that i have a fantastic manager who motivates all his staff to earn a good salary. CUSTOMER SERVICE allways comes first for all our staff and i have lots of HAPPY CLIENTS.Remember what you put in is what you will get out,Brabys has allways been fair to their staff and they do not cry to pay their staff.With all the support encouragement,Motivation and training that Brabys provides i cannot inderstand how you people could not make a success of your careers,Brabys is in existence since 1904. I AM PROUD TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OF BRABYS, KEEP UP THE GOOD SERVICE BRABYS.
    If you cannot make it here ,You cannot make it any where.

  • Sandy White

    Hey guys! Vteam, Evon Raj, Shane and Fatso Akram!!!! from the so called V Team, by the way does that stand for Virgin Team, lol. You should talk last!!! Yourll are ex Easy Info conmen and woman!
    Tell me something Shane and Akram do you still feel that way after THE FACT it is the 6th May and you didnt get paid as YET!!!Dont get me wrong ppl, Brabys is a company which is a good name that has been trampled upon by some really rotten eggs! And yet the company never learns, people leave and they take them back with both hands. SOME of the managers and reps are the biggest crooks and con artists ever. THEY LIE CHEAT AND STEAL not only from their clients but from each other.They need to employ ethical, intelligent, skilled people to make a difference.Some managers have favorites, and get appointments and sales for SOME of their staff. Brabys advertising doesnt work, by flook people find your business on their website.If you think of coming to work for Brabys,leave alone advertise think again PEOPLE !!!As for you Pam Matthews you will still work there when your grand children join as well. In any case your wonderful manager left as well, y is that. Have a splendid day guys!

  • http://www.brabys.co.za Pam Matthew

    Hi Sandy,

    Please get your facts in order before making statements.
    Firstly it is none of your business why my ex manager left Brabys and i was allready with a new manager when i submited my comment.However you sound like a person who was badly let down in life and now that you are bitter you want to take out your frustations on innocent people.I feel very sorry for people like you.
    and I will say it again that if you cannot make it at Brabys than you cannot make it anywhere.

  • 4 me to know and u to find out

    PLEASE ALL OF U GUYS GO AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. YOU GUYS ARE SO CHILDISH. GET A LIFE?????????????????

  • sandy

    I do have a life my dear sweet Pam! You should get yourself a lapdog instead of working for a company that pays monkeys like you peanuts.
    Worker bees like the V team thought they can get honey, now they not even getting money…

    So sad. I’m glad I will be leaving here soon enough!!!

  • SHANE D

    Dear… Sandy White
    Firstly .. The V in V team does stand for virgins..lol…coz we always keepin it tight…an we know low lifes like you ,are always trying to dig our rear ends….Hope that clears what the V in the V team stands for….mwah.

    Secondly… I got paid on Thursday 30 April 2009….. I hope you not using the GUM TREE as your source…. better still… the CHAZZIES.CO.ZA .
    As for the the comment on .. “We are ex easy info conmen.”…. well done on that comment… 10 out of 10 for you and a smiley face… Sandy White,you are right.. but,

    Thanks for my awsome manager EVON RAJ, who worked for brabys for 10 years saw right through EASY INFO, and saved us from that company..Thank you Evon for bringing us to a company where we can sell our product with dignity.

    Sandy White…. by the way nice name….Its ok if you a bitter person… god still loves you.. If you really need help… i got the website for DR PHILL..
    And if you cant afford to get help… I did get paid, so im willing to help you with costs..mwah

    As for my colleageus who reads this….. Dont even try to demotivate us…. dont even bother….
    Coz we are like Rhinos charging through the forest.. our skin is thick.. nothing can stop us… unlike some . who are like cows, grazing and eating…. eventually you going to end up in the slaughter house like our dear SANDY WHITE..

    O… By the way.. Pam.. You are an awsome person and keep up the good work… When people try to get you down.. do what the penguins do in Madagasca… SMILE AND WAVE BOYS… JUS ,SMILE AND WAVE..

    Wave them out of your life.

    To my friends in BRABYS……. KEEP IT TIGHT..

  • your dear friends

    WE KNOW WHO SANDY WHITE IS. THE ONLY REASON SHE DID LEAVE WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS DEMOTED..AND BROUGHT DOWN FROM HER SO CALLED HIGH PLACE TO GROUND ZERO….SHAME SO SORRY BUT THATS LIFE TOO BAAAAD….MAYBE SELLING SPICES AT BANGLADESH MARKET WILL WORK OUT BETTER FOR YOU…AS LONG AS YOU BE THE BANGLADESH BICYCLE BETTER THAN YOU WERE THE BRABYS BICYCLE….BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME…..

  • Akram H

    Sandy White

    We all have a pretty good idea of who you are….so thanx for the comments but keep it to yourself….mistakes happen…everyone makes them…maybe youre making one by leaving

  • shame on me

    Do you guys know that whistleblowing is legal. Sandy, if I am you, go and see a lawyer!! Anyone has the right to stand up for themselves. As far as I can see, there is a few people here trying to shut you up! I take my hat off to someone that stands up for good sound business principles. I am sure Easy Info, will not be happy what has been said here about them!! I hope they take you guys to court!!
    This is so sick. As far as I read, the sicker it gets. If you are any good marketer and employee, there is one lesson that all of you have not learnt. When you leave a company, close the door softly!!!!

    For all you know, I might be one of your biggest customers and after reading this, I do not want my business in the hands of marketers like this. You should be ashamed of yourself the way you resolve conflict resolution. You should take Sandy by her hand, and address her fears instead of attacking her like wild anmimals. All in the name of GREED, ME AND I.

    I will never apoint any of you guys in my business!!

  • shame on me

    Do you guys know that whistleblowing is legal. Sandy, if I am you, go and see a lawyer!! Anyone has the right to stand up for themselves. As far as I can see, there is a few people here trying to shut you up! I take my hat off to someone that stands up for good sound business principles. I am sure Easy Info, will not be happy what has been said here about them!! I hope they take you guys to court!!
    This is so sick. As far as I read, the sicker it gets. If you are any good marketer and employee, there is one lesson that all of you have not learnt. When you leave a company, close the door softly!!!!

    For all you know, I might be one of your biggest customers and after reading this, I do not want my business in the hands of marketers like this. You should be ashamed of yourself the way you resolve conflict resolution. You should take Sandy by her hand, and address her fears instead of attacking her like wild anmimals. All in the name of GREED, ME AND I.

    I will never apoint any of you guys in my business!!

  • An Observer

    Have taken note. One of the biggest mistakes any Marketer can make for his company is to badmouth his ex company. Just so strange that a company such as Braby’s does not train their marketing staff what good ethics in business are. Your Marketers are the mirror of your company, and yes, what I have observed here, is bad carma. Almost like prostitution! My question is, “Can I trust my business in the hands of a monkey business like this?”

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  • Michael

    Wat a bunch of idiots. Just reading ur comments make one realize that many of u who are saying all those good things about Brabys cant have more than a standard 8 education. All u r doing there is just bending for those WIT OUS. IDIOTS. LOL

  • http://www.sacalendar.co.za justin

    Heres a really simple example of how I can see that they dont take their business seriously.Try sending an email to one the companies email addreses on the directory-9 out of 10 bounce back.Arent you supposed to update database every year?????You are a company directory afterall?????lol-cant imagine how the company itself manages.all I can say is Micky Mouse

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