Starting Forever reviews and complaints
Unpaid Wages
I worked for Ashley Stratton for approximately a month and a half. I have at this point received only one paycheck. That is two paychecks behind. Furthermore the one paycheck that I did receive was on a blank check with no company info and no mention, either on the check or anecdotally, about the taxes having been paid on the 80 hours of work that, that check represented. Needless to say there was 20% of my check missing for taxes but when an inquiry was made about the taxes having been paid at a staff meeting, the subject was quickly changed. At this point I am owed pay for 90 hours of work @ $11 an hour, plus the proof that the taxes were paid on my first check. 76.5 of these hours are now 2.5 weeks late, the other 13.5 hours are 3 days late. I have been receiving the we'll have it to you in two days explanation every two days for the last two weeks. I do not want to make a big deal of this I just want to get paid. I cannot tell my landlord the excuses that they tell me and expect to get away with it, so it is not fair that they get away with it.
Company Business Name: The Bistro at Starting Forever
Country of complaint: United States
Address: 115 East Swedesford Rd., Exton, Pennsylvania
Phone: 484-872-8793
Website: startingforever.com
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Treated unfairly
I was brought on as 'managing partner' just 2 weeks ago (March 09) when I was promised the world. And by yesterday (thursday, 2-26-09) I was Fired, Threatened numerous times, and physically assulted by an employee Marie Morefield, the police had to show up at the location within the Exton Mall.
I was given no 'real' reason for being fired other than I was 'too hyper'---and I was fired by the Book Keeper, not even the CEO herself, Ashley Stratton.
I did some research on line about Starting Forever, and found Numerous Sites on how she has scammed so many people in the past.
I truely believe that I as well as my personal friends have been scammed and I'm continued to be Threatened by Ashley, the Book Keeper and Marie.
I was Not the only one that she did this to in the past 2 months and I do hope more people research this company BEFORE they join..I know I will do my research next time..
Company Business Name: Starting Forever
Country of complaint: United States
Address: Exton Mall, Exton, Pennsylvania
Phone: 6103505950
Website: startingforever.com
I worked there in their “Bistro” for a brief period. I am currently not working there due to the fact that they cut my hours to zero (no fault of my own) because they ran out of money. Which explains why I am owed two back paychecks now, totaling over a thousand dollars. The food there is mediocre at best. The service is terrible. The whole company is one giant scheme. They taut themselves as being a “one stop neighborhood resource” but in reality they take money from small local businesses and provide them with no services in return. The $150 that businesses pay them monthly gets them a small shelf in an empty restaurant with which to advertise their business. In the month and a half that I worked there I saw at most half a dozen people come in to look at the businesses’ advertisements. This is a SCAM. Do not fall for Ashley’s sweet talk. And do not eat their food. They claim everything is “fresh” since they do not have a freezer. This just means that everything is moldy and old. They can’t afford to pay me for the cooking I did for them, don’t be fooled that they would be respectful enough of their customers to spend money on fresh ingredients when the ones they have are rotten. Starting Forever is a scam of a business run by an egotistical scam artist. Please take this warning and do not find out through a case of food poisoning.