One of our readers is being
harassed by his boss at work to sign up to the Amway scam:
Just wanted to stop by and say I really enjoy your blog! I’ve been reading
it from start to finish, and I enjoy your candid commentary along with the
horror stories other victims of Amway have shared.
My boss, of all people, brought me here. He doesn’t know he brought me here. He
doesn’t know I know he’s part of the Amway pyramid scheme. He thinks I’m easy
prey; a new recruit ripe for brainwashing.
He’s been subtly grooming me to become part of his scam, or “business
opportunity” as he calls it.
The way he’s doing it is devilishly sly, and had I not had a bad run-in with
Primerica (another pyramid scheme), he may well have gotten me.
The subtle product placement - he always has an XS energy drink in plain view,
or a bottle of his Perfect drinking water nearby. The Tip/Balance/Twist tests
he performed when I questioned the claims of his miracle water. Boasts that he
would be a millionaire within a decade. Mysterious meetings that required a
suit and tie. Talks about how I could save money on household goods if I bought
them from myself.
This all built up to a discussion one day after work, when he talked about an
upcoming business meeting he was having with his partners. I asked for more
info, but he said it was very secretive and he’d have to talk to his partners
first.
The next day he said he’d talked to his partners, and that they thought I’d be
a great candidate. Could I come to their next meeting, and did I own a suit?
Recalling my experience with Primerica, I wanted to know more about the
business so I could research it a bit, and be able to make informed decisions.
I asked what exactly this business was and if he had any literature on it.
In response, I was given a link to WWDB and asked to read testimonials by the
Puryear and Duncan families.
Right then and there I knew something was very, very wrong. The whole
testimonial was a bunch of feel-good ass kissing, along with these people
rubbing their wealth in my face. I don’t care how big your yacht is, I want
facts and figures about your business. None of these testimonials provided any
factual business information.
Frustrated by this secrecy, I Googled WWDB and the Puryears and the Duncans.
This led me to Amway, and to countless horror stories of people whose lives
have been ruined by it.
After much work, I did find the facts and figures I was searching for. And as I
suspected, it was all a sham. These “Diamonds” at the top of the chain live a
charade. They barely pull in six figures, most of which is from their
tools/speeches (NOT the Amway business plan!). They put themselves in financial
peril to fool their cult into thinking they’re rich!
And if you’re not that fraction of a percent on the top, you are losing money!
You are bullied into buying junk you don’t need, alienating friends and family,
taking on debt, and told that success is right around the corner!!
No thank you. I’ll keep my J.O.B. At the end of the day, I know I earned my
paycheck and didn’t have to sell my soul to get it.
So thank you very much for this blog! Your efforts, as well as the wealth of
knowledge here, spared me a lot of pain and heartache. I’m so glad I was able
to avoid going down the scAmway path.
When I speak to my boss again regarding his “business opportunity” I will
politely say I’m not interested. If he persists, then the gloves come off.
Anna, this is interesting. Here's a boss (obviously running an outfit where his employees have "JOBS") trying hard to get an employee to sign up in the Amway racket.
ReplyDeleteIt's clear that this boss is in WWDB Amway, but apparently he needs the position he holds in this outfit in order to stay afloat financially. And he is desperate to develop a down-line, as his frantic efforts with this one employee show.
What gives here? A man who has a salaried position as a supervisor in a business concern is involved in a dipshit MLM scheme like Amway? And he practically begs his employees to join up as well?
This shows the insanity and desperation of persons who get hooked in the Amway pyramid scheme. The boss is reaching out to anyone, anywhere, any time, any place to rope some unsuspecting victim into the racket.
I'm very glad that this website saved the employee from making a major mistake.
Anonymous - it’s expensive to be inside the Amway cult. $500 to $1000 a month depending how much overpriced Amway shit you buy. So you need to have a job to afford your expensive Amway habit.
DeleteAll Ambots are desperate to build a downline. The reality is most will be unable to even get one person to sign up. But yes poaching for recruits at your job and everywhere else you happen to to go like the grocery store is all prime hunting grounds.
We are here to share our Amway horror stories in hopes that people don’t make the same mistake and join the Amway cult.
Its your boss I would report it to the state labor board
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous. I would think that the state labour board has bigger issues to deal with such as pay, health and safety issues. They probably don’t care about anybody calling to complain that their coworker is an Amway loser. But it would be nice if there was someplace, we could call to complain about Amway.
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