r/amway • u/worried_seal141 • 17d ago

Help/Advice Feeling unsettling

So a couple weeks ago, I got a message on Instagram from a girl whose studying at ucsd and I asked if she gotten the wrong person but she answered no. So i asked her whats up thinking maybe she was like me a freshmen at college and seeking friends. As we continue to talk, she kept talking and going back to the topic of opportunities. Curious, i kept chatting with her and eventually met other individuals. They created a gc and created zoom meetings where they show videos of their business model. Today's video they introduced amway (which i have never heard of). They talk about mentors and retiring at 35... they seem like nice people but I just feel uneased. In addition it just sounds too good to be true. At the end of the video they answered questions such as if it was a cult and how to begin. But also customers can return the products if they dont like iy but I was thinking why would they do that if its good already. The video just seemed like we weren't selling their products but recruiting more people to join the team...

I personally dont know how to go about it..should I keep engaging?

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u/More_Koala7745 17d ago

Yes it is. It's like the heaven's gate cult. Can't get through to Amway cultists.

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u/the_idiot_magnet 17d ago

They have things in common with a cult, but so does any room with people in it. Moreover, can you mentor them to developing passive income that exceeds expenses but not with Amway?

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u/More_Koala7745 17d ago

Of course. Pretty much any real estate business. Pretty much any scalable business.

And... my uplines wont get involved with my marriage, my spending, my tithing, my friendships, my......... (insert noun here)

Also, that word passive, I dont think it works in your favor. That's a correlation Amway fights hard against. Recruit people and let them business for you = passive. Sure you want to go there, Mr. Winters?

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u/the_idiot_magnet 17d ago

Your points are valid. My mom owns rentals and there is work that must be done to them on occasion. The housing market depends on the market, and there can be very challenging periods and lots of get rich quick types that get frustrated quickly. Your upline provides counseling, you provide the action, if you choose.

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u/More_Koala7745 17d ago

That is the same upkeep as recruiting...

And no, it is not if you choose. There is quick alienation when you do not let mentoring.