r/Devilcorp

about a year ago my gf was in one of these mlm’s and they had her moving out of town. i made a post on here basically just venting.

anyways she didn’t leave. she actually left the company after about a month or so after this. she realized this was all some bs scam. so to anyone that might be going thru what i did last year, the best advice i can give you is to sit down and really just talk to them about it & give them some time to realize it on her own.

also to the loser execs that did see my post (cause they scroll this subreddit too) - smd bozos lolllllll y’all are embarrassing as hell🤣🤣🤣🤣

everyone else y’all have a good day:p (this was a throwaway account anyways)

I joined a local group a couple months back that was a retailer for AT&T I thought I landed a corporate job or something judging by the office and suits everyone was wearing, the energy everyone had excited me because I was like (holy shit everyone here probably makes a fuck ton of money) but then I figure out what the job actually is when we go to the back of a Walmart. My trainer talked to me like I was a stupid piece of shit every day and I didn’t get paid until after I quit a month later, any time I tried to make casual conversation this man just ignored me acting like I was the dirt under his boot. Never answered any questions I had, my boss never responded to me when I was confused about the pay I was supposed to be getting. Just a shitty environment the second I went into the field. I was literally apart of the Mormon church so I know how cults are yet the money and my boss showing up in a rolls Royce just turned my brain off, literally the most toxic job I have ever been in, it has completely turned me off of sales.

I posted this in AntiMLM. Now I’m aware this job is more devilcorp. Prime communications. Door to door selling fiber, phone, cable with AT&T.

My boyfriend of 2 years has started working for a company that is “third party contracted” with AT&T. The whole structure is to build a team underneath you and take a percentage of that and one day you can “own your own business”. They work 70 hours a week, only commission. They do conferences that are meant to hype people up. His boss wanted to meet me and have dinner within two weeks of working there. It’s WEIRD. His boss has sent him money or “raised” his training pay both weeks he’s been there because there’s NO MONEY in this field as an entry level employee. They rob you of your time and pay you dimes.
But my boyfriend is caught up in the idea that they sell of freedom and independence.
But I cannot convince myself that this is a good path or career. Over the past two years I’ve emphasized that I want a family with a foundation. I want him to finish school and establish a career. And now he’s talking about doing this long term when he initially said it would just to be getting experience on his resume.
I’m at the point to where I can’t see myself being happy being in a relationship with someone who builds their career in an MLM.
Am I wrong? Am I going to end a relationship over an unfair standard I’m setting?
Am I being too judgmental over what a pyramid scheme is?
Is there saving this?

Edit : HA. I had asked him to speak to someone about what is going on to have someone to bounce back and forth with that wasn’t me. Guess who that way? The boss.
Who swears this is not an MLM. Sure maybe it’s not directly. But it works almost exactly like one.
Someone look up prime communications and tell me I’m not going insane.
He says he will look into devilcorp more and watch the documentary. However, he has a tendency to say a lot and do a lot less unless I’m the one pushing him.
I hate this stupid crap.

I saw someone asking this question earlier in this thread, I’m getting increasingly worried that my job is a devil corp.
Commission is a add on and I have base pay. It’s also W-2. Other than that all characteristics match that of a devil corp. From the perspective of someone who want something that is actually worthy on their resume, should I quit?

How do I convince the whole office to leave without letting the higher ups know I know to much

She wants me to apply but some of the descriptions match those of a devil corp, some don’t
‘Brand ambassador’ for multiple non profits (not business)
They prioritize ‘sales’ but they do have a weekly base pay not commission based
New company
Location is as listed
She said she applied on INDEED

We both really need jobs but I’m iffy because I just found out what a devil corp is.

Personal Demographical context: I am a man in my very early twenties, on summer break after my second year studying for my degree at the University that I am enrolled in. I have been applying to a bajillion jobs and getting negligible results from my applications because the job market sucks right now.

I am new to the concept of Devilcorps, but I was prompted to investigate this company that I applied to. I just finished my second interview with them less than an hour ago, and it felt like it went well. That being said, I have some concerns that seem to be validated upon further research, however I would appreciate a more experienced perspective on the matter. I have read the guide to identifying devilcorps, but I would appreciate some input from people other than myself.

I have tried doing background research on this company, but I cannot find hardly anything online as it is a fairly new and local company.

Is this an MLM?

Should I work for this company?

Company name: Meridian Enterprise / TM Acquisitions

Operates out of: Little Rock, Arkansas

Company Website: https://meridianenterpriseinc.com/

The Indeed job posting was for "TM Acquisitions", but the emails I got were from "Meridian Enterprise". They stated that they work with telecom companies to sell fiber to their existing customers. They said that they used to work with Verizon, exceeded some milestone (187 stores, or something else out of the expected 150), and now work with AT&T / ATT to sell fiber to their existing customers as it becomes available in their neighborhoods.

Interview process:

Applied for the job on indeed a bit less than a week ago. Received emails and texts a few days later asking for my availability for interview.

They provided a zoom link and time. I attended the first zoom interview, and it was a group interview. The interviewer was a younger woman, and there were about 4-5 other applicants in the meeting with me.

Interviews used a lot of encouraging and validating language following responses.

When I was asked about prior experience, I was skeptical at this point and felt unqualified compared to the responses of the other interviewees. For context, all other applicants were older than me and had prior experience in similar fields. I stated that I didn't have much experience with the field, but had other relevant skills.

What followed was a very flattering validation of the skills I did say that I had, as well as the explanation that essentially consisted of "We actually like hiring people with less experience, that way we don't have to get rid of bad sales habits," or something like that.

Anyways, I finished that interview and was informed I would get a text about a second-round interview over zoom. The interview was scheduled for the next day after I had just finished the first one (I had the second interview earlier today). I really love this immediate scheduling, but unfortunately I fear that it is not out of a desire to value my time as a job-seeker, but to exploit my bias and desire for immediacy in becoming employed.

The second interview was conducted by a younger man who seemed like a pretty cool dude that I could see myself being friends with. He explained the job and answered my questions. It is essentially direct sales/door-to-door, and there is a 3-6 month training process to teach me how to build and manage/lead a team. This is an entry-level position, mind you.

He was real with me and said that when you are starting out, you'll have to get used to experiencing a lot of rejection, as you may get rejected by like 34 people if you pitch to 40 in a day, but you'll still make good money from the 6 you sold to. (his claim)

He said that for the first 3 weeks when you are being taught the basics of the job, you will receive base pay. I later asked what the base pay looked like, and he legit said something along the lines of "To be honest, it sucks. It's 350 a week for those first 3 weeks, then you move to commission."

I am automatically skeptical of any commission-based job, though I have never had one. He talked about how he was trained by a 21-year-old dude, and I'm pretty sure he is also close to my age, too. He said that he gained valuable skills from his training, and whether this is a scam or not, I'm inclined to believe him on that at least.

So, here's my situation:

I have an in-person interview with car rental company at my local airport for a car cleaning job. It pays 14.25$/hr, and is seasonal, but gives me 40 hours a week.

I will also get a callback from this "Meridian Enterprise" job later today.

QUESTIONS I HAVE:

Is Meridian a Devilcorp?

Is it an MLM?

Are the people working there and interviewing/recruiting victims of said devilcorp?

Is this sort of job sustainable in any way, or is the commission-based pay just as unreliable and frustrating as it seems?

Why doesn't AT&T keep a list of all of their marketing partners for people to access?

(I hate telecom companies and their exploitative anti-consumer business model, but I really need a job)

I would greatly appreciate a genuine, nuanced assessment / explanation of the situation

Long story short, you guys, I had an enterview with these guys at https://www.wearestartclub.com/ which was pleasant enough. I still can't shake the feeling that something is off, it's all very ambiguous and very little was said about the actual work that was to be done. I'm to learn this soon in a 'second-round' interview. Anybody have some insight, couldn't find much about them myself!

Happy Thursday!

Tell me what you think:

https://www.bwconnectllc.com

I see many young adults who own devil corps that have nice watches are nice cars on instagram are they that rich?

They sent multiple texts they were excited to interview and didn't want me to miss out on the entry level charitable assistant position. This is one of my first jobs so I am disappointed how this went.

I contacted them to set up a zoom call. First they used slang to set it up. They said yh instead of yes.

Then when it was time to call they didn't pick up, didn't send the email as they said, and the number is literally disconnected that texted me. Was this a scam? What happened here? Did the recruiter just mess with me?

Long story short, I’ve been going through this reddit thread and have just seen AT&T associated or mentioned SO many times!
I’m worried because a friend of mine has two interviews tomorrow, one with AT&T and another with Alta Nova (which has its own post on here about it being a devil corp)
I’m so curious and confused, what is the correlation?

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