A worrying characteristic of Amway independent business owners (IBOs) and independent business owners (IBO leaders) is the way they advise their downline to put their faith in them. They should be trusted since they have already forged a trail. There's no reason to reinvent the wheel. Simply riding on the coattails of your upline will get you where you want to go. The system has been tested and proven. Many independent business owners (IBOs) take this to heart and put out significant effort. When they fail, their upline will shun them and tell them that they are to blame for their own failure. Their failure is their own fault, and they bear personal responsibility.
It is NOT about IBOs who sign up and do nothing, or who never place an order, that I am talking about. There are legitimate issues raised about the recruitment process when a large number of independent business owners sign up and do nothing, but I am not aware of any instances in which an IBO did nothing and then complained that Amway was a scam or something along those lines.
I have discovered, however, that many people who are critical of Amway and its techniques put forth significant effort, followed all instructions, and still did not achieve the level of success that their upline had promised, or in some cases, guaranteed. Last I heard, my former sponsor was still active in Amway and had been a member for more than 20 years. I don't believe he's ever gone beyond platinum, and I'm certain he was never a Q12 platinum in the first place. When you are hard core sold out to the systems, platinum status may seem like an added perk to some Amway supporters. However, platinum status is a break even situation when you are hard core sold out to the systems. While out of date, a study in Wisconsin looked at the tax returns of the top 1 percent of Amway independent business owners and found that they had an average net loss of $900 per year. When you take into account the time spent by a single person or a couple, these people are either breaking even or losing money. Is this the fantasy that will allow you to purchase mansions with a down payment of only a few thousand dollars?
What is particularly distressing is how individuals would point to the system as the source of any achievement while simultaneously ignoring the great majority of people for whom the system is ineffective. Certain people will achieve success in Amway, but for every success, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of failures in the company. Moreover, if you use diamonds as a yardstick for success, the number of failures could number in the millions. Those who succeed are few and far between in contrast to the number of people who attempt it, as I have stated. In the United States, going diamond is probably less common than winning the lotto.
If you succeed, the systems and your upline will take credit, but if you fail or quit, you are solely responsible. Are they the types of leaders or mentors from whom you would like to get advice? I'm going to pass.
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