- Report: #1161536
Complaint Review: Smart Circle - Nationwide
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Michael Tortellini -
Cape Coral, Georgia,
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Smart Circle
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Smart Circle Innovage Cydcor Mind Altering Techniques Borrowed From MK-Ultra Nationwide
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This company is nothing more than a cult created to keep a steady steam of cash flowing into the pockets of those who created it. The entire leadership/promotion process is designed to turn you into a cold-hearted individual who knows how to manipulate the underprivileged and uneducated. Smart Circle hates it when people go through the process quickly and they make sure that it's so difficult that only a small percentage of reps actually advance. They want you to spend as much time as possible as a "leader" so that you become well versed in the "art" of conning people.
Your manager/owner teaches you how to manipulate your trainees in order to keep them for as long as possible. It's not his fault, he's just been brainwashed into believing that the only way to get ahead is by screwing people. Leaders for this company start out as very talented individuals but the process turns them into money hungry/desperate people that hate others. This is done by design. Cheaters Prosper.
Similarities on how Smart Circle offices operate vs. how cults operate is a subject worthy of some consideration.
1. Subject the member to fatigue and or stressful conditions.
Like a cult, fatiguing a new rep is very important to Smart Circle. Generally speaking, a rep/leader in the Directv program will arrive at the office around 9:30 or 10:00 am. They are then subjected to the brainwashing of "atmosphere" before they get to go out into the field and sell. They will be on their feet all day long playing the game of abuse for cash also known as sales. This lasts till about 7:00 pm when they get to go home. Between the time that they leave their house to go to their job and get back, they have worked the better part or 12 hours with a handful of peanuts to show for their efforts. A rep will do this for six days a week and when they do get their day off, they are too tired to do anything but the chores that they have neglected during the week. This unrelenting schedule leads to..........................
2. Social disruption and isolation.
The rep will naturally be isolated from friends and family due to the grueling work schedule. Later, reps are pressured into eliminating influences and people who are not sold on the business because "they will hold you back". It's not uncommon for reps to live with each other or even with their manager and is sometimes the only way to make ends meet. There are also team building nights and conventions designed to keep you cocooned in the shell that Smart Circle has created.
3. Control of information.
The owner uses the tools that were given to him by Smart Circle to keep a steady stream of propaganda directed at the rep. It all starts with the morning routine where a rep enters a room with upbeat music and "positive" people. This is where they will brainwash you on their "opportunity" and get you to bond with those that have just been recruited. Information is carefully controlled in this setting. If someone is being negative or has objections, they are isolated and leaders will bombard this person with memorized rebuttals to counter their concerns. They will also insure that this person is not left alone to infect the rest of the group. This is a choreographed meeting where the owner is treated like a rock star and reps are meant to look up to him and hope beyond all hope that one day they will have their own office.
4. Escalating commitment.
As you progress, you must show that you are willing to go the extra mile. As mentioned above, you might end up living with other cultists. You will be flown all over the country to meet the indoctrinated. Your phone will ring at all hours of the night with cult members wanting to have a "chit chat". This is done so that you eat, live and breath Smart Circle. The last thing that they want is for you to have a moment to yourself because you might remember who you are and realize that you are being conned.
This country has had it's fair share of cult leaders. David Koresh, Charles Manson and Jim Jones are just some of the devils that America has had to deal with. Why do we allow Smart Circle to keep operating? If the propaganda of Joseph Goebbels ran contrary to the values promoted by this country, isn't it an insult to those who defeated the Third Reich to have a outfit like this do business in the U.S.? Go back to Canada already.
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2 Updates & Rebuttals
Devilcorp
#2Author of original report
Wed, March 18, 2015
Anyone who likes this report should go to , thedevilcorp.wordpress.com/ .
Brian McChicken
Denver,Colorado,
same old tricks
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, July 14, 2014
I remember it being much worse but the words I would use to describe my Smart Circle experience would not be family friendly. The lies, the dirty tricks, the theft and the overall lack of decency would make this company the worst I have ever seen. Another topic worthy of discussion would be the fact that they keep changing their names. Someone should research the current managers and write a report detailing all of their name changes. Better yet, maybe the media should be contacted in the hope that they might run a story. I'll bet that the Smart Circle higher ups would change their tune if they started to hear their names on talk radio. Shame on them.
