The moment I walked into Venture Era I had a bad feeling, cuz all their staff looked too young and just...super shady. My friend and I were just there to find out more about the job, but the longer we stayed the more suspicious we got. I don't think any bona fide, ethical company would spend a couple hours dangling promises of lucrative benefits and promotion/experience prospects to lure you to work with their company. Everything was just too good to be true--promotions that can occur within weeks, even days, amazing car incentives for the top, etc etc. It just shows that they're super desperate for people-preferably young and gullible--to work for them. There was not a single older person present, everyone looked either in their late teens or, at the very most, 20s. Which is really weird, cuz most big businesses looking to expand usually have at least a few mature staff; most young companies tend to be smaller in terms of staffing--why use more people, when it means more of the company's profits will leak out in the form of salaries and commissions? Throughout the demo, I asked quite a few questions about the business, and the answers the agent gavesimply made me more suspicious. E.g, :How much profit does the company make?" "A few million".
Well, if that's so, your company certainly doesn't look it. I guess most of it went into those amazing car incentives?:p
The few staff I met didn't speak well, nt the very sales kind of person (to be harsh, they did seem like the gullible, not-so-bright sort). Note that that was thge impression i got before i found out the company did MLM. The agent was quite convincing though, I can see why some people would fall hook line and sinker; cuz everything he said makes logical sense and u can't refute the fact that ppl who work hard reap what they sow, and all that. BUT, it just left a bad taste, especially when he kept implying that uni wasn't as good a choice cuz though fresh grads may earn more at first, yearly increments are low, and in the end marketing for them would pay much better.
He said, "The job is stressful, but you study in school also very stress what some more no income". I'd say, well at least my CONSCIENCE would be more or less INTACT, and I really would prefer school stress to "dunno whether my clients will run away/will the company really give me my $/how to train my downline" stress. Plus, at least I'd be doing something I like, and if I get a good degree at least my career would more likely than not be more steady and less DUBIOUS.
He said, "Having had management experience will look good on your resume." I'd say, "Yeah, and it'll look bad cuz it'd be proof that I'm GULLIBLE, cold hearted and money minded. Which is not part of my intended image."
he said, "My friend who's a researcher in the biomed field still earns $2.8 k even after 5 years. I'm earning $3k +" I'd say, well it all sounds good, but have you factored in the externalities? Like how scared your friends and relatives would be of you? Or the fact that it's not doing much for your karma?

And btw how do i know u're really earning that much?"
There's a reason why such companies target young people. They say they want new blood, but it's really because young people tend to have less experience with stuff,, don't really know the law or the way businesses work, are more trusting and hence fall for their tricks more easily. Those who still speak up for them, well, I can't force you to wake up, I'm just sad that those businesses have managed to brainwash so many ppl into going crazy for them. Flaming those who tell the truth/share a certain opinion simply indicates this naivete and the extent of the brainwashing. Boy am I glad the subjects I took in school taught me to question, analyse and critique what ppl say and do, and look at the context behind them--when u start evaluating things like that (sales pitches etc) you really get a whole new perspective.You don't see things at pure face value any more.
BTW, we went to DW too. Not much there; they wanted us to fill up this application form even though we said we weren't interesting in being interviewed as yet, and gave very vague replies to our questions. My friends and I left without filling the forms, it was just too disconcerting.
I'm thinking of harnessing the media to create awareness, then maybe more ppl will come forward and some action can be taken against these companies. What do u think? If more than 1 person tipped the media off I'm sure they'd sit up and take notice.