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June 27, 2006
What Do You Do?
By Drew in A/QMOs
Anyone who has spent anytime in a Quixtar Motivational Organization has heard many things said about the nasty J-O-B. Jobs are made to be the enemy of everything that those motivational organizations stand for, and many times is compared to slavery. Very simply in their world having a job is a miserable existence.
While I was in Britt World Wide I went from having a job that I liked to somehow resenting that job and being very unhappy with it day in and day out. Upon leaving BWW I once again enjoyed the career that I had chosen and actually had my salary go up almost $20K in one year after putting my concentration back into my career.
Now I enjoy my job and I do not see it as the paid slavery that BWW tried to make it seem. I do not have a boss that watches my every move. Quite the contrary our management has a very hands-off style since we are viewed as the subject matter experts when we are hired for our positions. Matter of fact I only see my boss once per year at review time. We are given great flexibility with our work schedules and vacation time. For example, this past two week vacation I took only cost me 3.5 days of vacation off the books. In a nutshell my J-O-B is quite the contrary of what the BWW stereotype of a job is.
Now I understand not everyone out there loves or even likes their jobs. I know there are some out there who even downright hate their jobs. But is it as many as BWW and other motivational organizations would have you believe? Well that is why I want you to comment about your job. No doubt everyone has some aspects of their job they do not enjoy but on the whole do you like or dislike your work? Is your job the world of despair that the motivational organizations say it is, or do you enjoy your work?
Comments
My job is certainly not my dream job, but I enjoy it and it pays the bills and then some.
Presently, I work for a medical equipment company.
I have had many careers, and expect to have more.
Here's my view on the J-O-B as it relates to MLM.
http://www.ontheroadwithdave.com/2005/02/dreaded-j-o-b.html
I enjoy what I do.
Cool topic,
Well I must say that currently I enjoy my present job. My former job was as a commerical airline pilot, wanna talk about no future, but that is another story!
I currently run a catering company, and the schedule is very flexible for me to spend time with the family and put together my Quixtar business. My wife feels the same about her job. College professor, but she does says she wants the option to retire.
I work in the marketing department for a company that develops educational software. It's not my dream job, but the pay is good, and I enjoy working in marketing/advertising. I don't expect to stay at my company very long, but will use the experience and contacts to find a better job once the time is right.
And my boss is not a slave driver and I certainly do not feel like a slave. I have vacation time and personal time, and if need be, I can telecommute/work from home. In fact, yesterday, I did just that, as my child was sick and couldn't stay at day care. I picked her up, put her to bed, and worked the rest of the day from home.
I have also tried self-employment and found it was not for me. I was not a good business owner for a myraid of reasons, and ended up losing money (a tradtional business, not AmQuix). I'm much happier with someone else taking all the risks, even if that means they get the bigger rewards. I may never be uber-rich, but there's always food on the table, and I can buy almost anything I want, when I want it. Truthfully, I can't complain.
My job isn't my dream job, but for now it works. I work in higher education, for a local university, and the coolest thing is, they're paying for my Masters degree. While involved with Quixtar I was under huge pressure to drop out of school while pursuing my undergrad. Thanks to the insistance of Mom and Dad, I didn't. I just graduated with a degree in business and am now working on my Master's in Management. I am so thankful I didn't throw away my education. It's one of the most valuable things for me. There were so many crossline couples who were not only pressured to quit school, but upon doing so were lifted up as examples for the team. I really hope they come to their senses. I wouldn't trade my education for anything.
Having been both an employee, and a business owner; I can truly say that there's a lot to be said for being an "employee". I never laid awake at night, trying to remember if I did eveything that needed to be done that day... I got paid every week, so I could live within a budget. I had health insurance, a pension, and paid vacations.
And best of all, I "only" worked 40 hours per week!!!!
Deb
I am an ibo in quixtar and i am 16 years old. I will never have a job and i allready make more than the person who wrought this because i can actuly see understand how to build a bussnes and how the system works. Anyone who says this does not work did not put in time and effert they treated it like when you sign up your rich, and thats why i allready make more money than the person who wrought this.
To Quixtar IBO:
Honey, first of all, it's "wrote," not "wrought." I know you claim to be only 16, but really, you should know how to spell that. I hope your upline didn't advise you to drop out of high school.
Also, how much do you make exactly? And how much does the person who "wrought" this make? I'm curious to know how you came to the conclusion that you make more than the person who "wrought" this?
You will never have a job? Think again buddy. Unless you will live with your folks forever, or you have a fantastic trust fund, or you marry a really rich woman/man (or become a mistress/gigolo), or you will die early (God forbid), or you plan to be homeless or on welfare, I think you will have a job. Yes, there are many options, but you're only 16. Don't speak too soon.
I can't believe they have already started their mind control on an impressionable 16 year old. That's just messed up. Lord help us.
what i do at my job is incredible, and my manager and directors are all great people. i am blessed in many ways, more than many other friends in different jobs.
however, i do not fool myself that it'll be there forever. the reason the IBO opportunity made so much sense to me was i did experience and witness a huge successful corporation that laid off tons of people and those who were spared, the division they worked for was sold off. which company? IBM. they are still a great company (depending on who's opinion you seek, like anything else, including Quixtar), but you have to have heard the the voice of those who thought they were set, and when they were let go in a weeks notice, you see things in a different way.
maybe all the critics of Quixtar never went thru a downsize or anything of that nature. but when i saw good engineers, who worked hard and contributed significantly to a company for many years, and lose their so called J.O.B in a snap of a finger, i realized what a JOB really is.
"i am just leasing myself and my skills for a pay and benefits. that's it. when the lease is over, i move on, hoping my skills are not absolete and now outsourced to India or China."
but when do i feel that a JOB is "slavery?". when you're working 5 hours over time everyday WITHOUT extra pay. anybody in a job would feel there's something wrong with that.
again, i repeat, i enjoy what i do, and it's incredible how fortunate i am able to work with wonderful people. wish it was the same for others as well, but unfortunately, business deals with people. and you sometimes run into not so nice bosses or coworkers. same in Quixtar, hopefully you have uplines and crosslines who are wonderful people, like our group.
spread the love too, not just the hate please. thank you.
I have a wonderful job in the high-tech industry, but I also own several companies and become the boss to my employee. I would say that: a job is just another commodity in this capitalist market. It adheres to the law of supply and demand just like anything else.
Your boss is just one 'purchaser' of your economic productivity. You want job security? Then work such that your economic value is higher than your compensation. If you're really doing this, then you wouldn't worry about layoffs and bad boss, because several companies would already lined up to receive you. I have seen the proof of this, on both end of the equation.
I am just curious. My dad was a retired Coast Guard Captain and now he is an IBO in Quixtar. He just recently picked up another job because his Danny Snipes told him that it would look better when he pitched the business. I don't get this. I thought the big draw in Quixtar was this wonderful, flexible schedule. Just for the record, I am not involved in this business and will never be. I don't believe this crock for one second.
I am self employeed as the owner of a small technology firm. With two core lines of business. Computer network support / consulting and web hosting.
I love what I do. It does have its challenges with employees and other issues, but deep down I love it. Especially when I am in the thick of a technology project that really pushes me.
I do credit Amway from my experience with it in the early nineties to look to self employment and the whole concept of passive income. Hence, the web hosting company. I have worked in technology my entire adult life and have always loved technology, but I like it better being self employeed.
Some observations:
1. Being self employeed means I work every day (Monday - Friday) just like a job. I get up, get ready and go to the office or to a customer location. I pay myself a salary and do what it takes to get the job done.
2. I rejoined Quixtar last summer and let myself get caught up in the system hooplah and lost my focus on my core business. This actually cost me a customer and put me behind because I was chasing my "chicken list" which these people only wanted to meet during the day. So through all of the chasing "Pre-qualifying" materials around and STP for my upline to follow up, it was very time consuming during the day.
3. After looking at where I was after the efforts (600PV), I was frustrated. Overcoming the negative stigma (not just internet) but what prospects were coming back with, I didn't have the energy to be a Quixtar Evangelist and try to spin it otherwise to try and change minds. The last company I worked for before I became self employeed had a horrible reputation in the community and no matter what I did to try and improve it, I couldn't. The avalanche had started and no amount of effort was stopping it. I believe Quixtar is in the same boat. It will take hundreds of thousands of IBO's to coordinate and change to turn the tide. Even then, you have decades of opinion to overcome.
Conclusion: After making the decision to stop working the business, I felt like a burden was lifted. I couldn't wait until my last function was over so I could get my life back. We will continue to do the base renewal as we like some of the products still and will continue to order but no more phone calls and STP for me. Evenings are for STF now. Spending Time w/ Family.
Sorry for the long post.
Ed.
Posted by: Ed | June 28, 2006 4:52 AM