Anyone else feel strongly about MLM in Ireland?

El Inho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4CM-nIBoo0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

used to with for one of these companies. recently I have seen them stretch to new lows and I feel it's time something ess actually done about it.

any recommendations on a course of action?

just go on jobs.ie to see for yourself. vague job descriptions, no wages, training offered. it's a plague.

confuseddotcom

What is it firstly, too lazy to click into the link.

DesperateDan

Yeah and why are you pointing us to a whole episode of Penn & Teller?! Although they are awesome

El Inho

confuseddotcom wrote: »

What is it firstly, too lazy to click into the link.

a humorous look at a serious problem. how door to door sales companies exploit their staff. these companies are everywhere and are practically pyramid schemes

El Inho

DesperateDan wrote: »

Yeah and why are you pointing us to a whole episode of Penn & Teller?! Although they are awesome

hahaha mainly because people will laugh there ass off at the silly Americans before, realising its happening here. I was caught.

DesperateDan

Great episode :P

I think this spot on the video sums up your point best of this poor bast*rd trying to sell that health juice. [possibly a better link than the other one because those opening seconds are very NSFW ]

I didn't realise this was going on too much in Ireland, in fact the only companies I can think of related to it are Avon and Kleeneze, is it really a big problem?

IM0

can we get a translator in for the OP?

confuseddotcom

Try this fella. Or maybe ask these 2 cool dudes to do the translating.

hfallada

I think funniest thing about this show is that the same network make the amazing show homeland and they also make this BS

El Inho

herbalife do this 'buy your own stock' approach. but there are countless direct marketing companies in Ireland. Paralympics badges, home security, electricity, tv providers...all use the recruitment idea...and exploit their 'employees'.

the parallels between this show and what's going on here these days.

Napper Hawkins

I'd clean toilets for free for the rest of my days rather than put myself through that again.

Stay away. No matter how badly you need a job, there's more dignity on the dole than this ****.

kneemos

DesperateDan wrote: »

Yeah and why are you pointing us to a whole episode of Penn & Teller?! Although they are awesome

Highly entertaining video.

Sulla Felix

This is kind of how Lyoness works right?

stoneill

MLM is a scam and none of that hard sell influences me.
But for some strange reason right now I would love a can of Zrii with some bratwurst and watch some women lick themselves while waving dildos about.

BBDBB

MLM's???

I like the chocolate ones but not the peanut ones

Annasopra

Mary Lou McDonald?