how to make my fren giv up frm persuading me to join MLM

alkaiden SG

alrite, lets call my fren andy. he's realli not that type of person who would cheat a friend or anything, but recently he asked me to visit his company cuz im quite free cuz i have holiday.

but my friends all say that mlm is a fraud. and one them even lost 1k+ in his time there. so andy keep askin me join him, but i keep saying lemme consider first. and he would keep telling me that im just wasting time. so i told him i wouldnt mind trying if theres no risk of losing $$$, but he would tell me that this is business and there's risk. but if you believe in urself then u would succeed

then he said nowadays working for companies earn u too little. he say if work in mlm 3yrs can make 8k+ per month. he asked me to think abt my future and stuff...

how do i counter him?

thoreldan SG

just tell him that you intend to be an engineer/lawyer/architect/chemist/etc and has no interest to be your-own boss

for myself....i would rather lose this friend if he keeps pestering

i used to have a friend like that too....gave up his NUS studies to join MLM
Now, end up begging army take sign him up Laughing

skeujin SG

if u r not interested just say no. you are not entitled to give him any reasons. if he is truly yr fren he will respect yr decision n leave u alone.

FireIce SG

look deep into his eyes
in a solemn tone
pat his shoulder, say

"fren, hui tou shi an, xuan ya le ma."

then walk away slowly, shaking ur head

the Bear SG

use this line: which part of NO did you not understand?

thoreldan SG

and "fang xia tu dao, li di cheng fou" Laughing

alkaiden SG

but tis fren diff, he realli sincere i think...and i dun wanna b too aggresive and if i say i wanna becum engineer he will say engineer earn very little and stuff

and tbh i realli wanna earn lots of money but i nt sure whether mlm is the way to go

FireIce SG

the point is not persuading you to join
it is to help him get out of it

alkaiden SG

very hard lehz da jie...anywayz our conversation ended sth like this...

andy: if i get my car in 3yrs hor...
me: then gd, i will feel happy for u. but i wun regret my decision
andy: hmm...okie, but if u wanna join anytime just let me noe
me: sure bye
andy: bye

we left on a gd note i say, but tbh i think its almoz impossible to get him out...hes someone who realli believe in himself de. and from what i know, not all mlm companies are scams. some realli can make money de, but not an exaggerated amount.

so i think its better for him to stay in the business for a longer period and judge for himself bah....btw his gd fren who introduced him into the company hav been workin for more than half a yr and it seems to b going fine 4 him

leddy SG

They always use the above trick to try and scare you... they like to put down all other professions and claim that the only future anyone has a chance in is MLM. Dont listen to them, it's bullshit... I know for a moment you might be thinking, oh yah what if I end up in some crappy job and lousy pay for the rest of my life... if u are studying now... work hard, have a decent cert and u have a much better chance in life. dont listen to those crap like what graduates have no jobs... if u are a non grad, harder for u to find job... dont be a sucker for money... these mlm ppl are all money minded...they dont care about service nor products, they are only concerned with recruiting.

laurence82 SG

Depends

If he can be countered with facts, then do so. What are the reasons why his company is labelled as fraud? Gather more info on them and present it to him.

If he is of the other type, those chaps who like to talk MLM as if they are doing a thesis on philosophy, my advice is to let them be and learn the lessons.

Notwithstanding, if he is found to be doing well and it seems his company is A ok, well, i guess as a friend you have to encourage him.

charlize SG

Tell him you like men. Laughing

FireIce SG

got this person tell me
"u can have big house big car in a few yrs time"

then i ask him "jus now how u come meet me?"

"oh, i take mrt"

then i wanna jot down notes, he pass me red leaf pen.....

lao niang take cab use mont blanc u know
not to mention......my frens love me!

BaByBoY SG

the only way to stop him from pestering u is to ask him to join ur mlm
ask him pay 1000 bucks
if he can get 2 ppl to pay u 1000 bucks then u give him 100 lo

tell him sure earn one
the 11th ppl he bring in already earn money

laurence82 SG

Thats already a pyramid

Go rewrite ur biz plan lar

Laughing

hiphop2009 SG

mind telling us wad comapny is he in?

alkaiden SG

enyouth

hiphop2009 SG

oooh enyouth….nvr been dere b4….but heard of it…

hiphop2009 SG

of cuz i guess ur fren's job is to woo more pple to join the company ma....so he will hav to "leash" out the standard stuff dat he has to say.....

feel dat u can do it n u wanna be a business man?...go ahead...probably ur first dream towards being a business man......

otherwise if u juz wanna lead a comfortable n smooth life (those pple who doesnt like to cheong), juz study hard get a cert n find a proper job....u can make a decent living out of it.....

lalala1999 SG

dont let your friend trick eu lor.
8k in 3 mths ?
thats really impossible inside a mlm company.
i worked before and get not even a single cent when my boss "promised" us cars and 5 k salary per mth.
its just lies to get eu into the company.
rmb no one can force eu what eu do not want to do. Very Happy