One of our readers shares his Amway experience, getting ripped off by Communikate and the snotty snobby Amway Ambot attitude:
I have to agree with you. There is a pompous holier-than-thou attitude present in some Independent Business Owners.
I first heard of AmWay in 2018. My friend is an IBO and he invited me to one of their functions in Everett.
The presenters smashed their alarm clocks. I loved watching that. I despise having my life ruled by time and the slave necessity of working my life away just to have some meager things.
One year later I joined as an IBO in Missoula. I enjoyed the fellowship at first but sensed the artificiality later on. My upline, the guy that recruited me, and his wife, acted pretty arrogant sometimes. Sure, they were kind most of the time but their falseness shone bright.
Some of the IBOs were pretty nice and I got along with them really well. However I experienced social anxiety when I attempted to recruit others to the cause. I couldn't seem to get into CORE very well. I understand the power of daily habits but half of that Kate dialogue is plain horseshit. The other half didn't seem so bad.
I could hardly afford the monthly WWDB and CommuniKate bills. I have always struggled with budgeting and the bills didn't help. I couldn't afford to drive to Portland for Free Enterprise Days or other functions out of state.
I was at the end of my fuse by November. I dropped all association because I was tired of the disrespect and passive aggressiveness.
There's somethings that I like about AmWay. I understand your perspective about the brainwashing and cult obsession.
Finally, why I came here in the first place. I think CommuniKate is stupid. Yeah, voicemails are cool but like mentioned above there's everything else we can use instead. I am still getting billed by the fuckers, which as of todays billing email totals around $100. For something I'm not using and haven't had installed on my Android since 2019. Utter bullshit.
I think some aspects of AmWay are good. I would love to not have to work a job and help others build their dreams. But I'm taking a higher path to achieve success. I wish you all a great year and the best of luck in your righteous ambitions.