"The Amway Con-Game," in fact, is a better title.
Most IBOs on the down-line will either resign quickly, go broke, or become brainwashed slaves who will provide a continuous stream of cash to the up-line. This is why Amway emphasises the importance of NEVER GIVING UP and how SUCCESS IS CERTAINLY IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID.
The savvy IBOs who left after a few months or a year have no recourse against their up-line. They also don't care about IBOs who go bankrupt, because up-liners aren't interested in people who don't have money. They DO CARE, however, about the deluded "Core" types who continue to pay money up-line year after year. Those are the ones who need to be kept in the game by up-line, whether by promises or threats. These "Core" knuckleheads are the lifeblood of the entire Amway charade. Joe Cool's dopey friend, who has worked for Amway for 26 years without success, is a classic example. Consider how much money the dumb knucklehead has wasted on up-selling! People like him, on the other hand, are valuable to Amway since nothing will persuade them to quit up, which is why they must be educated and promised riches, as well as terrified and abused if they even consider the whole thing to be a mistake.
When a devoted companion ""I'm quitting," IBO announces to his upline. Amway is no longer a part of my life ", the up-line is in a fit of fear. A significant source of revenue is about to go! "OK, so long and good luck," the up-line will not quietly accept it. Instead, up-line would yell, shout, and shout at the IBO, calling him all kinds of derogatory names.
What does this say about the Amway charade as a whole? If you tell your boss you're leaving in any other industry, he may be sorry, but he'll say something like, "Sorry to lose you, but I respect your wishes and I wish you well." Because HIS BUSINESS IS NOT DEPENDENT ON AN ISOLATED INDIVIDUAL, the employer may take it in stride. He'll be OK even if you don't show up.
However, in the Amway business, EVERYTHING IS DEPENDENT ON A STRONG DOWN-LINE. It's from there that money starts to flow. As a result, when an IBO leaves, it sends shivers all the way to the top of the pyramid system.
This is why when a down-line IBO departs, the up-line becomes enraged and hostile.
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