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commando
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Enhance
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This is less of a "f#&%" and more of a "f#&% you" scenario.
I had an old coworker and friend recently contact me out of the blue. We haven't spoken in person or over the phone in some time. He left me a message asking if we could talk real quick. I was a bit suspicious, but figured I'd give him a call back.
My suspicions were confirmed. Dude wanted to make me a client of the new career he's heading for. This is actually the second time this has happened in the last five years. The first time, another former friend/coworker (and roommate) called me out of the blue to tell me he had some "exciting news to share" which just ended up being the fact that he was going to a new company and wanted to see if my wife and I would be his clients.
If we used to be friends, haven't spoken in years, and your first attempt at true conversation is to effectively try and sell me on something... f#&% you.
I had an old coworker and friend recently contact me out of the blue. We haven't spoken in person or over the phone in some time. He left me a message asking if we could talk real quick. I was a bit suspicious, but figured I'd give him a call back.
My suspicions were confirmed. Dude wanted to make me a client of the new career he's heading for. This is actually the second time this has happened in the last five years. The first time, another former friend/coworker (and roommate) called me out of the blue to tell me he had some "exciting news to share" which just ended up being the fact that he was going to a new company and wanted to see if my wife and I would be his clients.
If we used to be friends, haven't spoken in years, and your first attempt at true conversation is to effectively try and sell me on something... f#&% you.
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Redux
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My favorite part of those pitches has always been the: "Well, I guess if you don't like free money...." or something related to it. It's the pitch man's dying gasp effort. And it works on some people.
Folks, you WILL NOT BECOME A MILLIONAIRE joining a pyramid scheme. How do you know it's a pyramid scheme? They'll tell you! In the first few minutes actually when they say: "This isn't a pyramid scheme".
Folks, you WILL NOT BECOME A MILLIONAIRE joining a pyramid scheme. How do you know it's a pyramid scheme? They'll tell you! In the first few minutes actually when they say: "This isn't a pyramid scheme".
Lorewarn
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A lot of them you actually could/would become a millionaire if you commit to it. I have two friends who are legitimately retired before the age of 30 due to hustling so successfully in pyramid schemes.
It just comes at the cost of being a piece of s#!t to everyone you care about.
Guy Chamberlin
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It requires getting out at exactly the right time, which is sooner than most people want to believe.
Enhance
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Fun little update.
This same guy texted me recently and asked if he could get my email address for 'some email thing' related to his new job, but that I could ignore them or unsubscribe if I wanted to.
First, F no. He didn't tell me what they were for but it sounded like marketing emails.
Second, pretty sure that would be a violation of CAN-SPAM laws to just shadily try and sign me up for emails like that.
This guy has become a menace. Almost told him not to bother contacting me again.
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Enhance
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Ehh... not too much. We run in a lot of the same old coworker circles, and I always thought he was genuinely decent dude. I just think he's being a bit of an idiot and doesn't realize how he's starting to come off as a s#!tty salesman.
Or he doesn't care.
I don't know much about how these companies operate, but it sure does seem like a huge angle to their 'business development' is alienating your friends and family into doing business with you out of guilt.
It probably makes them a lot of money.
Mierin
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f#&%
The football forum after our first two games…
I try to stay away from there