It was a typical Monday morning when I was checking my emails and saw that I had one from a potential employer. After months of searching and applying, I was finally being offered an opportunity to work with a very big company. I was thrilled and couldn’t wait to accept the offer, until I read the fine print.
The company was offering me the job of a “Health Products Consultant”. I was expected to promote their “health products” and get my friends, colleagues and family to buy them. This was a huge red flag for me and I knew I couldn’t accept the offer.
No matter how much I wanted the job and the salary, I knew I could never bring myself to ask my friends and family to buy something I wasn’t sure about.
I had no clue about the company’s products or the quality of them. I had no idea what kind of ingredients were used and if the products were safe to consume.
Not only that, but I was also uncomfortable with the idea of promoting and marketing a product to people I knew. I didn’t want to be the one responsible for convincing people to buy something that they may not even need or want.
I felt like I was in a difficult situation. On one hand, I was being offered a great job opportunity and a good salary. But on the other hand, I wasn’t comfortable with the idea of promoting the company’s products to my friends and family.
So, I decided to reject the job offer. I sent an email to the company explaining my reservations and thanking them for considering me for the position. I was honest and polite in my response, but I also made sure to make it clear that I couldn’t accept the offer.
I know that I would never be able to look myself in the mirror if I had agreed to the job and asked my friends and family to buy something I wasn’t sure about.
They send me another email
They started to explain that it is a lucrative job and told me to think twice saying that the boss is driving a Mercedes and has an extra BMW at home.
It started to sound more and more like a scam.