I agree completely, Vicki! However, I am wondering...
And, I will admit that there are VERY FEW MLM companies that actually "work" and allow the distributor to earn a decent income. And very few that can be considered "reputable". Most of the MLM companies out there do not have marketing programs designed to actually have a distributor succeed. But, I think it's unfair to group ALL MLM companies into that "they all suck" category.
I left a job a year ago that paid me just under $50K a year...I'm sure many on this list make a lot more than that, but it is well above the national average. I left corporate America after 20 years. I am now home to put my kids on the bus in the morning, and get them off the bus in the afternoon. They don't have to have daycare, or before/after school care anymore, because I am here with them. I will be spending EVERY DAY of the summer when theyr'e not in school with them...they won't be at day camps or daycare the way they were for years, when I was working, because my husband works also, and goes on travel quite frequently for his job. We will be spending our days together, going to the beach, the pool, doing crafts, going on picnics, fishing, hanging out with their gandparents and cousins, and some other great things we have planned, including a vacation to the ocean! Some days, when it's too hot out, we may just sit and watch movies and eat popcorn!
Do I work a few nights a week, for a few hours a night? Yes. But I also average $50/hour doing what I do. Yes, I have to pay taxes on my income...everyone does. But, guess what...I am home the rest of the time. Do you have to work to make money? Of course you do. You can't just sit home and collect a paycheck, unless you are on a government program, or retirement/pension. Let's face it...you typically have to work to earn an income. And the 9-to-5 world isn't the only way.
My husband and I were able to take a trip to Europe a few weeks ago; it's the FIRST EVER time we have had a vacation together like that, just the two of us. And we didn't have to stress over trying to coordinate our leave schedules like we did when we both worked full-time jobs, because I didn't have to worry about "asking" someone if I could go!
I spend a few hours each day making phone calls to prospective hostesses who WANT my product, packaging up catalogs and mailing or delivering them, and a few nights a week (or afternoons, because I sometimes do presentations to women during their lunchbreaks at local restaurants! How cool is that!) doing home presentations. And I am marketing to people who want my product. I know this because at some prior home presentation, they asked me to call them! So, I'm not playing "telemarketer"
Today I will be cleaning my house, and working on part of the garden that my neighbor (also a stay-at-home mom) have been creating...and it's going to be 80 degrees and sunny out! We will probably stop at some point and have lunch, and a glass of wine. Then, I'll walk to the end of the street, and meet my kids when they get off the bus; we'll go in, do homework, have dinner, baths, etc.
I wouldn't trade ANY of this for a 9-to-5 job ever again...regardless of how much it paid me. By the way, I am bringing home as much every month ("take home pay") as I was (sometimes more!) when I was working my 9-to-5 job, just in case anyone was thinking, "Yeah, she's living off her husband's salary." Nope. Not in our house. It's not possible. We are not rich by any means, but we are very happy with the freedoms that I now have...my husband hated our girls being in daycare; he hated how stressed out I was trying to work full time and care for the house, the yard, & the kids and their activities when he was on travel.
I am a much happier, less-stressed person now. And I love my life. And I love that an MLM has helped put me here....honestly, and with integrity.
Again, I DO ADMIT that there are many, many MLM scams out there...but they're not all like that. There are a very select few that actually do work. Emphasis on "few"!
People thinking about an MLM need to ask LOTS of questions and not just jump in because of a few promises of wealth and freedom. There are way too many life-altering pitfalls you can fall into. Been there, done that.
Terra
Vicki <v_eller@yahoo.
Think whatever you want about MLM. It doesn't make it true. As for
me - I am so glad that MLM is out of my life. I have MORE time to
spend with my baby, wathing him grow, learn, etc. I have a 9-5 job
that pays me more than they probably should. I have low stress, had
a 100% PAID maternity leave, vacation, health insurance, 401k, etc.,
etc. I don't have to pound pavement, approach strangers, risk going
into strangers' homes... I don't have to convince anyone my product
is somehow better than what they are using. No recruiting. I KNOW
how much money I will earn each month and can plan accordingly. Oh
and did I mention the TIME I get to spend with my family???? I
spent more time away from home chasing the "dream". Never got
anything out of it. No amount of so-called wealth is worth losing
time with loved-ones.
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>
> Hi MLMSurvivors,
>
> The subject line is not a joke, I am a MLMer & have been for a long
> time. I've joined your club because I simply want to understand the
> other side of the coin, and I hereby solemnly swear that I won't
EVER
> sponsor anyone from this network even if you suddenly have a
change of
> heart about the industry. That is not my intention. So, any
questions
> about what company i am with, etc will not be entertained ok.
>
> My personal vision is to promote a balanced awareness about the
> industry (which, I confess, I love very much), and to stand for it
> being conducted in a manner that is professional, ethical & with
> integrity through firstly, my own personal actions. And my goal
here
> is to learn from all of you - and serve if I may, to contribute
> constructively where I can.
>
> So, if you can welcome a stranger into your home on the context of
> open learning, sharing & possibly healing for each other, then I
thank
> you graciously.
>
> Anyways, if anyone feels like I'm violating the group laws OR my
own
> set limits as declared, you can always report it to the Mod & get
me
> kicked out.;)
>
> Regards
> JL
>
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