This man was in a lucrative
job with a good career ahead of him. And what does he do? He wrecks it all by
joining Amway, bothering his co-workers, and getting himself fired.
Unbelievable! Because of some stupid shpiel given to him by a dopey Ambot in a cheap business suit, this guy brings himself to poverty and bankruptcy. This is another proof that Amway is not a business, but something cultic, religious, mysterious, and weird.
Unbelievable! Because of some stupid shpiel given to him by a dopey Ambot in a cheap business suit, this guy brings himself to poverty and bankruptcy. This is another proof that Amway is not a business, but something cultic, religious, mysterious, and weird.
I started reading these blogs
after a former colleague approached me to meet for coffee "chat about
business opportunities". I was quite keen to meet, we are both in I.T and
I had just started my own consulting business. I thought maybe he saw an
opportunity for a big corporate client, maybe he wanted to work on a joint
venture. When we met he talked about the weather and, although he was very much
still employed, he talked about high level philosophies about the virtues of
being your own boss, and residual income etc etc. He ended by giving me a CD he
thought was worth listening to.
Even though I was shocked at the time (yes it was Amway (Network21)), In retrospect I am even more shocked after researching on how much control an upline has.
Because if an upline is a supplier representative, what business would have a supplier have so much say over YOUR personal life, in arbitrary things such as how you motivate yourself? My business also has a single supplier as I also sell software. I promise you if they are trying to get me to attend 4 motivational functions a year, I will tell them where to go!
If an upline is a mentor, well, some business owners do have mentors. I don't, but if I would hire one, I would not choose one with any interests in my business. If I have a mentor whose business model I am trying to follow, you can be sure that I would want to see the Profit &Loss statement, and at the very least know how my mentor's turnover grew. Also, a mentor who himself is being closely mentored on a detailed level, would not strike me as a worthy candidate.
Last I heard of this guy was that he was neglecting his career and pressured by his employers to leave and to have a three jobs in close succession, in spite of his business going nowwhere. The irony (okay, one of them, there are many) is that the industry that he is in is lucrative, as a job, and as a business. In my case, it started by doing my job well.
Just out of principle I wish I could talk sense into him. Try to ask how this "own boss" thing had worked for him. It seems not to help.
Even though I was shocked at the time (yes it was Amway (Network21)), In retrospect I am even more shocked after researching on how much control an upline has.
Because if an upline is a supplier representative, what business would have a supplier have so much say over YOUR personal life, in arbitrary things such as how you motivate yourself? My business also has a single supplier as I also sell software. I promise you if they are trying to get me to attend 4 motivational functions a year, I will tell them where to go!
If an upline is a mentor, well, some business owners do have mentors. I don't, but if I would hire one, I would not choose one with any interests in my business. If I have a mentor whose business model I am trying to follow, you can be sure that I would want to see the Profit &Loss statement, and at the very least know how my mentor's turnover grew. Also, a mentor who himself is being closely mentored on a detailed level, would not strike me as a worthy candidate.
Last I heard of this guy was that he was neglecting his career and pressured by his employers to leave and to have a three jobs in close succession, in spite of his business going nowwhere. The irony (okay, one of them, there are many) is that the industry that he is in is lucrative, as a job, and as a business. In my case, it started by doing my job well.
Just out of principle I wish I could talk sense into him. Try to ask how this "own boss" thing had worked for him. It seems not to help.
Here's a very important fact about Network 21 (or any of the other AMOs). Their business isn't Amway. Their business is solely TEACHING you the business of Amway.
ReplyDeleteWhether you succeed or not is of no concern to them. You'll be paying them endless fees in either case.
Anonymous - the main way Amway cult leaders make money is by selling tickets to Ambots to come here them speak. Plus selling other shit that's referred to as the Amway tool scam like membership to their cult sect, Communikate, books and recordings.
DeleteAnd you're right. The Amway cult leaders don't give a shit whether the Ambots in their downline make any money as long as the money flows up to them. They also don't want new Diamonds because that means sharing their slice of greed pie.
The same is true for a stinking company like Herbalife, which has cheated thousands of people out of cash.
ReplyDeleteYup. Amway isn't the only scamming MLM pyramid scheme out there that wants to steal your money.
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