Responding to an MLM solicitation
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Anonymous
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I appreciate that everyone is doing their best. Child care in this country is a nightmare. It's expensive and not high quality. A lot of women would love to work from home, take care of their kids, maintain a career, and still also be able to earn some money.
But some of the sales are insulting. "You were born in the 70's and used to wear these shoes (insert picture of black slide shoes). How about some skin cream? You are old enough!" Or "I know you just had a baby. How about online fitness coaching and subscribing to these healthy shakes? Get your body back!" I've struggled with self image and a bad eating disorder most of my life. When people ask me if I want to lose weight and get in shape, or if I want to reduce the circles under my eyes, that is the last you will ever hear from me. MLM's and pandering to women is not a sustaining career. I'd almost rather you ask me to contribute to a gofundme than a product that I will never need past 30 days of purchase. |
Anonymous
The very successful person they profiled on The Dream podcast was making either $40k or $60k - not f*ck you money by any means. And she was, again, the successful person they profiled. |
Anonymous
"Hi, Sally! It's good to hear from you--its been a while and I'm glad to catch up with you and the family! I do follow you on social media and was wondering if what you wanted to send was info about [MLM] that I've seen on your [FB, Instagram, whatever]. I'm not interested in [MLM] but really would like to hear about (how the kids are, how your mom is, whatever). What's up with that play Billy was going to be in at school?...." That is clear about the MLM but also shows you are, as you said, "open to being friends." If you and she were real friends before, you'd want at least to give a shot to letting her know that. Many posted here will say no, ignore entirely. But while MLMs are foul, they don't always gobble up friends entirely. She may still be in there somewhere! If she responds with the hard sell, reply that you genuinely won't buy any XYZ and are interested in reconnecting as friends and not as businessperson and customer. |
Anonymous
Agreed. DCUM is full of these women who moan and complain how exhausted they are with schlepping to work and not having time with their kids. So when they see women who are successful running their own businesses at home, making bank, AND getting quality time with their kids, they feel threatened and attack other women. |
Anonymous
“Making bank” by taking bank away from women working actual jobs or running actual businesses, yeah. |
Anonymous
This is one of the funniest posts on dcum. Anyone who believes a single word you've posted deserves to be taken. What a load of bs. The mid six figures is such bs. Step off #bossmomlies |
Anonymous
| Not all MLMs are the same. Some don’t require any purchase of inventory and require very little, if any, upfront investment. If you don’t like MLMs, that’s fine, but the hatred, bitterness, and cynicism in this board over it is a reflection of the pervasive anxiety and lack of social connectedness that people always complain about. Instead of harboring such intense hatred and being so ridiculously judgmental, how about simply shrugging it off, deciding not to get involved, and moving on with your lives? The negative energy you all spend actively hating MLMs and their people says more about you than it does about the companies. I read these comments and shake my head. You’d be a lot happier if you unclenched and took a deep breath. |
Anonymous
Hahahahaha. You sound just like this woman I went to high school with who panders Rodan and Fields. #bosslady Please. Give me a break. |
Anonymous
Hah! There’s a woman at my kid’s preschool who drives a Lexus SUV plastered with Rodan Fields stickers. Her skin looks fine? Not any better than most womens’ skin but fine. But her hairline is RIDICULOUS. She must be using that Monet hair falling out shampoo. It’s soooo bad. I have a friend from high school who is literally a doctor, she’s an OB-GYN working for a big practice in her city, and for like 2 months this summer she was going nuts posting on FB about Rodan and Fields. I was so embarrassed for her. But it was short lived ... she must not be selling anymore. |
Anonymous
The hatred and bitterness I feel is because MLMs prey on women. They fill their heads with lies of easy money. They make them feel guilty if their "businesses" don't succeed, and then drain more money out of them by telling them they need to attend conferences to learn how to sell more. Their model is broken and corrupt. Women who could be bringing in real money through part-time or full-time work (whether that's in a traditional sense, or by joining the gig economy) instead are filling their basements with inventory of products that don't work and that they will never sell. As a believer in the importance of women being paid for their work, I will NOT "unclench". I will keep telling the truth about MLMs and supporting my female friends who are seeking employment. |
Anonymous
| PP, but that’s my point. NOT all MLMs require basements full of inventory. NOT all women who sell MLM products go to the conferences and call themselves “Momboss.” The fact is, all the MLMs are different as are the sellers and your generalizations, in addition to being false, are not serving you or anyone else. |
Anonymous
I'll be filing this away. |
Anonymous
| NP here. You may be correct, Pp. But all MLMs depend on women selling to friends and family, which is what so many people are turned off by. The sales pitches, the agenda behind regular conversation, the pressure and awkwardness, all of it is unpleasant. MLMs negatively affect friendships and people selling these products tend to not respect boundaries. That's the business model. |
Anonymous
| And don't lecture us about social connectedness. I don't consider myself connected with someone based on a financial transaction. MLMs use relationships to get sales. |
Anonymous
Name one MLM with a compensation plan that's not tied to recruiting your friends and family to join your team. |