Dana El-Kurd

We have direct experience.

And that makes it just that much more devastating when it's somebody you know is extremely good at their job is just suddenly gone under very suspicious circumstances.

Yeah.

yeah that's devastating so this gets into one of the truly wildest and most distressing parts of this entire story which is can you talk about the i i guess i would just call it the the most neutral thing i can call it is the loan

Yes, absolutely.

So remember when we kind of put a pin in the fact that Vancouver, Washington is right across the river from Portland, Oregon.

So there is a big difference between how the state of Washington and how the state of Oregon regulates the practice of electrolysis.

In the state of Oregon, you cannot practice electrolysis without first going through a certification exam to become certified.

In the state of Washington, as long as you are practicing under the authority of somebody who has been certified in another state,

You can practice electrolysis without certification.

In fact, the state of Washington does not currently have their own certification framework for electrolysis.

So those of us who work at Real You Electrolysis, we're all hired without prior certification.

I think there may be one or two exceptions over the years, but by and large, the overwhelming majority are people who have no prior experience performing electrolysis.

So Real You Electrolysis does have certified electrologists on staff who are responsible for the training of new hires.

One of the conditions of employment at Real You Electrolysis is to agree to sign a promissory note wherein Real You Electrolysis will basically provide a stipend and pay for all expenses related to receiving certification from a certification program in exchange for four years of work at Real You Electrolysis.

Those who sign this note are not required to directly pay back any money unless they either fail to complete their schooling, fail to pass their certification, resign their position within four years, or are terminated.

And at that point, they are immediately liable to repay the full amount of the promissory note.

Mm-hmm.

So essentially, as soon as you enter schooling, and again, this is a condition of employment.

Every single person who has been hired by Real You Electrolysis could not start working without signing a contract agreeing to sign this promissory note when it comes time to be sent to school.