JHyde400
United States of America#2Consumer Comment
Wed, August 01, 2012
A lot of people come onto these complaint boards to slam Scentura, or the office that recruited them, or the product, etc.
It's really not that complicated. You're given a product that you don't have to pay for until after you sell it. Then you're taught how to sell it. It's a numbers game, just see the people. Not a very exciting or glamorous way to sell something, but it works. Companies all across the country are using this sales strategy. It's called Direct Sales, and it's not illegal. Warren Buffett recently bought a direct sales company (The Pampered Chef).
Once you're strong in the field, you train others and run sales trips. This is a microcosm of running an office. Learn to run a sales trip and manage money/merchandise for 3 or 4 people, then move onto running an office with 20 or more people, and thousands in money/merch.
After you've learned to run teams and trips, you learn the administration and recruiting.
Then you get a shot to run you're own deal. That's all there is to it.
It's not a job, it's a chance to learn a business FOR FREE. It's a chance to have someone else fund the opening of YOUR business. And yes, they make money when you open your office. Which is why they are invested in your success. This is why they start new groups every week. The more people they can teach this business and get them into their own office, the more money they make. That's how you know their desire to help you succeed is for real, that's how you know they're not lying to you - YOU WILL GET YOUR OWN OFFICE if you finish training.
Every owner pays the same price on the merchandise. There are people who have only been open a couple years that are making more money than people who've been doing it 5 years. It's not a pyramid, it's a level playing field. Everyone has the same opportunity to open their own office and promote out new owners. The margins and the opportunity to make money are the same, whether you've been around for 20 years, or you're brand new. And doesn't it make sense to work in an environment where everyone around you actually wants you to succeed, versus secretly hoping you fail so you don't take their job? You decide.
If it's not for you, don't do it. The way people talk on these scam boards, they act like someone held a gun to their head and made them do it. And I'd be willing to bet they were NEVER ONCE told they'd receive a salary, an hourly wage, or any other set pay during training or when they open. More likely, they were given income PARAMETERS. Which means if you do things right, you can expect to make between X and Y.
And once they started, they probably signed an Independent Contractor agreement. You know what that means? It means you're not an employee. You know why? Because it's not a job. You're in training to learn a business.
Either do the business, or don't. It's not that complicated.
coloraden
Colorado Springs,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, July 20, 2012
me and my boyfriend almost got sucked in. we may go in one day just to see if the reports are true,
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