It wasn't long ago that I came across some comments on a site stating that they had lately heard comments like "Pigs don't know pigs stink." I was intrigued by this. This is based on a tape/cd that was recorded by a diamond by the name of Dave Severn. When I was an IBO, the tagline was extremely popular, and I'm sure that some IBOs still use it in their marketing campaigns. It was mostly used to characterise persons who were not affiliated with Amway. They put in long hours at their jobs, but they were "broke" and didn't seem to be getting anywhere. At the very least, the Independent Business Owners (who were also broke) were taking steps to improve their financial circumstances (Amway!). As a result, the uninformed majority of the populace was unaware of the problem, leading to the adage "pigs don't know pigs stink." Those who had jobs, on the other hand, were compensated for their efforts.
After being out of the business for several years and conducting extensive research on Amway and Amway groups such as WWDB and BWW, I can say the same thing regarding independent business owners (IBOs). IBOs are completely unaware that IBOs stink. Of course, I don't mean that in a literal sense, but business-building IBOs place monthly orders for their products. They make payments on their standing orders and attend all of the events that are held. They strive to recruit new prospects by using all of the catchy words that have been taught to them by their upline or that have been recorded on a CD. They are almost certainly losing money each and every month, all the while believing that they are becoming more successful and that they are becoming better or nicer individuals. They may incur massive losses in the thousands of dollars at the end of the year because the cost of obtaining all of the tools and training materials adds up to a substantial quantity of money after a while. When you factor in the cost of "personal usage," Amway might run you hundreds of dollars or even thousands of dollars. It would depend on your commitment to the cause, or, as some upper management might put it, "how teachable you are."
Even though they are losing their shirts, the IBOs maintain a pleasant attitude and smile at the gatherings. Upline will congratulate them on their effort and teach them two really essential, but self-serving bits of wisdom. IBOs will learn that they should never give up, and that if they do, it is always their own fault, even if they followed all their upline instructed them to do. It is by this method that the upline absolves themselves of any responsibility for the IBO's failure. Ironically, the upline is quick to assume responsibility for any successes that may occur (even if there is little). Meanwhile, IBOs are attending all of the meetings and carrying out all of the procedures that have been taught to them. They behave in a similar manner, and in many cases, they even appear similarly. The majority of them also have a same outcome. They are losing money, and in many cases, they are losing a lot of money. They are merely instructed to overlook their losses and have an optimistic attitude. The majority of people eventually find it out and decide to leave Amway. Most will never speak of their engagement again, and because many are sponsored by friends and family, they will never submit a formal complaint or express their dissatisfaction in any public forum again. Many people simply brush it off as a life lesson and go on.
The IBOs continue to associate with their optimistic and active fellow IBOs, all the while their bank accounts are shrinking and cash are being transferred to their upline's accounts. Pigs are completely oblivious to the fact that they stink.
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