One of the things I observed and I believe is still taught today, is that Amway recruiters and IBOs will talk about people's jobs and how you can only earn what the job is worth, and not what you are worth. Then they tell you to join the Amway business as a means to rectify that situation.
Sadly, many will join and end up with a net loss, even after putting in an honest effort.
When you stop and think twice about this, you have to wonder. If your employer doesn't pay you what you think you deserve, you are welcome to offer your services to a higher bidder. If you are unable to find a higher bidder, then you either need to increase what you have to offer, or you have overestimated your value as an employee. But at least as an employee, you have a paycheck that you can depend on, and more than likely, you know when your paydays are.
Now you get excited about being a business owner. Are you now paid what you're worth? Or at least, are you on your way to being paid what you are worth? Have you even asked or thought about what you are worth? Most IBOs, not counting the ones who "do nothing". end up moving 100 PV and getting $10 back from Amway. If they are on the system, they are likely to have spent over $100 a month to participate. Are you now "paid what you are worth?". You are in the negative, and even adding some downline is unlikely to change your situation significantly.
When you spend about $300 to make 100 PV, Amway gets paid. When you earn your 100 PV, Amway will give back about $90 in bonus money (30%). Middle men in your upline take about $80, leaving you with $10. Are you paid what you are worth? Who did the work and who got the lion's share of the reward?
Would you have joined knowing that out of $90 in bonuses you generated, for moving 100 PV, that your uplines would get most of the bonus? What happened to their saying of do the work and get paid? Or are the uplines saying "you do the work" - "so I can get paid"?
Let's say you worked really hard for a couple of years. You finally reach platinum and you earn maybe $40K or 50K (before taxes). After taxes and business expenses, let's say you net $25,000. Have you now earned what you are worth? A platinum is in the top 1% of all IBOs and they net maybe $25,000 to $30,000. Are they paid what they are worth? If you can't answer yes to any of these questions, you have to ask yourself if the whole thing is worth it? Is Amway paying you what you are worth?
4 comments:
since they see others more as dollar signs than people, i would say....mmmmm....no.
I tried Amway years ago and walked away but the co is still in business, they must be doing something right. Also, from what I remember you would probably put in about 10hrs a week, to make 25k for part time work, I'd take it. It's just not for me, my point is, what are the better options for a flexable job like this?
I do believe you're missing the point as well that they offer products that you use every day. So essentially, you're just replacing your grocery items with items you can buy from yourself and get paid. So it's a double means of payment.
FTA, they're still "in business" because there are still a ton of dumb people still falling for the scheme. anon @4:52, two letters for you: BS. :)
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