I guess I will start by explaining my story. I would basically like to know what you would do in this situation, are there any legal steps I can take against them? Please let me know. January of 2008 I applied and was hired for an agent position with West Corporation (a telecommunication company thats "services include processing of customer initiated contacts, automated voice response services and direct marketing services, over the telephone and Internet." on the Bank of America line group (there are several different client based groups throughout the building.) Anyways, I was hired and have been working on this line group processing credit card and loan requests over the phone for 9 months. When I got the job initially I asked my interviewer, a woman in HR, and my trainer if it was against company policies to wear my piercings at work (I have my lip pierced twice and my nose twice). All of them said it was not a problem as this was not a job where I would be seeing the customer. In my entire 9 months of employment not one supervisor, manager, employee or CEO has said a word to me about my piercings. I have shook hands with Don Lawson who is the site director and he never said anything. Well last week I applied for a new line group within west corporation working on the PAL line group as an aide for at home agents. I had my interview last thursday with the operations supervisor for the line group. I was hired that day and Friday I had orientation. Both of those days John (the operations supervisor) never said a word about my piercings. I started training on Monday at 10am I worked monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday…nothing was said. Friday I come in and John informs me that there is a West policy that states employees are allowed one discreet facial piercing. I asked him to show me this policy as I didn’t believe it seeing as I have been working there 9 months. Sure enough there is a policy on the employee website but I could not find it in the actual policy manual. Anyways to make a long story short I think it is awful that they are giving me an ultimatum of either loosing my job or taking out my piercings. It is my cultural belief that one should be able to do as they please with there bodies and I feel as if I am being singled out and discriminated against. All the other line groups have plenty of people with piercings. Is this discrimination? Am I being singled out? Is there anything I can do about it or what would you do in my situation. I have bills to pay and I am scared of loosing my job but I need to decide what I am going to do monday morning when I arrive at training. I just dont know if I can take my piercings out and feel like I’m not letting someone walk all over me and not standing up for my beliefs. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Also, I realize due to social stigmas that to some people a piercing may be seen as nothing more than a fashion trend. Its like wearing a bracelet its just an accessory. Well to someone like me it is more than that. It is deeply rooted into my beliefs that one can do whatever they please with their own bodies. Noone else has the right to tell me I am less of a person or uncapable of performing above and beyone what the average employee could because I choose to pierce myself. I am really just looking for some insight. A similar experience maybe or a suggestion?
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Hi,
I have a Bank of America Visa card. My credit card statement shows this:
Minimum Payment:.00
Minimum Payment Due Date:05/08/2008
Pay in Full Amount:7.55
Pay in Full Due Date:05/08/2008
Both the min payment and full amount are due on the same date. So does that mean I’m required to make the full payment to keep my credit score up?
Also, since this is Bank of America, I can just transfer money from my Bank of America checking account straight into the credit card to pay my bills right? I don’t have to look up each individual merchant and pay them right?
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Here’s the deal:
I started my own business, which seemed to be pretty successful. I started accepting MoneyOrders/Checks first, while I looked and set up a merchant account. This was 3 weeks ago. In this pass week I have had 3 chargeback out of no where. From who, I have no idea and it sucks because the book is already shipped. My bank will not give me any information about it. (Bank of America).
It takes 3 weeks to ship product and it is noted before anyone even attempts to buy as well as on the mail order form.
No my account is on hold and I am negative 0. AUGH! How can this be?
Thus I need help. I will dig myself out of this hole. I just would like any advice. I now accept credit and debit from a company which does not allow chargebacks.
Also, does anyone know of any ways to find these scammy people? When purchasing from me they had to sign a contract first, which they broke and I have paper work on all my customers.
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My credit card payment is due today. If I make a payment today on the phone and it will be process tomorrow will I be charged late fee? How much will I be charged for late fee? How much interest will Bank of America charge me in the future? p.s Bank of America haven’t been charging me interest.
I already made the payment and it say it will be posted tomorrow. HOW MUCH FEE WILL I BE CHARGED AND HOW MUCH INTEREST WILL I BE CHARGED IN THE FUTURE?
Don’t say ask them by phone when you make payment because it is automated.
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I am opening an online clothing store and I need to get a merchant account to accept credit cards. Bank of America takes 120 days to respond! (it says on their website) It’s way too long! I would like to start my online business as soon as possible without waiting 3 months for a response. Does it really take that long??? Do they at least have low fees???? And what type of fees can I expect? I am very new at this! 
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I *KNOW* that I can only use 1 shopsafe number with 1 merchant, but my question is…
If I do not have a paypal account, but purchase things in ebay (and they automatically have me using paypal), can I purchase multiple items from different "stores" using the same shopsafe number from my Bank of America VISA card? (paypal being the 1 "merchant")
If it all goes through paypal by default, wouldn’t paypal be considered 1 merchant even though there are multiple "stores" I am buying from in seperate purchases on seperate days?
all of this from just-only 1 shopsafe number!
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I was thinking about Bank of America
http://www.bankofamerica.com/small_business/merchant_card_processing/index.cfm?template=internet_e_commerce
What do u think. Is 2.12% a good price?
Any other idea?
I need this to sell software online.
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