The moment I walked into Venture Era I had a bad feeling, cuz
all their staff looked too young and just...super shady. My friend
and I were just there to find out more about the job, but the
longer we stayed the more suspicious we got. I don't think any bona
fide, ethical company would spend a couple hours dangling promises
of lucrative benefits and promotion/experience prospects to lure
you to work with their company. Everything was just too good to be
true--promotions that can occur within weeks, even days, amazing
car incentives for the top, etc etc. It just shows that they're
super desperate for people-preferably young and gullible--to work
for them. There was not a single older person present, everyone
looked either in their late teens or, at the very most, 20s. Which
is really weird, cuz most big businesses looking to expand usually
have at least a few mature staff; most young companies tend to be
smaller in terms of staffing--why use more people, when it means
more of the company's profits will leak out in the form of salaries
and commissions? Throughout the demo, I asked quite a few questions
about the business, and the answers the agent gavesimply made me
more suspicious. E.g, :How much profit does the company make?" "A
few million".
Well, if that's so, your company certainly doesn't look it. I guess
most of it went into those amazing car incentives?:p
The few staff I met didn't speak well, nt the very sales kind of
person (to be harsh, they did seem like the gullible, not-so-bright
sort). Note that that was thge impression i got before i found out
the company did MLM. The agent was quite convincing though, I can
see why some people would fall hook line and sinker; cuz everything
he said makes logical sense and u can't refute the fact that ppl
who work hard reap what they sow, and all that. BUT, it just left a
bad taste, especially when he kept implying that uni wasn't as good
a choice cuz though fresh grads may earn more at first, yearly
increments are low, and in the end marketing for them would pay
much better.
He said, "The job is stressful, but you study in school also very
stress what some more no income". I'd say, well at least my
CONSCIENCE would be more or less INTACT, and I really would prefer
school stress to "dunno whether my clients will run away/will the
company really give me my $/how to train my downline" stress. Plus,
at least I'd be doing something I like, and if I get a good degree
at least my career would more likely than not be more steady and
less DUBIOUS.
He said, "Having had management experience will look good on your
resume." I'd say, "Yeah, and it'll look bad cuz it'd be proof that
I'm GULLIBLE, cold hearted and money minded. Which is not part of
my intended image."
he said, "My friend who's a researcher in the biomed field still
earns $2.8 k even after 5 years. I'm earning $3k +" I'd say, well
it all sounds good, but have you factored in the externalities?
Like how scared your friends and relatives would be of you? Or the
fact that it's not doing much for your karma? 
And btw how do i know u're really earning that
much?"
There's a reason why such companies target young people. They say
they want new blood, but it's really because young people tend to
have less experience with stuff,, don't really know the law or the
way businesses work, are more trusting and hence fall for their
tricks more easily. Those who still speak up for them, well, I
can't force you to wake up, I'm just sad that those businesses have
managed to brainwash so many ppl into going crazy for them. Flaming
those who tell the truth/share a certain opinion simply indicates
this naivete and the extent of the brainwashing. Boy am I glad the
subjects I took in school taught me to question, analyse and
critique what ppl say and do, and look at the context behind
them--when u start evaluating things like that (sales pitches etc)
you really get a whole new perspective.You don't see things at pure
face value any more.
BTW, we went to DW too. Not much there; they wanted us to fill up
this application form even though we said we weren't interesting in
being interviewed as yet, and gave very vague replies to our
questions. My friends and I left without filling the forms, it was
just too disconcerting.
I'm thinking of harnessing the media to create awareness, then
maybe more ppl will come forward and some action can be taken
against these companies. What do u think? If more than 1 person
tipped the media off I'm sure they'd sit up and take
notice.
