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August 31, 2005
DeVos Speaks - Illegal, Immoral, Improper
By QBlog in DeVos Speaks
"DeVos
Speaks," is special series that features comments made by Amway co-founder
Rich DeVos. Each DeVos quote is published without comment and includes a link
to the source material (for context) when available. This series doesn't have
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If this was an exception letter, you guys and gals, I wouldn't beat it at ya. I got too many of 'em, and therefore I'm going to share it with you, although I know that it's a little negative, but I have to get to you, I have to get your attention that we have to do some things to change our image, and we need to the help of all of you.
". . . I consider myself to be an -- ambitious, aggressive group. Directs, that was (sic) determined to reach their set goal at the expense of the Distributors, come hell or high water. Their philosophy, "Mortgage your home, cash in your insurance, get a bank loan and borrow from whosoever will loan you. We were told in our, and I'll leave the name out because it would identify the organization, in our so and so meeting, certain things discussed were to remain within the walls wherein discussed or suggested."
Then the goes on to tell how he was harassed at this job.
Whoever was teaching that, and it was not some little new Direct, was teaching an illegal, immoral, improper system. I can't tolerate it.
- Rich DeVos, Directly Speaking - 1983
Comments
Grant, Franklin, and Hamilton... Attorneys at law. I hear they're good persuaders.
1983 folks. Nineteen eighty-three. There's a special warm place in the afterlife for kingpins.
Owner of Quixtar, Rich Devos is so negative!
I remember Garry Sadden and Don Lyod always down playing anything the corporation had to say. They always said that everything that you need is in the tapes and books. They wouold say that the people at the corp. don't know how to teach you to build it.
I will second that point, Barney. I can even recall that being on a tape. I wish I remember which one!
It was taught that the Corp could not teach you how to build it, but you must follow the BWW system.
I remember hearing the WWDB diamonds, either at an FED or at Family reunion saying that evil will conquer the world when good people do nothing.
I think the inactions of Devos and others who could have stopped the AMO's fits this description.
It's a funny thing. I remember Garry Sadden and Don Lyod always acting in ways that suited thier agendas, no matter how off the wall they seemed.
I remember them telling everybody that they didn't any money off the meetings that they would hold. And then finding out later that they were pocketing the $300-$400. after they were done paying for the venue.
If you ever questioned them about anything that you thought was remotely unethical, they made sure that you didn't do it again.
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I thought it is a$$-looking :(
Sorta dissappointed. I finally started to like Robin Lyums.....
That's a nice Devos head you got there.
(Very) Rich Devos said:
"Whoever was teaching that, and it was not some little new Direct, was teaching an illegal, immoral, improper system. I can't tolerate it."
Mr. Devos was then paid a visit by Mr. Grant & Mr. Franklin, who were able to soothe things over quite easily.
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