Found this article (reprinted below) http://www.unhappyfranchisee.com/college-pro-painters-great-opportunity-or-franchise-scam/ I worked for as a franchisee some years ago. I made what I considered to be good money at the time and felt it was a positive experience. I left on good terms with the company but have since realized that some of their tactics are not ethical and...

• College Pro Scam Ripoff
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• College Pro Painters

John Runland who runs the Puyallup, Bonney Lake business is nothing but a scam artists who destroyed my property, sent druggies to my property, and generally lied about everything I was promised. And his sales guy is a !! I would highly recommend fellow homeowners to choose a , painter, ANYONE before John Runland or College...

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I hired to for some exterior work on my house to prep for sale. The job included my soffit, some beams underneath a , and 10 exterior windows. Per the contract, there was to be "full scrape" and sanding of the sites to prep for painting. The windows had several old layers of paint and caulk (fairly thick) and it was peeling so badly that in some...

I was a CP for 3yrs and it was an overwhelmingly great experience. Was it stressful? Yes. Was it the most challenging thing I'd ever done? Yes. Were their times when I wanted to quit? Yes. I firmly believe that running a franchise is the any college student could do, and it takes a certain type of person to make a success out of that. ...

Initially my friend got hired for so I talked to the ben bohm about getting hired and I had an interview and was hired in a short period of time. After being hired I was forced to watch useless videos on there website and use up 3 hours of my time for it, and i did NOT get paid for those hours. So I started work the next day, I started by...

I was hired by a man named Ben Bohm. He promised me that it would take no time to manage my own crew, run my own business, and succeed financially. I was ordered to watch training videos, and was promised afterward to recieve the proper training on the job. That never happened. On my very first day of painting, I was screamed at to go on the roof without any . Not wanting...

I was a for . They push you to run a huge business and work your butt off, but once you start production you realize that you are going to be making only a fraction of what you work so hard for. Not to mention they even steal some of your money if you don't find them someone to take their place. This company doesn't train it's employees...

I had been involved in College Pro for several years as a . By the end, I couldn't stand it anymore. College Pro is very successful as a business, meaning the people at the top are getting very rich. They do this through a system that is designed to exploit the hard work, naivety, and lack of of the young people they employ at every level, not to...

I saw an ad on Craigslist about applying for a job where you can make obscene amounts of money, and after taking a 20-30 min survey nothing happened. Then shortly after the district manager for mysteriously got into contact with me, and told me he was hiring college students who wanted to start and run their own business. He spoke of how successful one could become and...

Im a pass college pro that did what CPP would call two successful years. However for some reason I don't feel successful. The system CPP have unplaced forces Zees to almost slave there employees to make a profit after paying college pro royalties, recoverables, painters recruiting fee (for painter you didn't get), devisional marketing, telemarketing, flyer action...