Vector Marketing Reviews

VICTORIA   BARCELONA

Okay i recently quit i actually helped manufacture cutco so i know most of the people who are getting on here so angry about vector marketing being a scam are undercover managers trying to woo you in on here be careful young folk because true enough they will fool you and you have to sell regardless thats why they recruit so many people and the ones who sell all of the time usually know rich people! Every one is not fortunate its not about being lazy its about them trying to get over read the contract!

tamira   new york

do not get caught up in the scam at first everything will be going great then the truth reveals itself you get paid less then you earn you are just used to recruit more people then you are thrown off to the side you and your pay for their trying to get to the new people and thats a continuous cycle for your boss to get paid not you

Anonymous   Location unknown

I don't know what you're talking about... The set, IF you buy it, is only like $90... and you don't have to buy it. I just started working here a few weeks ago

reader unknown   bx,ny

Was about to buy a set was told at first a price of 22 something then when I place the order it came to over 2000.00 with that type of cash this set better cut on its own and cook all the items it cut without my help now I am glad I said no

Juan   Montreal - Canada

This company is 'not' a scam but has a problems with employing and human relations to neglected students:

I'm currently employed but is planning to leave after two weeks for the following reasons:

1) No potential lookers/buyers means No chances in applying the training learned for 3 days:

I agree, the benefits of working in this type of work are good. These are: having your own schedule, you're your own boss, you get to partake in a business rather than working in a 9-5job, its part-time for students and you get incentives/scholarships.

However, its a ladder work/ "survival of the fittest" mentality type of job which means from the get-go, you should have already potential customers who will buy CUTCO knives. If you don't have buyers (Family, Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, etc...), you end up having your training as worthless and useless in the end making you disappointed and discouraged.

It also produces conflicts with your family if they are not happy with the type of work you entered into. You will know if this job is right for you right after the pre-screening process.

My advice to ppl who are thinking of jumping into the Vector marketing wagon is that if they are enticing you to be an employee and you said "I QUIT" after the 2nd time during your training period, Stick to it and quit right there! The managers/trainer will force you to be a part of the Vector-Cutco business. Which brings me to my second reason,


2) No appointments + No sales + No performance = NO RESPECT GIVEN TO YOU BY YOUR MANAGERS: You if are one of the many like me who got employed by Vector and did not make an appointment nor made a sale, the chances of you having the respect and the appreciation that you took for your effort applying/working with them are nothing more than a "paper-thin relationship."

Apart from the fact that you don't get paid by doing the training, you get very unnecessary quick Yes/No responses by your manager by underperforming by their own standards. The sad part in my case is that the manager is not willing to help you when they already know what's going on with your situation by not having contacts to book for appointments. In other words, you're just simply left in the dark and THEY WILL NEVER CARE even if something is wrong.


There are other jobs out there for students that will help you make ends meet. To those ppl like me who are students looking for a part-time job, you know yourselves better. Test the job market and don't only stick to just one job advertised in the Internet.

If you can't find a part-time job, just continue your studies and don't give up. The job will come later and who knows how that job will make you end up. Maybe more successful than those "few" Vector employees getting scholarships.

John   Rockford

Don't work here! It is horrible. I went to the first day of 6 hour training and found out about this job. It is horrible. They say 15 an hour which sounds great. But they don't tell you about driving the the office constantly (time) calling in every morning (time) calling for appointments ( time) driving to the appointments (time And money) driving home (time and money) filling out the paper work for the knifes (time) so you are basically always working for this company and put in well over an hour for a 15 dollar appointment. It's not worth it in the end. I would rather have a job where I got to work and be done with it right as I leave. Not All this extra work. Don't be fooled this is not a good job.

Krizia   Miami

You need to Update your information. Representatives were never required to PURCHASE their kits. There was a fully refundable sample deposit in the past, but that no longer exists. I worked for the company when i had graduated High school in 2006. It was a great opportunity. If you go on the website it explains exactly how the position works. Step by step. also states the job isn't for everyone, which is true.

Cailey   Virginia

Vector Marketing is definitely NOT a scam! I work out of Virginia and am guaranteed a base pay of 15 dollars, and there is also commission based pay. Which ever is highest at the end of the week, I get paid! How awesome is that? If you are friendly people will buy no matter what and that's the beauty of it. Also they do NOT make you put any money down for the starter set. You get to walk around with very nice high quality stuff that you didn't have to pay for! This job is definitely worth it, especially for a college student like me.

Anonymous   geneva,illinois

So I worked at vector for about 2 months, I have sold about 1,500 bucks worth of cutco. If you work hard you will do well. Where the scam comes in....I had to drive an hour about 3 times a week to come into the office. I had to call in every morning at 8am and if I had class they didnt care and called me during class. If I didnt sell within a week they would keep calling me asking when I would be selling. And then they wanted me to pay 200 bucks to go to conference and when I told them I couldnt afford it they told me to turn in my kit and come back when I had more time.

Basically....if you have a lot of money for gas, and no social life and your not in college full time, its perfect for you. If you are working for gas money and college loans then dont waste your time. It can lead to better jobs in the future, depending on how much money YOU invest in the company, I hope this helps.

Anonymous   rochester, NY

I first heard of Vector my senior year of high school. I got a letter in the mail that looked very professional, offering a job paying $13 and some change hourly. That's some very clever wording, if you ask me, but at almost double minimum wage, and a first job, I was curious to say the least. I should have known something wasn't right when every other student in my graduating class had the same letter. Hindsight's 20-20.

I called them up, and scheduled an interview with them the next week. I still didn't know what the job was, but the office was in an industrial plaza of some sort, and nothing seemed too off.

The interview was not so much an interview as much as filling out an application, and then being asked to come back later that night for a group interview. I didn't like the sound of that, but I did need a job, so I agreed. That night about 6 people showed up for the interview. We were finally told that the job was selling Cutco knifes, that we would be doing in home demos, and that we would be using our own cars and gas, plus that we had to buy our demo kit for $300. We were also told that the demo kit would normally cost upwards of $500, and that we should buy 2 or 3 and sell them at a discount to make some extra money. Red flag. We were then given a demo, told about how we can move up the chain, and brought into the office one by one. I was the first one to go to the office, but I'm pretty sure it was the same for everyone. "Why do you want the job? You're just what we're looking for, welcome to Vector."

Now, after reading some of the reviews here, I'm glad my family talked me out of it. I hadn't signed anything that made me an employee, so I called them and told them I had a better offer. They tried to convince me that there was no better offer, and after being asked and asked, and giving them as many reasons as I had not to work for them, I hung up.

No legit company is going to beg that hard for a kid right out of high school to work for them.

The Truth   Location unknown

I work at Vector Marketing. It ABSOLUTELY is not a scam, I wouldnt work here if it was. Im not sure about every office, but my office does not ask for you to buy your kit. We DO have a $13.00 base pay and there is a commission involved as well. The commission is where the moneys at so the base pay is not what you should be worried about. If you are unmotivated and just want to get away with doing the bare minimum then an hourly job is what you should be doing. If you are a motivated person who wants to get paid what your worth, then join Vector marketing where you get paid for going above and beyond.

Janelle   Oxnard, California

well as i been reading everyones reviews i got to say there almost all true!!! people who dont have money and dont have a car, dont bother going to the interview.. its called a waste of time straight out!! im a student attending high school, seriously whose going to pay for some knifes!!! REALLY!! im 18 im not going to my relatives to buy knifes or any one else.. yeah right, they say their going to pay $16 the hour my ass!! your going to waste more money on the gas......... TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!

Anonymous   Location unknown

I am a college student job hunting, trying to make a living when I came across a Vector Marketing Ad on snagajob.com. I am willing to do just about anything to help myself with income, I read it was 16.75 an hour an instantly applied without researching the company first, which was horrible on my part. Got an email stating I needed to call my local office and set up an interview which already sounded weird, what company makes the future employee call and make an interview? So I call and she goes on about how I am going to get now 15.00 an hour and commission.

All the time she was talking I'm thinking I'm going to be a receptionist (which is what they posted on the website.) So I set an interview up for tomorrow at 4:30 and I call my grandfather and tell him the exciting news, and he knew from when I opened my mouth it was a scam. He told me not to go in and do not even call to tell them I won't be able to make it, they have been scaming apparently my whole family for years but I did not know! I would say instead of getting ripped off just go and apply at jobs you know you will get paid for! Don't waste time with a company that makes YOU pay them!

Brandon   Elk grove village

this thing has SCAM written all over it.... stay away from this job. lots of bad things about this company!

Laura   IN

I received a phone call from Vector a week ago because a friend of mine had put me down as a reference. It took about 10 minutes into the phone call for the lady to finally tell me who the company was, she still never said it was selling knives.

She seemed overly excited to get me into an interview, so much so that she wanted to schedule an appointment for the next hour. I scheduled the interview for the next week feeling that it was too good to be true. The morning of the interview came and I did not feel good about it so I called them and spoke to a lady and canceled.

An hour after my appointment was scheduled, I received a phone call asking why I had not shown up. Even if Vector is not a scam, it seems way to fishy to me. Just as employees need to be reliable, employers need to be too. I do not want to work for a company that I feel I cannot trust.

ouch   Location unknown

I worked for vector for about 2 weeks and it only took a few days to notice that there was something "not right" about this place.

First off I will discuss how I got hired. I got a call from a lady who turned out to be my boss to show up because I got a personal write up from a friend of mine who I haven't talked to in 3 years. I also had no idea about the company because the lady had told me nothing, she only told me the name, how to get there and how to dress. But I really didn't think that through and decided to show up anyway because, well, money is money.

On the day of the interview I showed up and had no Idea what to expect mind you I didn't think to search "Vector Marketing" or else I would have never showed up. Only during the interview did I know what I would be doing, selling knives. Which is probably why they don't tell you when your on the phone. I did the 2 hour interview and got hired.

I had 3 days of training amounting to a total of 21 hours and then 2 days of advanced training making it at least 28 hours. And you don't get paid for it, which I'm pretty sure is illegal. You show up sit and listen and leave. Then after your third day of basic training you get your set of knives which are the only good thing about this place the knives are a good (but expensive) product. Well you make some calls, set up some appointments, make some demos, sell some knives, collect pay and repeat. Well your are actually told that it's illegal to tax on shipping but that's how they tell you to write up your order forms and "if they say anything about it throw in a free potato peeler" that's a direct quote from my boss. Then the paycheck during training you are told that you will receive 15 per appointment plus commission when it's actually appoint pay MINUS commission. So for me I had 4 appointments in a week 15 x 4 = 60 plus 10% of 400 dollars of product sold I should have 100 dollars of pay but they minus 60 by commission so I ended up making 20 BUT they taxed my pay check so I made 11.19 total in my first week. Shortly after I did google this place and quit. I hope someone realizes this is a scam from my review and doesn't go through what I went through.

In summary this place is a scam, and it's a whirlpool meaning the deeper you get in the harder it is to get out. I wouldn't suggest his place even for a part-time or seasonal job, let alone the few sorry souls I saw in my office that made this place their career.

delicia martinetti   california

don't get mixed up with these people. they will take your mind and your soul. my son has worked for them for about 5-6 yrs. he was a sales rep and a manager. we were happy he was learning some new skills in the beginning. what we soon found out was that this is a pyramid scheme. only a certain number can make any money. i hate them for what they did to my son. he still believes that if he only would have worked harder he would have made it. parents do not support your kids getting mixed up with this company.

Amy   Fort Wayne

Recently I responded to one of those make $14.95 per hour sales/marketing job postings, they're literally all over the more commonly used job search engines? Needless to say, I only applied because they had a physical office in the town I live near(and I've been looking for work for over a year since the maternity leave i took at my last job, only to later have the position phased out when the stock market crashed and it wasn't "cost-effective" to keep my position any more).

Consequently, I called Vector Marketing (or MVP I think it's synonymous) and scheduled the interview that "couldn't wait", and following the initial contact/interview, I was asked to stay on for the second part of the interview . However, red flags were going up when I was hired instantly, they wanted lists of friends and family who were in the same position as I-- under/unemployed, and the traditional "reveal" at the end. (You know, once they have you enticed, then the truth comes out about what you'll "really" be doing? or is it??).

At the end of my interview in my car is when things began to come unraveled. Numbers didn't match, and why so vague ad's initially? and equally odd, why would a company that boasts 200$million in sales in 2010 have such an awful hole in the wall office, they're ALWAYS recruiting people--why is that??, especially young college students. Of course that night when all were sleeping dreaming of sugar plums I hoped, I was up till the wee hours of the morning digesting everything I could on Vector Marketing and CUTCO (the parent company who apparently sells all their wares exclusively through Vector's sales reps). Although I'm not an attorney, all this seems like very shady business practices for a company also boasting an A+ BBB rating?? Additionally, there are tons of negative reviews/experiences of reps not getting paid, people being mislead or even lied to, and unrealistic income promises. Seems to me they just wanted us for lead generation, but there are sites and software that generate leads.

Call me naive but I'd say all the signs draw me to one conclusion? SCAM?? If not, then at the very least...very shady, misleading business practices they need to be reported, in my opinion, although I'm not sure of the law's governing my state (I live in the midwest)Finally, I did NOT like the idea of being taken advantage of nor can I ignore 7000 students who all claim this is a scam/rip-off. And of course, I could NEVER work for a company or put my name on a business card for that matter that allowed such unprofessional practices. PS--Why is CUTCO is even doing business with them? What's that say bout them?? A big thumbs down!!

Kelly   NYC

I was so excited for my 12:30 appointment until I came to this site. I'm so glad I googled the company's name!

My mom warned me that jobs that don't include any description in the ad was sketchy, and I guess she was right.

The lady on the phone said that she'll "try" to squeeze me in, and I bet that was a lie.

I was about to take two buses and a train ride to this place, but thank GOD I found these reviews.

THANK YOU.

Anonymous   New York

Vector Marketing definitely seemed a little sketchy at first because of the vague recruiting process. However, once you actually go to the interview they explain the entire job and exactly what you have to do.

They never say pay is by the hour, most people simply interpret it that way because that is the pay they are used to. In reality, Vector keeps their ads vague because that encourages people to go check it out. If they told people straight up that it was a knife selling job they probably wouldn't attract so many people.

When i went to the interview I learned that this is a completely legitimate business and that you get what you put into it. Since most people in this work like to get easy money its no wonder that many have quit and said negative things about this company. I even heard someone say they chose working at McDonald's over Vector. Are you freaking crazy. Are you even aware that there are fortune 500 companies out there that recognize the valuable experience Vector gives to its employees and that many times they are willing to overlook a college student's GPA because they have EXPERIENCE.

I have worked many jobs as a student, but I am proud to say that Vector is by far the best job I will ever have as a college student, including financially.