I came across them on linked in. I filled out the information for the call, then decided to look this company up. Good thing I did, I am seeing all of these crazy reviews. I have my doctorate/PhD and there is ZERO way I would be giving them a dime. They just called me and I let it go to voicemail, i'm not dealing with a MLM or scheme to make them more money while I'm searching for a job after completing 13 years of school. Companies like this should be illegal, because there are a lot of companies out there you can send your resume to, that helps you with finding a job. I will not be doing business with them. Thank you so much for this video!
@katayoonyh4014
Жыл бұрын
I was so relieved when you said Mike got his money back!
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
Same! I was actually very surprised.
@TelcInspriv
6 ай бұрын
@@janpancake I have been scammed by Cheeky Scientist, am asking them to refund ans they have refused. I have not used any of their membership materials. Please advise me on what I should do.
@akbluegrass
9 ай бұрын
I just got off a Zoom call with a Cheeky Scientist rep. I'm so glad you made this video!
@cooksing
Жыл бұрын
This is very informative. Thank you for making this video and letting people know. You have to pass below to get a full refund after 12 months. Ridiculous... 1. Hundreds of hours of effort put in for 12 months (documenting, attending classes, watching videos) 2. Getting personal coach 3. Travels to networking events, job fairs, in-person events with your money 4. Their internal review
@donatsu8
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic job! I had very bad experience with their recruiter. Gaslighting, borderline verbal abuse, made me feel horrible for not earning enough while in academia. They asked for 5K over a few years. Refused to show contract unless I agree to sign up right away. After one hour of video chat, I felt mentally r@ped.
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
So sorry 😢 I hope you didn’t sign up! I’m glad you noticed their tactics.
@bdfb-th5ek
Жыл бұрын
Top quality content!! Worth much more subs and views. Thanks for the courage and will to share this - it will save a lot of ppl
@shdbfn
Ай бұрын
I remember subscribing to their newsletter.They were e-mailing in such a predatory way that I blocked them with no regret.
@malekibrahim7697
Жыл бұрын
Great video Jan. I liked the little bits of humor sprinkled in throughout and I thought you did a good job of exposing this company (can you even call them that?). Anyways, just a bit of constructive feedback; I feel like the video could have been a whole lot shorter, I understand there's a lot to say about Cheeky Scientist, but I think if you could have done this video in 7 or 8 minutes, the watch-through rates would be a lot higher and would spread more awareness about how bad this company is! I personally got myself into a similar manipulative situation a few months ago in academia, and it's just a shame to me that manipulation tactics like these still persist in our society today. Anyone that profits off of deceit or misinformation should not be allowed to conduct business in my opinion.
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll work on delivering the content more efficiently 🙂
@mariatamburro
Жыл бұрын
This has all the signs of a classic scam. Contracts are required to be shown to someone prior to signature. That in itself is not a legal contract. I am not a lawyer, so I can't cite the law but I know it's definitely true. I'm not sure about the laws surrounding the non-disparaging clauses, but that sounds like it shouldn't be legal either. How can you tell someone who is paying for a service that they can't comment on that service?
@enigma1865
2 ай бұрын
Lots of targeted high-pressure sales techniques. I am older and still felt vulnerable to this force.
@enigma1865
2 ай бұрын
The pay page stopped me as this is real and the little voice of reason spoke and said stop!
@olivermoore7020
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I've been suspicious of CSA for a while too. I followed and subscribed for some of their content for a while (thankfully never paid for anything) - but even that too much - it was like 4-5 emails a day and their Twitter feed was even worse - so had to unsurbscribe to everything. I also found their content very preachy and "in your face".
@tomburns5231
Жыл бұрын
Jeepers. Thanks for posting this. Definite scam imo.
@stopkaks
Жыл бұрын
Very informative video, great work!
@AnastasiInTech
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow … the name sounds scammy… 😮
@HashlessBrown
11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I fell for Cheeky Scientist Association just two days ago and paid a hefty amount over a zoom call. I'm not sure how to get a refund.
@HashlessBrown
11 ай бұрын
I should have watched this video before and should have researched about it more. I got a call from them to schedule a zoom call just a few hours after I registered on a link I came across. Ryan Metcalfe was there on the zoom call and forced a bunch of false and not so credible info. I refused to pay for at least 20 minutes or so but he kept pushing it and I don't know why I caved in to my fears and ended up paying an amount I couldn't even afford as an international student.
@TH-tj1vu
Жыл бұрын
Is there any association for PhDs who have been scammed by CSA ? I would like to make pursuits against them for their methods.
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean by ‘pursuits against them’? Against CSA? If you’re a victim of CSA, feel free to email me - my contact info is on my KZitem page; click the ‘About’ tab.
@fatmaali1144
Жыл бұрын
Do you have any idea how to get rid of that scammer? I joined them last week, and I wanna cancel but don't know how, and they stopped replying me
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
I just made this video with the only known sure-fire solution I've heard: kzitem.info/news/bejne/sGZ4upusnF99o44
@StephenMarkTurner
Жыл бұрын
thanks
@hebaazzam5369
Жыл бұрын
Hi Jan. I unfortunately fell in the trap as well. Is it possible to get Ryan Metclafe and Rayanne Hoopes email addresses so that I can go through the same process as well.
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think people have told me they emailed either of them. I think communication has been through LinkedIn - can you reach out to them over LinkedIn? Don’t forget to save records of your interactions with them! Feel free to email me if you have other questions.
@jialubao2920
4 ай бұрын
@@janpancake I just fell for it. Trying to get my money back by disputing payment, emailing cancellation, and talking to lawyers...any other tips?
@TheOnion619
6 ай бұрын
The Johnny Sins of Wolf of Wall Street.
@zaredshawver9496
Жыл бұрын
You keep saying "kids" to refer to graduate students. That is pretty insulting to the experience of PhD training. I'm 5 minutes in and I would probably stop watching if I weren't truly interested in the perspective you have on CSA.
@TriptiRaman
Жыл бұрын
I've seen your videos dragging gurus and teachers through the mud and now this fake public service announcement. Why make videos tearing other people and companies down when you're clearly working to do the same thing? You have a website, podcast and videos and are building your own brand, but why try to build a brand by harming others? I'm wondering where the punchline is here too. You interview someone who got a refund. Okay? You show that the company provides a lot of resources and your big claim is these resources are for free. Okay? The company provides financing and gives a guarantee. Okay? I've signed up for a lot of online courses and never got any kind of guarantee and many of them offered no refunds. Again, where's the punchline?
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
Much of my ‘brand’ is making videos to help grad students. I outline exactly why I made the video in the video. It’s not a fake PSA, and I haven’t made any other videos ‘dragging’ anyone else through the mud besides the first one about this same company. This person got a refund, but this company is STILL going after him for money. He got the refund not because of the company; he got it because Affirm sided with him in his dispute. Also, many other people have reached out to him and me about trying to get refunds and feeling scammed by this company - all I want is for this company to stop charging people so much and for them to change their business model and contract to reflect BBB accredited business practices. You don’t have to find the video helpful.
@tomburns5231
Жыл бұрын
@@janpancake You're doing a great service here, Jan! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise :) And @user-ju2ki9nt7g, when you're demonstrably wrong on the 'facts' in your first sentence, you lose all credibility. The fact is these vulturous creatures belong far, far away from universities and anxious, under-resourced grad students. As Jan says, there are so many more affordable (even free) services and sources of information for moving into industry upon graduation. Society needs 'The Cheeky Scientist' about as much as pyramid schemes.
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying this 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@PD33032
Жыл бұрын
I wonder why this person created a new KZitem account on the day he disparage Jan's video. So suspicious...
@Hierothewordsmith
Жыл бұрын
I don’t like the choice of memes. You may be reacting to someone else complaining that your voice is monotone. I think you could find a better way to keep viewers engaged. Think cozy vibes. Cozy vibes is an Asian American subculture of front end dev and illustrators. If you want to ad spice to your content you can go that route. I mentioned cozy vibes because I know you are passionate about Asian American culture.
@janpancake
Жыл бұрын
Nope, not reacting to anyone telling me my voice is monotone. But I appreciate the feedback on the memes! I also was not at all going for any sort of cozy vibes. I googled ‘Asian cozy vibes’ and still have no idea what that is. TBH, cozy is not me, and I’d be disingenuous if I delivered anything that way or made this video to have any sort of ‘cozy vibes’.
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