I thought I'd share a posting I made at scam.com about
Telecommunications multi-Level marketer ACN. In case you're
interested, that thread is:
http://www.scam.
But I warn you it's over 50 pages long! Here's my post:
I guess I'm wanting to speak up for people like me, for whom ACN/MLM
is "not right", and who have a very poor image of this type of
business. Why? Because I object to being seen as a loser, a
"dream-stealer"
gleaned from this thread.
For the record, I came here after I answered a perfectly
legitimate-looking ad for a regular type of job posted on a legitimate
online job board. This began a series of emails back and forth wherein
the prospector made false promises and refused to reveal any real
details, until finally he did mention ACN.
So, here's why I wouldn't join ACN, or probably any other MLM ...
To me, anyone working with a company, in any fashion, is a
representative of that company. Be it employees, independent reps,
contractors. etc.. - as a group, they define it's culture, it's
reputation, it's modus operandi and, most importantly, it's ethics.
It's clear to me that throughout this thread, and at many other sites
on the web, there is abundant evidence of deceptive business practice
and shady dealings by ACN workers. Of course, I don't include the
several very decent-sounding ACN folks that have been here.
So the perception I now have of ACN includes unethical practices such as:
- Misleading initial presentation of the "opportunity"
- Withholding of relevant details until a candidate can be thoroughly
recruited (I'd say brainwashed)
- Misrepresentation of "good money easy/fast" when the the
statistical/
- Relentless recruiting knowing full well that the vast majority of
people will not succeed.
- Charging each "most likely will fail" candidate $500 for the privilege.
- Not telling candidates that the only way to succeed will be to
become a demon salesperson.
- Downplaying the potential negative outcome of having to bother your
friends and family.
I certainly don't doubt that the right kind of person can make lots of
money with ACN. Personally, I would need to sell my soul to the devil
to do it, now that I know what the company is really like.
Even the very best of people working with ACN are, to me, working with
a company that continuously and knowingly spawns all of the above
behavior. I don't know how anyone can justify this. Perhaps it is
because they have been taught to think only of the positive aspects,
to overlook the ugly truth, and indeed, to label the likes of me as a
loser.
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