A reader shares their Amway experience. And a question Ambots should ponder: what’s more important to you? Money or your soul?
I was in Amway for quite a few years, actually an embarrassingly long time. In all that time, and up to now, I have never seen an Amway big pin that actually was able to walk away from the daily grind of the Amway business, and have secure freedom (perhaps except for the few that got in in the 1970's and early 1980's).
In fact, what I experienced was that the big pins have to keep on hustling the business day in and day out forever in order to not lose what they have, and possibly keep growing. They went from a 8-5 JOB (and time with family and money to do stuff), to a 24-hours-a-day/7-days-a-week constant never ending job of recruiting, selling, and motivating (with very little time for family (quality time anyway) and sometimes money, but not secure without endless great effort to maintain it).
I saw a few go emerald or diamond, but miss out on the best years of their children's lives, because they had to leave the house in the evenings and weekends to "show the plan", make contacts, and hustle the business. They were dedicated to the business, with some dream of time in the future with family, which may have come, but far too late to enjoy it with the kids anymore. You know, the kids are at school during the day, and the dad is out building the business at night and on weekends, so where is all that free time with the kids.
I saw very sharp, well spoken Emeralds and Diamonds quit their jobs (dancing on the Board Room table at their place of employment on their "retirement" day)to be full time in Amway, and then, a few years later either go back to a job or start another "regular" business, to make enough money to live again. And face the embarrassment and disappointment of that in front of their children. My gosh. And I've seen Diamonds, move out of the smaller house in a very expensive neighborhood, to a larger house, but way out in an inexpensive suburb, and claim it was the Amway income that let them get this "dream house", which was actually less expensive than the smaller house in the awesome neighborhood.
In Amway, you will be living a "smoke and mirrors" life, with a never ending job of contacting, recruiting, and selling.
There may be money.....maybe.
But endless secure freedom, not on your life.
Amway is all about lying -- not just to your recruits and your down-line, but to YOURSELF.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - you have to be the best damn liar around to have a chance at making money in ScAmway. Not too many people have it in them to constantly lie.
DeleteHi Anna. I would like to tell my story...especially the costs that went into Amway when I went in. Do you have an email? Or how would I do that? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous. Most people just leave a comment with their stories to share with others. Sometimes it takes a couple of comment boxes because Blogger has a word limit!
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