"Cultural Exchange" organization in name only, "Visa Mill" more appropriate title - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Intrax

While Intrax touts itself as a "Cultural Exchange" organization, sponsoring J-1 exchange students on work/travel visas for a cultural immersion experience in the U.S., they are in reality nothing more than a visa processing center that could care less about the experience that their participants have while on program. I have worked at several reputable student exchange organizations, who actually go to great lengths to support their program participants through orientations and check-ins, but Intrax does none of that. Once a student pays their visa fee, that's it, if they so much as call to inform the company that they are having any difficulties they will be reminded that their visa is tied to their continued employment at whatever company Intrax placed them at (Seaworld, various tourist traps in Myrtle Beach and other resort areas, etc.) and that if they leave that employer they will have their visa terminated and be sent home immediately. I personally had to tell students that were being exploited and forced to work unpaid overtime that they couldn't attempt to change employers or they would be deported. Beyond the disrespect of the exchange students, management has no concern for employees professional development. Though I was hired to do partner relations, I was put on customer service answering phones 8 hours a day because so many other staffers had left and they didn't have enough support, so I left after 6 months (like 80% of their employees do).