One of the things that upline stressed as being critical to the Amway business was the importance of being accountable. Alternatively, if you say something, you should follow through on it. In some ways, it makes sense for people to be held accountable in the workplace. Maintain the integrity of your word. It seems to me to be a common sense aspect of doing business.
Except for the unwritten rule that upline diamonds follow, which is "rules for thee, but not for me." Has any diamond accepted responsibility for the boards of directors of people who join Amway, invest their time and money, and make an honest effort, only to lose money and fail as a result of their actions? Upline always has an explanation for why the IBO failed, such as the fact that they didn't work hard enough or that they didn't follow the upline's advice exactly as it was intended.
It appears that upline always has a convenient excuse for down line failures that excludes the possibility of blaming the bad advice they provided to down line members. It's not as if everyone who joined was a slacker or didn't follow the instructions. Many people follow their upline's instructions to the letter, but they find themselves losing money month after month because their system is flawed. Our regular success has never been churned out by the system. Success is more of an anomaly than it is something that can be counted on one hand.
Of course, whenever there is any success to speak of, upline is quick to credit themselves and the system as the source of it. It's almost comical in its absurdity. However, when you consider how much money is made at these events, the amount of success is insignificant in comparison. You would have just as good a chance of winning the lottery if you purchased a lottery ticket, but purchasing a lottery ticket requires no effort on your part. Certainly, the Amway business model is not a game of chance, but what does it say about an organisation when its results appear to be similar to those of a game of chance?
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