One of the nicest things about
no longer being in Amway is that we no longer have to eyeball everyone we meet
as a prospect to be recruited into the busines. No more striking up phony
conversations with random people in the grocery store or mall.
What about being on vacation? You go to an all inclusive resort to relax and be
pampered and instead you’re hounded by an Amway IBO.
On the other hand what IBO can afford to go on vacation? Wouldn’t they have to
get permission from the upline. And then it would be a big NO. Why spend a
couple of thousand on a nice family holiday in Hawaii or Disneyworld when you
could be building your business and stocking up on Amway products and getting
that PV up there?
We were standing in line at an Amway function, I think we were lining up for
the place where dinner was being served. There was another guy in front of us
and him and Ambot were bullshitting each other about their volume. Then they
start talking holidays. Ambot mentions we’re thinking of touring Yellowstone Park
and going up to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. That other good little
ambot started to lay in on us about why were we wasting our money on vacation
and it must be nice that we can afford it and all the other bullshit canned IBO
speeches. How’s it any of his fucking business?
Oh wait. This is Amway. Our business is everyone’s business!
Damned cult!
Could you just see Ambot hanging out at Old Faithful where crowds gather every
hour to watch the geyser? He’d have been hitting all the tourists asking them
about their dreams and if they’d ever thought about owning their own business.
Jesus he’d be there all day knowing he was going to catch a different crowd
every hour. We’d probably get run out of the park by a ranger! Or they’d send
Yogi Bear after us!
About a month before we quit Amway we stayed at a hotel and met a nice couple
who lived not too far from us. Ambot was bragging to them about how The
Slight Edge - on the required reading list - was about the greatest book
he’d ever read. He’d bought a few copies of it and he gladly gave this couple
one of his books and his phone number. Afterwards he’s all excited and telling
me maybe he can sign them up in “the business”. Then he realized I wasn’t as
excited about it as he was.
Perhaps that’s because I’d been reading Merchants of Deception.
By that point Ambot hadn’t been attending meetings regularly or buying Amway
products. I knew it was getting close to him quitting.
But I mean how embarrassing hitting people up to sign up for Amway as an IBO or
customer while you’re on vacation. Even more embarrassing when you have to
watch your husband in action and knowing that’s the only reason he’s interested
in meeting new people and chatting up others while on vacation.
Nobody wants to be bothered by overzealous ambots who are determined to show
you the one and only way to financial freedom according to the Great Amway God.
Ambot and I recently enjoyed a wonderful vacation and it was so relaxing to
chat with fellow vacationers about our lives and our other travels and our
interests. No ulterior motive. Simply enjoying the company of others. Meeting
new people and enjoying their company and not feeling like a low life bastard
trying to prospect them into Amway.
There will always be a bit of suspicion when meeting new people who are showing
an interest in you and your lives and wondering if maybe just maybe they are
Amway IBO’s out to get you.
That’s not how people should feel when they’re on vacation. Relax and have fun
and not get bombarded with Amway IBO’s.
The feeling of freedom is wonderful.
Freedom. A chant at Amway functions.
The real freedom only comes once you escape the Amway cult. The freedom to go
on vacations and live your life as you see fit without being ridiculed by the
fucking assholes in the Amway upline.
One of the worst things in Amway is the pressure to annoy and bother strangers, and to lie to them about what you are proposing.
ReplyDeleteIt is deeply impolite to go up to ANY stranger for ANY reason, except in an emergency situation. Going up to them with a big phony smile and with fake friendliness is beneath contempt.
But Amway freaks don't care, because they have no dignity or self-respect. For them, the only thing that matters is a down-line.
Anonymous - approaching anyone whether or not they're someone you know or a stranger and lie to them to trick them to come to an Amway meeting or sign up to ScAmway is very difficult. Especially if you're an honest person. Because you know the only way you're going to make money in Amway is by signing up others who will also lose tons of money and be subjected to ridicule by the Amway cult leaders.
DeleteBrainwashed Ambots who have been been pumped up by their Amway cult leaders leave their dignity, morals and self respect out the door in pursuit of making a few pennies commission of some suckers. Amway the Cult of Greed. The special hell for Ambots.
Great piece Anna.
ReplyDeleteI tell you that my quality of life has increased exponentially ever since I stopped attending Amway functions.
I remember that one of the straws that broke it for me was when I returned from an awesome vacation and the next meeting I showed up to, I was looked at like I was an alien by my then-Upline Emerald.
That was when I knew that it really wasn't worth the time anymore. To be treated like that all because I missed two meetings and therefore, $10 total in entry fees showed me how petty some in the group were.
Now I will say that a few of my cross-line buddies thought my trip was amazing and the majority of them didn't even hint that it was bad that I went.
The funny thing is that higher Pins talk about building the business and buying back one's freedom. You know what? I didn't build the business and still bought back my freedom because I no longer had to lose money in the business. And because of this, I was able to invest in emerging markets, diversity assets, and put myself in a position to retire overseas in six months.
As always, I hope an IBO sees this and decides the best step that he or she could take is to stop living a pipe dream in a fake World.
Thanks Anonymous.
DeleteYes your quality of life, your emotional wellbeing and your finances will become so much better once you leave Amway.
When most people come back to their job after vacation most of their bosses aren't giving them the stink eye. Most coworkers are happy to see you and ask what you did while you were away. Amway Ambots are not like that.
Didn't you have to ask for permission from the assholes in your Amway upline to go on vacation. Which would be denied and you'd be counselled to use your vacation money and buy Amway shit instead. I'd just say fuck it I"m going on vacation anyway but brainwashed obedient Ambots would have a different thought process.
That sounds like you're good at investing. And way to go for funding the retirement you've dreamed of. There's a lot of other places we can live overseas where our dollar goes a lot further and we can have a better standard of living.
Living life to the fullest or dreaming in a fake world like Amway losers. Which choice do normal people want?