I spent 8 months toiling in the ranks of Marketing Endeavors and its offshoots. I completely bought the whole spiel of the interviews because I was looking for some way to earn a great life for myself. After being "Fear of Loss"-ed in my final interview, I was excited to have the opportunity.
After the second interview, I told them I would start in 2 weeks - I needed to give notice to my other employer as well as move to Atlanta from Chattanooga where I'd been living. Once I got settled, I called them to see what time I should be there in the morning... And they knew nothing about me. I was a bit suspect at that point, but still excited and freshly moved, so I let it slide. Once I got there, I discovered that the person I'd interviewed with (who should have been my "leader") "wasn't in the business anymore." Hmmm...
I spent 8 months doing everything they otld me I ought to do. I worked the long days without complaint. I "talked to other leaders and managers, " I took and led roadtrips, I recruited, interviewed, trained, everything... But couldn't brainwash anyone to the extent that I was brainwashed, and therefore couldn't make or keep a team.
I know pro-dsmaxers will say that I chose to do these things, that nobody had to talk me into them, but anyone with an ounce of ambition thrown into the exceedingly positive (albeit falsely positive) atomsphere of this organization would do the same. They don't "tell" you how to think, but they sure do quickly lead you away from thinking outside their box.
Never voice a negativity, never express doubt. Never make any money, either... 8 months later I had to quit because I no longer had any way to pay for my apartment, my car, or even groceries. I've lost everything I had in the aftermath of Marketing Endeavors and Dynamic Marketing Concepts, and I lost it after trying so hard to be successful that I ignored the problems until it was too late.
I applaud all the people who make it through this "management training program." Obviously it takes a ruthlessness that I don't want to have and won't ever have, along with a certain ability to disregard warning signs of dirty dealings.in the meantime, we average joe's emerge from diligently chasing this dream in financial and emotional ruin, with no marketable skills to use later, and nothing to show for our work but a bad taste in our mouth.
I wish I could call every person I ever hired and trained and say that I'm sorry I misled them, but it was what they'd done to me too and I just wanted the opportunity to be successful. They offer the opportunity, yes, but the expense of taking it is way more than they tell you. People start for the promise, stay for the friends they make, and quit because of the truth.
I'm curious about whether a class-action suit could be filed for deceptive recruitment techniques...
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