Hey there hun. Long time no see! Boy, have I got an opportunity for you. How would you like to be your own boss and join my team? It's so cheap to join! Only $500 up front. You gotta spend money to make money. No initial inventory required! You'll just need to buy the product to show to your customers. It's so easy. I work 80 hours a week for myself—beats working 40 hours a week for a boss, am I right? You're in full control of how much you sell, you just need to sell enough to be qualified for the commission. I am my own boss and I'll be as wealthy as the company's CEO in no time. Anyone can do it, and if they can't, then they don't want it enough. Only quitters lose, and only losers quit!
Sound familiar? If you've ever gotten an unsolicited DM like this from a total stranger or that one high school friend you lost touch with years ago, then you're probably familiar with multi-level marketing. Or perhaps you yourself are a recovering pyramid schemer? Hey, we all go through bouts of desperation and bad life choices, but that doesn't make cringey MLM posts and doublespeak copy-pasta any less annoying for someone on the receiving end. If you're fed up with all the scammers peddling their fake bullshit, you'll surely get a kick out of these anti-MLM memes and eye-roll worthy posts from wannabe entrepreneurs and 'bossbabes.'
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We all have that one friend (or several even) who keeps trying to push their pyramid scheme on you. And the worst part is, it doesn't seem to matter how many times you try to tell them that they're a part of a total scam, they'll just continue to believe that they're an "entrepreneur" or a "boss babe." Accordingly, we've put together a collection of memes and posts to get the cringe flowing through your veins!
There are a lot of memes about the shameless (and arguably pitiful) people who attempt to ensnare everyone they know in their insidious multi-level marketing schemes. Hell, we all have that friend from high school who is trying to sell us nail wraps or ugly leggings. It's annoying as hell. So it's very satisfying to see this wannabe "entrepreneur" get school regarding her own game.
We've all come across one in the wild at some point. That acquaintance from high school you haven't spoken to in literally nine years who slides into your DMs for one nefarious purpose...to convince you to buy into a non-salaried workforce by peddling bullshit no one wants to buy, all under the guise of 'entrepreneurship.' Yes, we're talking about multi-level marketing schemes and scammers, baby! The truly sad thing about MLM is that the grifter is oftentimes just a victim of grifting themselves, caught in an endless cycle of preying on the down and out. We're all just trying to get through our own personal hells, so it's pretty infuriating to see these big pyramid selling companies succeed at exploiting us even more.
If you're as fed up as us with all this wicked MLM nonsense, you'll surely get a kick out of these posts and memes that share your sentiment.
We all know that MLM salespeople on our social media feeds are annoying as hell, but we also can't help but feel a little bad for them; they are victims of a pyramid scheme after all, and once you get sucked into the scheme it's tough not to drink the Kool-aid. As is such, here's a roundup of some cringey memes and posts about pyramid schemes that we found highly amusing!
Damn, of all the things you could and should fake your own death for, LulaRoe apparel is not one of them.
If you're not familiar with the pyramid scheme that is LulaRoe, then first of all, you're a lucky bastard. But in all seriousness, we've got you covered with copious examples of total LulaRoe fails.
In this wild ride of a story, a woman named Jennifer was apparently really desperate for a free LulaRoe dress called an "Amelia." So desperate, in fact, that she felt it appropriate to fake her own death in a Facebook group and get caught up in a whole web of lies. Yeah, we're confused about it too...
On one hand, we do feel kind of bad for the people who get sucked into these pyramid schemes because often times multi-level marketing companies will pray on unemployed single moms or others in vulnerable situations. But on the other hand, we can't really ignore how effing annoying all of the #BossBabe posts on Facebook are. See for yourself when you scroll down.
And in conclusion, here's a little life tip for you: if an "opportunity" feels suspiciously like a scam, then it's likely a scam.
Here we are in 2019 and pyramid schemes (AKA multi-level marketing companies) still exist. A pyramid scheme is a company that requires its "consultants" to purchase kits from the company in order to sell to family and friends, often on social media. Of course, majority of these consultants end up not making any sort of profit whatsoever. You'll recognize these people as the ones who call themselves "boss babes" and encourage you to message them about this "great opportunity."
In this particular story, someone calls out an Acti Labs consultant for being a part of a pyramid scheme, to which the consultant throws a bit of a fit.
We're back at it with another round of pyramid-scheme fails! If you're not familiar with the brand Younique, it's essentially another pyramid-scheme company that calls its employees "Presenters." The Presenters sell overpriced makeup products to their friends and family, and attempt to recruit people to sell the products as well. The company makes outlandish claims about what the products can do, and they often times employ Presenters who don't actually know how to apply makeup at all.
Not convinced yet that it's a total scam? Just let the following pics change your mind.
We really thought that multi-level marketers had sucked enough soul out of the world, but this text message exchange proved us to be very, very wrong. This Imgur user received what they thought was a kind text from a former classmate following the death of their father, only to realize the well-wishes were a thinly veiled attempt at selling his family nutrition projects. Is nothing sacred?
Anyone with a Facebook account knows that there are a few very specific types of annoying of people in any feed:
1.) parents who can't seem to post about anything other than their kids doing entirely mundane things;
2.) people who constantly post about their healthy lifestyles and gym check-ins; and
3.) the MLM salesperson, also known as the Hun, the #BossBabe or the "entrepreneur." They'll sneakily slide into your DMs under the facade of "friendship" or "just saying hi." Don't be fooled. They're trying to rope you into the endless scam that is the pyramid scheme where literally no one wins expect the higher-ups.
The following posts are some of our favorite cringe moments from the dreaded Boss Babes.
