I know this thread is nearly 5 years old but I have become increasingly disturb by my best friend's absorption into Amway. I haven't been to their big meetings (only the new member introductions) but his group mixes Amway and Christian conservatism. They mark their success with the blessings from God (thing I believe in) in order to motivate members. Religion also helps to build a stronger trust and bond between the new IBOs and their uppline. While he use to say that he supports me being gay, now he says I've just "lost my way" or "probable not really gay, just confused"'. While they profess to be very religious they all come off as extremely greedy. They will do anything to reach that 100k pay check; friendships and family be damned.
It sucks that this new business has forced him to distance himself from me, while I am one of his few remaining friends that still support him and show any interests in his progress.
He will go to meetings 3-5 nights a week. Every night/day he is making calls. His Amway boss "uppline guide" will call/text him at all hours of the night. He wont go out an socialize with his old friends, and he has to spend hundreds of dollars a month to meet his quota and please his Amway group leader/boss/cult leader/life-couch/spiritual guide/best friend/mentor.
Your group may be all about business, but this one is all about assimilation and dissociation.
Beware people, beware.
I will continue to be an available friend in case this falls apart and he needs support but I am internally pissed at his mentors for damaging what appeared to be a great friendship.
I needed to get his off my chest lol.
Wow, Amway meetings still going on?
May i ask where and what country ?
