This Time It’s Synergy One International (Updated)
Today, I got the call for the second time around 8:30 p.m. And you know what? It was the first time, I think, I felt excited to be receiving a call from a stranger. It’s an opportunity to play again. 
The person who called was a certain Ms. Vera or Venus Lazo (I’m not so sure about the first name but I know it starts with a V. But I’m dead sure about the last name). She spoke in a mix of English and Filipino. Of course, I tried to be nice initially so that I could encourage the person on the other end to talk more freely.
And then the all too familiar lines begun.
I asked her where she got my number. She said I was recommended by a “headhunter” company (I wonder why they keep using these buzz words. It gives them away so easily). I asked for the name of the headhunter company. She replied that it was a company whose building is located somewhere in Makati (Duh? She can’t even say the exact name and location of the company she’s doing business with).
She also asked for my specialization (again). I mean, if I was recommended, wouldn’t she have enough information about the nature of my medical practice by now? Even the resumes I’ve submitted online before to job search sites contained that information. So, that, for me, proved that she didn’t get my number in a valid job search site, but rather was “referred” by somebody who knew my number.
Okay, so I tried to give her some free rein on the conversation. I asked her to tell me more about her company and her “business proposal”. She opened with the statement that she’s from Synergy One and that it is a U.S. based multi-national company that is expanding in this country and she’s looking for medical practitioners to evaluate the health care products they’re selling. She said, though, she cannot disclose the details of the “business proposal” because it would take her about 2 hours so we should just setup a meeting.
I already had enough of the play. So, I told her this:
“Oh, I didn’t realize that giving me an overview of a business proposal would take that long? 2 hours? I think a decent overview could be done in less than 5 minutes. You cannot even give me the names of the products you want me to evaluate or the name of the company who gave you my number. How can you expect me to commit to you a portion of my valuable time when you wouldn’t even take the time to give me the details that I deserve to know?”
“I’m trying to talk to you in a professional manner, Doctor. But you’re forcing me to disclose details over the phone which is unprofessional,” she retorted.
“Oh? Am I being unprofessional now? I’m not asking you to disclose the secrets of your company. I only want you to convince me that it’s worth my time to come to a meeting with you by giving me essential details to pique my professional interest in your project. And you can’t even do that? Was asking for the name of your products too much to ask for? Is the office of your company located in 15th floor Octagon building?” I replied.
“No, our office is located in Belvedere…”
Wow, she even tried denying that her company’s office is located in the dreaded Octagon building. These recruiters might be aware that “15th floor Octagon building” already has a negative image and thus, resorted to using other buildings for their “recruitment”. But, correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t Belvedere building also located somewhere in San Miguel Avenue in Ortigas? And Octagon Building is also in San Miguel Avenue, right?
She continued her blab with this:
“I’m not forcing you to commit, Doctor. If your schedule is not open for such meetings, then it’s okay with us.”
“I’m not going to commit to a meeting which seems to be likely a waste of my time, since even the details of the proposition cannot even be disclosed.”
“Okay.”
And the call ended. Just that. Who’s unprofessional now?
It was sort of fun, though.
So, for you people out there who do not want to have anything to do with these recruitment strategies, beware of this number: 0918-9206855. And the caller was a certain Ms. Lazo (is this a pseudonym? If I remember it right, I think I read in a blog somewhere that the blogger had a certain Mr. Lazo who called and tried to recruit him. Are they related? Hehe). I already forgot the name of the first caller, but the number is 0920-9613533.
If you want to join these companies, then, by all means, call up any of the numbers and tell them you’re interested. However, before doing so, I suggest that you look up the following sites first:
- MLM Watch - The Skeptical Guide to Multilevel Marketing by Stephen Barrett, MD. It has a list of MLM companies. Also other news and updates related to MLM.
- NU Skin to pay $1.5 M penalty to resolve FTC charges over fat-loss claims for supplements - an article from Federal Trade Commissions in the U.S.
- Synergy One, Nu Skin, and MLM scam - another blogger’s post about his experience with MLM recruitment strategies.
- MLM Hotspot: 15th Floor Octagon Center, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas - another blogger that an MLM company tried to recruit.
- MLM Companies Hitting the Philippine Shores by Ced Solidon
- Synergy Global International by Allen - I can’t believe that these recruiters are also using Y! messenger in their strategy. But, unfortunately, yes, they are using it. Read the transcript at Silkenhut’s Lair by clicking on the link.
And for those who believe in these MLM companies or belong to these companies, I’m not going to argue with you. You can rant on about us, who received the calls and blogged about how annoyed we were, not having the right to say bad things about your company because we do not know anything about the company, being not an employee or a member. But do not even say that your companies are not scams just because they have been existing for several years. Nobody says that your companies are scam. We’re saying that your recruitment strategy is questionable. Being so vague and not so transparent even during an initial phone call already breeds mistrust.
And please, be ethical enough to tell the person where you got his/her personal information. I think even a 5th grader knows that.
And for other bloggers who’re already annoyed by these recruitment strategies, PLEASE BLOG ABOUT IT! If these companies can do their misleading recruitments through networks, then we can spread the information through our own networks.
Postscript: I think next time I have to be careful with what I wish for. I think I remember leaving a comment somewhere that I wish that the recruiters would call me again. And the wish was granted! Hahaha!
Filed under: Blogging, Lifelogs, Money, The Philippine Blogosphere by Prudence
I’m in for the Google Bomb about that new place they replaced for 15th Floor Octagon, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas
Just for a practice: Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere
LOL :p I’ll be editing my post about that Sunday Phonecall and add that “Belvedere” place too. Tsk, tsk… so unprofessional! So lame!!!
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to Maki:
That Belvedere building is in San Miguel Avenue. Isn’t it that Octagon building is also in San Miguel Ave.? Hmmm…interesting.
beware of these 419 peeps, they are in philippines to play with your minds with questionable business location, referrer names and numbers, business proposals and profits, and what more a very promising career positions and income. yes, the earth is suffering, part of it is on financial terms. people want to lure you, people want to have a part of your income, they dazzled your minds as you go along, they continue with their intentions as you give them more time and attention. if successful or failure, they move to another prospective victim, but this time around, they have a stronger experience, and perhaps a newly added strategy step learned from previous luring attempts.
i can refer them as 419 guys, originally from africa. i also heard them from my friends around. maybe 4 1 = 9 . this is not different from receiving an email telling that you have won a million sums of money from a lottery, that call can come locally or even abroad. abroad?!? yes, others have the the will and financials to call you from abroad trying to lure you about this business 1 and this proposal 2 with a liitle sum of requirements. they would find a way and words, that you as a good hearted person is kindful enough to provide a little help from them as a good hearted professional or nice country citizen, and them as a good person, after a successful mission would return lumpsums of money in $$$$$$ , can you imagine that?
being idiot and stupid for them by luring people with their dumb 419 business is just spilling a ketchup into their clothes, they can take it away with an extra shirt in a snap, without any stained conscience and diginity. they dont even deserved to be called unprofessionals. they are so widespread and even happening from country to country, getting numbers and other personal details. my assumption with that they work with some persons locally from the country or somebody who knows you and your contact details!
it is up to you, you can deny them at all or be adventurous with them. just make sure, you are totally backup by your friends around during the meetup, and audios and videos are there to capture things out.
goodluck and nice post, keep up your nice blogging doc and have a nice day!
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Hi there, I was contacted by them before. It was on yahoo messenger, here is the transcript. ^_^ If my blog comes back online, I’d blog about this too.
http://silkenhut.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/synergy-global-international/
to VeRTiTo:
Thanks for the information! I do think we need to be more open about this whole thing so as to help others who may not want to be annoyed by these recruitment strategies. Yes, it may work for some, but most people I know really don’t like it. Some people will just do ANYTHING for money. To work for money isn’t bad. I love earning money. But how you get that money is what matters. They may say they worked hard to earn their living, but for all the deceptions, was it really worth it?
Many will try to justify what they’re doing as ethical because it’s part of their college curriculum or that they learned it in universities. But does it automatically mean that if a strategy works and its use is widespread, it is already ethical? Of course not.
And to accuse us who do not believe in such strategies as uneducated and say that we do not have a future because we’re “narrow-minded”? What arrogance!
Can anyone tell me with a straight face and really believe that getting contact numbers from information database that sells it, calling those contacts and telling them one thing (offering a job, setting up an interview) and doing another (no interviews but setting up a video presentation of their products to try convince them that they’d better be off as “product executives” a.k.a. product sellers than the job that they’re expected to be interviewed for) is honest, transparent, and ethical? It’ll be interesting if someone does…
to Allen:
Yup, I’ve seen the transcript. I hope you write about it again. It’ll be better if we, too, can spread information through our own networks, just like what these MLM people are doing.
I’m really starting to believe that a BLOGGER was responsible for giving out all these phone numbers and information. The fact that there are just too many bloggers being contacted in a short period of time is just hard to ignore.
Come on, if you’re the one who gave those information, just come up front and admit it. It will be the brave thing to do.
I was having delusional thoughts that either one of my blockmates who went to Synergy One, Nuskin..este Pharmex??? (:p okay ang daming names..ano ba talaga?)
Yeah, I think either one of then who went to the seminar gave my contact details. I do also believe that a BLOGGER gave your number and Mrs. Racoma’s number, and other bloggers’ numbers. Do we have a database of contact numbers for bloggers? It seems weird that bloggers get consecutive phone calls..
Anyways, this is a good time to spread something about this MLM thing. I don’t like how they deceive people in their recruitment styles. tsk tsk
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to Maki:
My guess is that whoever it is that sold our contact information got it from the business cards we drop in for raffles during blog events. A lot of bloggers have been contacted by these people and most, I think, are the bloggers who frequent blogger events.
Lol. Silkenhut’s entry was on her old blog pala. I put this comment:
“What if right now an Atenean is reading and putting a comment on this blog spammers?
Just stop putting this stupid emoticon ^_^ while you say bad things to the blogger CEO and quit twiddling your thumbs on saying horrible things to that blogger. Why don’t you leave a link or a valid e-mail address if you’re not ashamed of who you are, if you’re “really a CEO” (If I know maraming “executives” sa inyo) etc. Okay?
By the way you comment, it really shows how people like you in your company are desperate enough to harass people. Please read the blogger’s entry thoroughly first. Or if your measly brains can’t do it, try and try to read the entry again.
Wait, what’s the name of your company again?
Nuskin?
Pharmanex?
Synergy One Global International?
Wait, ano yung address ng company ninyo?
15th floor octagon, san miguel avenue, ortigas pasig city?
ericsson building ortigas?
belverde building ortigas?
Ano ba talaga? Why can’t the girl on the ym and you explain this once and for all? All we need is an explanation..not some recruitment scam na parang Dugo-dugo gang at Date Rape ang dating? Why do you guys call during sundays or even that the dead of the night? Why do you guys suddenly just pop out of nowhere in ym like those linkbaiters on porn sites? Why Why?”
LOL. At least you got even with the callers. I want to get even with them but I don’t receive calls or get spammed in my ym. LOL
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to Maki:
It’s Belvedere building. And be careful of what you wish for because you might get it. Hehehe. But I think you do really want the chance to talk to these recruiters again, so I wish that your wish may be granted
Like what I’ve said, if anyone can tell me that they’re not deceiving anybody by telling them one thing and then doing another and completely believe in what they’re saying, well, I’m ready to hear them out. But I’m not going to say they’re right.
Oh, but wait! I think they’ll never even own up to deception. They’ll say, “it’s a marketing strategy and you’re uneducated enough to understand!”. Oh boy, was that a valid argument?
Great site, Prudence. Nice to know that doctors are people too.
You would be surprised how easy it is to obtain your contact details from “reputable financial institutions” or “reputable telecoms companies”. Some of your information is actually being sold to interested parties without your knowing or consent. If you know someone in sales/marketing or an actual headhunter, you can ask them. For anyone who wants and needs your information, they can get it for the right price (there goes the privacy policy and terms of confidentiality agreements down the drain). I’m just not sure if the actual companies knows if this is going on or not. It’s like an “industry standard” already.
In the other spectrum, big companies (usually multi-nationals) do hire the services of third party head hunting companies for certain situations. This is mainly done: 1. to protect their corporate identity, 2. to protect project information from competition, 3. to keep secret project launches a secret, and many many more. A usual example of this is when you get pirated by another company. If the pirating company doesn’t want to know its competition that they are pirating their employees (legal ramifications). I don’t think those big companies are stupid enough to blow their money on headhunting services if they have their own competent HR departments (if they have no reason to do so). Head hunting companies are actually obliged not to disclose the referring party’s information should they (the referring party) choose to.
So that’s it, my two sides of the coin and my three cents worth (or is it two?). hehehe
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to White Knight Jeric:
“You would be surprised how easy it is to obtain your contact details from ‘reputable financial institutions’ or ‘reputable telecoms companies’”
— Actually, I’m not surprised. I’ve heard about these before. People from credit card companies selling information to those who keep database, who in turn, sell the information to interested parties. What makes me suspicious as to the identity of the one who sold out our contact information is that in a notably short period of time, a lot of bloggers have been contacted. Now that’s hard to ignore. It can make one be suspicious that another blogger, who can easily get hold of these contact information if he/she is involved or frequent to blogger events, may have thought of using these info. Maybe that blogger joined one of these MLM companies and as expected, most of these companies would ask for “referrals” and the blogger would have gladly write out all these information.
Well, siguro hanggang doon na lang ang script nila..hehehe lahat ng calls, ym messages or even text messages may script so hanggang dun na lang talaga.
More and more bloggers will write about this eventually. :p
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I had texted you about this Synergy whatever last week, from a certain Mr. Lazo, using the second number that you quoted.
And yeah, I believe a blogger is at fault here.
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to Maki:
“Well, siguro hanggang doon na lang ang script nila..”
— Yeah, I’ve noticed that they tend to speak fast when going over “practiced speech” and then just shift to Filipino when adding to that script. Hehe.
I do hope more will blog about their experience so just to show them recruiters that we’re really annoyed with what they’re doing.
And to the blogger (if it is indeed a blogger) who gave those contact info, if you’re thinking that you’re helping when you did it, well, I don’t think so. You should have asked first if it’s all right to give out those information.
to Arbet:
Yup, I remember now. But there’s also a blogger who said he was contacted by a certain Mr. Lazo. Oh, and so it was Mr. Lazo who’s also called me before? Hmmm…do you think they’re related? Hehehe. I would really find it funny if they are. :-p
Ah, Synergy One. About…10 people called me about that, and some of my friends in school even joined that. Although most of them did give me names of people I know..I just don’t like it. Plus I don’t like the fact that they speak too fast and it’s a formal thing and it’s unprofessional to back out at the last minute…it’s my choice if I want to back out! They even try to flatter you about how you are such a leader before and the person who recommended you said that as well. Erm. It reminds me so much of Legacy, which people have tried to recruit me in for the longest time already.
Interestingly, they’re looking for medical practitioners now? I thought they were looking for people with IT skills. LOL. I just tell them I’m terribly busy and I do not need a part time job because I’m financially fine. :))
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Hi everybody….
I have read all of your blog messages and it seems that you agree only in one thing that MLM is a fraud. I cannot argue with that since it is your opinion. That is what I called individual differences.
Anyways, I was surfing and lead to this blog when I am researching about Synergy1 Global. One of my friend from college called me yesterday and he said that he referred me to one of her friend which is an executive in Synergy1. From what I have read lately it appears to be scam which i will try to know this evening (I will be meeting this executive from Synergy1).
For the infomation of everybody myself is a member of a MLM company. The company name is Freelife International it is an american based company and it is operating in 27 countries worldwide. the CEO is Ray Faltinsky and the president is Kevin Fournier. The product is Himalayan Goji Juice - Featured in Time Magazine as the super fruit of the year…July 2006 issue. Also featured in Oprah. It is also feature in Magandang Umaga Bayan. It has 89 scientific research which is publish in PubMed (U.S. Medicine Library of research) the website of the company is http://www.freelife.com there you can find details information of the company, their scientific board. If you want to verify the research please search the latin name which is Lycium Barbarum Polysacharide at http://www.pubmed.gov and there you can view all of the 89 scientific research.
To all medical practitioners you have all the authority to verify if this research is all true or not.
Below is my contact number and my email address if you want to know details about Himalayan Goji Juice I will try my best to educate you.
63 9167032956
yan_abecina@yahoo.com
http://www.ryanrabecina.freelife.com
to Ryan Abecina:
At least, you showed good intention by signing your name (if it’s your real name).
I think you should re-read the post. In no way did I say that MLM companies are fraud. That would be a sweeping generalization. What I said is that most bloggers are in agreement that recruitment strategies employed by most MLM companies are questionable(check third to the last paragraph of the entry). I even said that nobody was saying that those companies are scam. So, how come your conclusion that we think that those companies are fraud?
Opinions may be argued, as a matter of fact. The only requirement to such an argument would be open and rational minds.
What most bloggers were annoyed about the recruitment strategies employed by these MLM companies is the streak of deception in those calls. First of all, why do these recruiters have to be so vague about the essential details of the business proposition? Those we were being called weren’t asking for the nitty-gritty details, which of course, would have to be talked about during a business meeting and an interview. We’re only asking for the essential details that would further convince us that it’s worth our time. Did they think it sufficient to say that “we have a business proposition for you and you just come down to this place blah and blah so that we can brief you about it”? There’s no mention even of what kind of business it is (aside from saying that it’s about wellness and health products). They cannot even mention the products they’re selling! How can you even make a decision based on an unknown caller, a vague business proposition, and the hesitation to divulge important common details? Can you tell me that is not deception?
Secondly, there were bloggers who experienced outright deception. I’m one of them. I got in touch with a certain company in Makati who said they’re looking for a “health consultant”. I talked with a representative and told her I’m a physician and that I’m interested in the job. She then asked that I come for a “job interview”. I have to emphasize the word “interview” because it is what she said. No word about curriculum vitae or any requirements, which sounded a bit suspicious, but still I went there only to find out that the said “job interview” is actually a 2-hour long video presentation of the products they’re selling and some more photos of their “successful” employees. It was but a teaser to what the company can offer potential employees/members. But nowhere did they say they’re looking for a “health consultant” nor was I interviewed about my job skills nor was I asked for my resume. They’re looking for sellers of their products! Before I even got out of that place, I had to talk with a persistent “executive” there who kept on harassing me on paying P12,000 so that I could have my business starter kit, and that I can pay half of it then or later and that I can afford it really since I’m a doctor and that there are a lot of ATMs around Makati. Obviously, the company is only after money. Now, can you tell me, in all honesty, that is not deception?
Third, several bloggers were being harassed by trolls (no doubt employees of these MLM companies) in their blogs, saying that we’re uneducated enough to understand what their marketing strategy is, that it’s taught in universities and we wouldn’t know because we’re not trained in business. Some even arrogantly pointed that we’re not going to be successful because of our mindset, not willing to explore innovative ideas. In my opinion, these are unnecessary and uncalled for. So now, who’s unprofessional and uneducated? I mean, some couldn’t even formulate a good paragraph and would type their comments as if writing an SMS message!
These are the reasons why bloggers who fell “victims” to these recruitment strategies conclude that such practice is questionable.
I noticed, however, that most who have come to the defense of these companies make arguments about how their companies are not frauds, citing websites, known celebrities, and journal studies. And some are rationally good points. However, almost all didn’t answer the most essential question of all: is this particular recruitment strategy by MLM companies ethical? As I’ve said, nobody is saying that MLM company products are scam. The recruitment strategy is questionable, not the product. I cannot emphasize that enough because all I hear from those who’re pro-MLM are repetitions which aren’t exactly helping the discussion move forward because most of the arguments are irrelevant to the issue at hand.
As for your Goji juice, I’m familiar with it and have encountered it in my readings previously. It is but a Chinese medicine at its experimental stage as mainstream medicine. Yes, there are a lot of studies published about it, but not enough. Most of the available studies were made by Chinese scientists and the studies only available online are abstracts, full-texts of which are in Chinese. Also, I noted that out of the 22 abstracts available in PubMed, only more or less 2 of the studies involved human cells and only a single study involved a population of human, and even the number of sample group involved in the study is not enough to conclude that it is significant, although it is a potentially significant study, if there would be more studies done with enough number of sample groups to raise the power of the study.
Also, you and those who’re interested, may also want to take a look at this site: A Friendly Skeptic Looks at Goji Juice.
So I hope that clarified a lot of things.
to Tina:
You’d know they may be different companies trying to recruit you but they really are the “same”. The fast, smooth talk, the allusion to being unprofessional if you say no to their proposition or if you back out of a meeting or “interview”, the flattery about your good points…all begins to sound scripted because they all say it!
I think what your training is doesn’t matter already because when you get to the meeting or to the “interview”, you’ll just find out anyway that what they’re actually looking for are people who’ll sell their products. It’s good if you believe in those products, but what if you don’t, right? Then it has become a waste of time. All because those who called wouldn’t say what their products are in the first place. I mean, do really companies expect you to be more than willing to come to a meeting or “interview” even without knowing, at least, the name of the product you’re going to evaluate? Oh please…
To Prudence,
First thing foremost Ryan R. Abecina is my real name.
For your first question re recruitment strategy, they cannot say directly the product maybe because they are afraid. They are afraid because they don’t have enough knowledge of it. They are afraid because they are not telling the truth. It is deception in any other way.
For your experience, harassing you to pay 12,000 is really not a good thing to do. That is why MLM business is now downgraded by others because of this attitude cause by some agents.
Third, I agree that they are the unprofessional. Bad wording is not a proper way to build relationship. And in the business like MLM it is building relationship. And if they don’t want to venture in that kind of business it should be respected.
I think I am not defending any company here I am just citing the site which I think relevant to others. I am just being transparent about any information that would understand and help the readers.
Thank you for the friendly information about the Goji. Honestly, I am truly amazed that doctors are backing up this product not just in US but also in the other countries including ours. Merely information from other site is not complete information about Himalayan Goji Juice that is why the continuous research and study of this marvellous Himalayan Goji Juice is being conducted not just by the company (freelife international) but also by other third party organization and university. Honestly I cannot answer if all of the research is true that is why medical practitioner like you has the authority to argue with them (researcher, scientist & doctors). All I can say that many lives & family Filipinos (including my family) are help because of this Himalayan Goji Juice and that’s all matters.
Thanks
one thing for sure, you cannot cheat an honest man. i may not have any direct experience with MLMs (some close friends had though) coz I always think that there’s no such way as easy money that they always reiterate… yet some people get fooled just by hearing their infamous marketing quotes. well. that’s life for us. =) thanks for the info, dr. tess.
To Dins,
I agree you cannot cheat an honest man. I also agree that there is no such as easy money. In my little business with freelife International (as they called it as MLM companies) they never reiterate that we will have an easy money. There is a hardwork and dedication in every work we do. In every introduction we made to our client or business partner as we called they never educate us that it will be an easy money. I am new on this kind of business actually it is my first time to join. We have reasons why we join them some because they want to uplift there kind of living and some just to gamble (which is I think should not be the reason) and for me because my family benefited with their health condition which I also see to others.
to Ryan Abecina:
“They are afraid because they don’t have enough knowledge of it. They are afraid because they are not telling the truth. It is deception in any other way.”
— Precisely, my point. If they want to recruit other people into selling their products, then they should know at least a respectable amount of information about what they’re convincing others to sell. Even medical representatives have ample information about the drugs they’re marketing because they have to convince doctors that their product is good. And you have to believe that it is good. That’s what these recruiters have to know. They have to look for people and convince them that it’s worth their time to do so. People aren’t just going to fall out of trees, you know.
Another thing I forgot to mention is the time. Most of these recruiters called during late evenings. Now I found that questionable. Even if your company is a multinational company who is based in the U.S., they ought to have considered that they and the one they’re calling are in the same time zone. If you want to be professional, then call during office hours or during an acceptable time during the day or early evening.
About the Goji juice, I may not be the proper authority to evaluate it, though I am a doctor, but I think I can discern and properly understand the studies concerning it so that I may able to explain it to non-medical people or people who’re not into medical or health research. But then, this is only possible if the studies are available for easy access online. But it isn’t. As for the other doctors who are supporting it, I reserve judgment on that as I don’t know what sources of information they have, aside from the company selling it, that give them the reason to support it. But based on the studies I’ve read on the Goji juice, I’m not to condemn it, however, more studies should be done before letting it become mainstream. It has to pass first the rigid phases of clinical trials. The only problem is that some people are just more than willing to take on the risk of taking this drug, even when there are scarce information about it. I don’t know if it’s just because of ignorance, stubbornness, or simply because of a choice. But nevertheless, people should be forewarned. It’s only up to them to make the choice.
to Dins:
No problem. My goal in posting my experiences online is to warn people before venturing into these “business propositions” by MLM companies. Yes, there is no easy money but I don’t think these companies are really promising such. I think what they’re trying to convince you is to “work smart”. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that. However, problem arises when, in the course of “working smart”, you commit certain unethical acts. A worse problem would be if, after a while of committing such acts, one comes to believe that what he’s actually doing is good and harmless.
The only thing that is being asked from these recruiters is honesty. Why can’t they simply say, “Hi, this is Ms. X, from Company Y, we are selling products Z, A, and B. They are products used for blah, blah, blah. Would you be interested in knowing more about these products?”
Isn’t that simply more businesslike than what most of these recruiters are doing now? I just wish they’d come right up front with what they intend to sell, without all the deceptions and lies. They’d find more people willing to work for them that way.
To Prudence,
I just would like to clarrify some points. I know you are a doctor and practice medicine. But I would like to clarify that Himalayan Goji Juice is not a medicine or a drugs nor a herbal medicine. They consider it as a food (food for our cells)that nourished them.
Yes some of them called late and in the most unconvenient time (I cannot deny the fact that me myself is a victim of it when I was still in college) which is a very unethical to do.
About the Himalayan Goji Juice, I just would like to leave you a question are you not curious about it? Don’t you want to know more about it?
Just to clarify I am not trying to recruit you (as laymans term) but I would like you to be curious and research about it. As I’ve said you are the one who have the authority to validated it.
to Ryan Abecina:
“…that Himalayan Goji Juice is not a medicine or a drugs nor a herbal medicine. They consider it as a food (food for our cells)that nourished them.”
– That’s a curious thing you said. Isn’t that this Goji Juice is often advertised as dietary supplement that can possibly prevent or cure cancer (thus, the studies often involved cancer cells in animals and one study used human leukemia cells)?
It may not be strictly herbal, as the fruit of the Lycium barbarum, a species of whose variety also includes English wolfberry, matrimony vine, or Chinese boxthorn. But it is advertised as medicinal, if not a TCM or a Traditional Chinese Medicine.
I’d be interested to know more about it, if you could furnish me copies of the journal studies involving Lycium barbarum.
To everybody
I was in the Synergy1 Global last night and as expected it is MLM company (franchising business as they said it) The place is belvedere 12 flr. They invited me and said they are looking for a key person for their business expansion as for my self it is not a proper way of inviting because they mislead the person (deceive me) of the true concern.
Anyways, I would like to share my experience. Presentation starts speakers came out and starting to discuss about the the company and business side (marketing plan) but the problem is they don’t explain the product in details they just showed some sample names and brands. For me, I think in this kind of business they should include a more proper presentation (explanation) of the product since this is the main aspect of the business. They also said that I will buy ther pak kit of product and I can start the business (my question is, you ask me to join or bought your product without knowing what it is?) they said there will be training phases for that when I am already part of them (but the point is I already bought the product). At least give me some information (what is the components, how it was made, history or the research maybe) I am not that idiot. It is like a trap that leads you to them buy buying the product cost 12,600 not knowing any of it. The worst thing I can only have information of them during the training.
It ended after 2hrs presentation about company and marketing plan.
This is not the correct way of doing it. Thats is why they misunderstood this line of business because of some company/agent don’t have a right system (how can I expect from the start they hide something to the audience). As I have said the main aspect of the business is your product not the compensation because if your product is good (customer / client) will come back.
To Produce
Yes, I consider Himalayan Goji Juice as a food (it is from fruit berry). The wellness (health benefit) of the person is beacuse it works in cellular level a food of our cell. They may say that it is a medicine since the person who drink the Himalayan Goji Juice benefited (give wellness) to their health.
Yes, it is true it is use by Chinese healers “Traditional Chinese Medicine” it is also use by the “Himalayan first healers” but it is not a synthetic drugs/medicine.
About the journal studies some of it publish in http://www.pubmed.gov (as you’ve said it is the abstract of the research but still gives you information to start with)
If you don’t mind I am very much willing to show to you and explain as much as I understand this wonderful product.
Im sorry Prudence I misspled your name.
You really don’t know what you’re talking about. prudence if you KNOW everything RIGHT NOW?? WHY ARE YOU NOT SUCCESSFUL?? because you have all your day blogging your non-sense comment about MLM companies. can you imagine a 19 year old, 20, 28, 35 year old can make millions? in our company, YES so possible!! you? are you working? 4 what 8,10-15k/month?.. owh. poor little thing. i hope you’ll survive. most of us are wealthy, no..not some.all of us are wealthy. so what’s the best meaning of wealthy? “Its the days, weeks, months and even years that YOU CAN, again YOU CAN SURVIVE without a paycheck, salary, income!” how this possible, because of leverage, and passive income!! you said HOW YOU GET MONEY THAT MATTERS?? yah, you work so HARD, that you love your boss so much, i live to serve my boss, think again. is that what you WORTH?? to work hard so much but still your boss is dictating your income. you think the person who called you to join the company, if you didn’t do the business, you think that would be HER LOST?? guess not. Working HARD and Working SMART? you think your boss or the owner of your company’s working HARD????? he’s so smart that he HIRE some people that is SMARTER than him and to work for him. make sense? well for you, guess not. i’m not arrogant about this, im just OPEN for other OPPORTUNITY. i didn’t regret any moment that im doing this business, mas maniniwala pa ba ko sayo or kay DONALD TRUMPH ( a multi-BILLIONAIRE )? once asked, that he’d gone BROKE, what would he do to start over? he said with confidence, “I WILL START OVER AGAIN FROM SCRATCH, WITH AN MLM COMPANY!” and then the audience had some violent reactions,some laughed, some disagreed then out of the blue he said “THAT”S WHY YOU’RE SEATING THERE. AND I’M SEATING HERE!” i wish i have all your time, coz i think you’ve got a lot of it, can you imagine you can still type or do this such non-sense thing. but anyways, keep it up, i hope you get to your DREAM JOB FAST, coz when you’re working so hard, We’re just enjoying our life TO THE FULLEST. =p
to poor you…
I hope you’ve cashed out enough to put yourself to a good grammar school because your writing is not good and the spelling reflects that of a 3rd grader. My 12-year old nephew can write a better exposition than the one that you’ve written. And even if I’m not in an MLM company that claims that Donald Trump endorses such business model, I do know the correct spelling of his name. For goodness’ sake, can you, at least, check with an online search engine first if your spelling is right or check Strunk and White, if your punctuations are correct? But then again, you’re the busiest person in the world, that’s why you don’t even have the time to get an education on these matters, which are important if you want to thrive, not only in business, but also in life. You’d rather have the money first because you think it makes you better than everybody else.
As for your claims that Donald Trump endorses MLM companies, I suggest you ask your company where, when, and how did you know that, because not everybody believes its true and would rather consider it as an urban legend:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=527526
And also, if you’re going to use Donald Trump’s name in pushing an agenda for your company, then may I suggest that you talk things first with the other company members because you all can’t get the details straight. One would say it’s on Jay Leno Show, another would say it’s in David Letterman. You could, at least, agree on the important details, you know.
Evidently, money can’t buy everything.
to poor you…
And I’ve got to laugh at your email address: pekie@yahoo.com
That’s very creative! Hahahaha. It’s so fake.
Wow. I’ve heard that (poor you’s) “SPEECH” before Tess. The exact same thing they said on my “interview”. Well, they better hold on to their “wealth” from now on ’cause bloggers will destroy them if they don’t stop these stupid comments.
Google will be these companies’ worst enemy.
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I actually know people from Synergy One. I was invited by a high school classmate for a two-hour talk, so I did. I didn’t join though. That was way back last year. I also got a call from the Vera girl. LOL. I didn’t know they were THAT aggressive in getting prospective employees.
I should have known it was them! Haha!
to Coy:
And I’ve noticed that they speak about the same things over and over. A lot have come to the defense of MLM companies, however, most have still evaded answering the important question posed originally: is it ethical to use deception and lies just to lure potential company employees to attend their 2-hour long sales talks? Nobody has answered me straightforward that their recruitment strategies are not unethical. Instead, they focus on trying to make you think that you’re an idiot because you cannot understand the “principles” behind the business model.
to Poyt:
My bestfriend has been hounded by folks from Synergy One since the time she was still in college. She’s already a graduate now and working in a well-known company but still her friends kept inviting her to join. She’s attended several of their “talks” but decided that it really wasn’t for her. She’s been told that she could get 100k in a month easier by being in Synergy than by working her ass off from the bottom rung of the company ladder just to go up. She told those people that she’d rather work her way up the company than to get the money the easy way if it meant having to deceive other people.
I’m wondering, though, who really was it who gave our contact information to these companies. While that it is easy to think they could have gotten it from a “headhunter”, as most of these callers claim, it’s still hard to ignore the fact that a lot of bloggers were called in a short period of time.
Well, I don’t think that someone gave out bloggers’ contact numbers. Maybe it was just a coincidence? Or maybe someone in your circle gave out your numbers?
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to Poyt:
Or maybe a blogger who knows some bloggers’ numbers. Remember that fish bowl where we put our business cards in for the raffle during blog events? Maybe somebody got those cards.
Ahh that definitely is a possibility. Tsk tsk. Be careful of who you give out your cards to.
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My batchmate from that evil company attacked my blog again. I just blocked his IP and filed a case forwarded to the dean against him. Tsk, tsk.
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huhH,,,, i can’t believe that na classmate q pa ang nag-email sakin abou this,,,
huhh,,, nirerecruit nya q bilang one of the junior executive sa isang company den ang salary daw ay 15,000 up to 20,000 a month,,, huhh,,, unbelievable db?? den xa company na ang name ay snergy one global located at 15th floor octagon center san miguel ave. ortigas city,,, can’t imagine that na gn2 pla 2 buti nlang at sinerch q muna 2ng company sa internet b4 aqng maniwala buti nqta q 2ng site na’to kundi nabiktima nq,,, kaxi nung malay q qng talagang 22o un,classmate q kx ang nagrerecruit xempre my tiwala q, but humingi muna q ng payo sa parents q den sabi nila na tanungin q muna ung details about the company,so un tinanung q nga sa classmate q then binigay nya nman ung name ng company at ung address at nagmatch nga ung name at address na nandito ngayon sa site na’to,pero di sya nagbigay ng ibang details about that company so parang naghinala aq bkit ganun,,, un pla gnun un,,, thanx poh sa mga nagcomment dito sa cite na’to,,,, god bless xenyo poh,,,
to Maki:
Oh, that’s bad. I mean, that he’s attacking your blog again. Yeah, I think you did the right thing, filing a case against him. I think he and other members of his company had too many “victims” already. People ought to know what’s already happening so they may be able to choose whether they really want to work there or not.
to paul:
I’m glad that I was able to help you a bit in your dilemma. Just remember that whenever people approach you with the hopes of recruiting you in their company, always ask for the general details. Those are important. If they won’t give you details such as product names or, at least, a sketch of the business they’re proposing to you, then you better do some researching before you commit to anything they ask you to.
hello everyone., i was contacted too by marjeire reyes from Pharma Next.. they said that it was a cosmetic and health products… and thier bldg is found at Octagon Center behind SM Megamall.. and it is also in the 15th flr.. should i go there?? im only 16 yrs old and they told me that only 1 valid ID. should i believe with her? Please help me!!!
Donald trump once interviewd in one of the miss universe pageant, ” Mr. trump if you have the chance to start up your biliions again, wht would you do?” he replied, ” I will do NETWORK MARKETING”. A lot of people in the audience laughed and started to “BOOOO!!!!”
He just smiled and said.. ” THATS WHY IM HERE! and YOUR THERE!”
Before you make your opinions try to evaluate your life first…
to hahaha:
And before making a comment, try reading the entire post first. Also, your comment is so unoriginal. I’ve already heard this litany several times from those who are so pro-network marketing, but cannot offer proof of their claims. And so is with this Donald Trump interview/urban legend. Can you be more specific as to which Miss Universe pageant he said that? That pageant is held yearly, you know, and there are video recordings of it. Do you have the clip? So far, nobody’s been able to produce evidence that he said that.
to am:
As a 16-year old, you should have enough sense to know that if a company is resorting to recruiting 16-year olds for their multi-national business, it could be something fishy. Not that I say 16-year olds can’t have businesses, as I know several who already have successfully managed a few, but it’s way too suspicious. In any situation like that, always ask for the name of the company and its products and do research, either online or ask people you trust what they think about it. You’re a 16-year old and not of legal age yet. In business, there are legal aspects that someone your age aren’t allowed yet to handle. But if you still want to delve into a business, then do it with someone who’s a bit older (one of legal age) and someone you can TRUST.
oh my God thank God i just red ur blog!! i just received this call a couple of hours ago its a good thing i surfed the net…
Oh man, I just got this call last night. Good thing I told my mom about it and we searched it together on the Internet. The girl told me my classmate recommended me and that they needed “two more people” to complete their team”. Turns out my classmate gave them a list of 300 names to choose from, and I’m sure they gave each and every one of them a call. She told me that we’ll be having a meeting at room 208 in so-and-so building (here in Cebu). She wouldn’t even give me the company occupying room 208. When I came across “NuSkin” in people’s comments on the net, I realized that the exact building I was to have a meeting in had a NuSkin store on the second floor. After reading more about it on the net, I texted the girl to cancel our meeting (she had told me in a threatening way: “I hope that you’re the kind who keeps appointments. I’m sure you’re very professional and won’t back out of them.”)
In retrospect, I knew I had a weird feeling even as she spoke to me on the phone because of how aggressive and manipulative she was. (”You’re the kind of person we’re looking for, right?” Syempre you’d say ‘yes’ to that!) Well, I’m glad I know better. And it’s making me angry that they’d want to scam young people just to get the (little) money that we have. I’ll have to do something about this in Law school next school year.
I recieved a call recently, siguro mga 7:00pm and then she spoke in taglish. She asked me if I have a job already or currently connected in a company. I said no…im still looking for a job. She replied: “ah ok! I am from Synergy one global, US base company looking for a people to work in our company. I want to meet you tommorow. Im sure you’re professional, right? I will expect you tommorrow 6:30 pm. Manggagaling pa kasi ako sa union bank sa ortigas. I-eexplain ko sayo yung overview ng business”. It is a tactical way of asking you for being professional. I replied in a nice way and i said: ” yes of course. Where is it located?” she replied: “I will text you the address kung saan tayo mag-memeet.” Here’s here text:
gud pm michelle this is rhea de villa, regarding our business appointment tommorow. See you at 6:30Pm 15th flr octagon center 41 san miguel ave ortigas center pasig city. Its across san miguel complex, I already reserved a slot for you, see you there.
I doubt when I read here text kasi hindi man lang niya ako hiningian ng resume which is prior in every interview and the time of interview is 6:30 pm at eto pa bakit niya ako i-rereserve ng slot which is really different sa lahat ng tumawag sakin for job interview. So what I did was I replied on her text and I said:
“May I ask you again what’s the name of the company?” Is it a networking business?: Here’s her reply:
Synergy one ventures Dis is not about recruiting people. Ms. Michelle, Im not offering you something. The reason I called you is because our company is looking 4 a few credible partners 4 local and global expansion, Honestly I’d like you to give u a great opportunity. Here’s the number she used (09278581743).
Before I go in a job interview..I am always looking on the internet just look for some information about the company. Indeed..wala akong nakita maliban sa blog na to. Thanks to all bloggers here. Sana yung ibang tao na mabibiktima na caller na yun ay mas mabuting gumawa muna ng reseach at mabasa ang blogs dito.
Thanks for this valuable information !
Last monday, somebody called my wife also from synergy and asking her to join their seminar. Their strategy is exactly the same as you narrated. But even my wife decided to meet them on the saturday of the same week, I search for this “synergy company” and hoola!, I got your web site.
You and your kind are really gods gift to people about to be “victimized” by these people.
I just wonder, why building owner like OCTAGON allowed this things to happen inspire of numerous complaints from people swindled by this group. Are they really that desperate to get tenant? Think again, this will cause them (OCTAGON) more harm than good.
Again, Thank you for the information
to cris:
did your wife attend the “business meeting”?
to mich:
It is certainly notable that they use the same “script” whenever recruiting people. Very creative. Haha.
nakuh pow! scam lang pala sila! Bute na lang nalaman ko ito sa iyo. Salamat po…
Teka eto yung name nung tumawag eh, Rendon Cabañero (409-38-57). Humanda sila! BOBOLAHIN KO YANG MGA YAN!
another soul saved. salamat ng marami!
(ganda ng blogsite nyu po.)
To ms. prudence
grabe! Muntik na kong mabiktima! Whoo hooo! Buti pa yung iba may formality, yan wala eh panay bola! Plus na-enjoy ko talaga ang pagbabasa dito! Galing pala nila mambola! Hi ms. prudence i-nadd ko tong site mo sa Favorites ko! Bukod sa online games, baka dito na rin ako magbabad ng madalas. Sana wag kang magsawa mag-inform sa amin.
to ms. prudence
Ay nakuh sensya na po, ngayon ko lang napansin. Ginamit ko kaseng characters yung nasa yahoo answers ko po. Si “Vandal” nga pala ako ay teka ka may kakilala po kayong “Mrs. Vicky Termulo?” Thanks. HIHI! Pinapapunta ako this coming Monday eh, ngayon alam ko na ang tungkol sa kanila. Hihi! I-INDIANIN KO SILA! BELAT!
(kung mapapansin mo di na ko natulog buong magdamag sa kababasa nito! Ang galing!)
Currently an inactive member of the MLM company (di kaya nila mabasa eto?).
If this is really part time, then why do they force-feed people their “opportunities” in their “tight” schedule? Imagine doing that to 300 people in your contacts list…
It gave the “US multinational” company the negative impression of recruiting more people than actually moving their products because their products are not well-marketed for the Filipino. Their recruitment styles (cold calling and 3-foot rule) are nothing but very traditional ways of hoping that they will deceit more people.
*Thank you for this blog for enlightening me and others who are being harassed by anonymous callers looking to swindle money by all means.*
It is still up to you if you want to join the company. Remember what Paolo Bediones (Filipino actor and entrepeneur) have said,
“Choose an enterprise not because of MONEY, but because it’s something you LIKE.”
Being wealthy and successful in life is not important..
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” -Albert Einstein, TIME magazine’s man of the CENTURY
Hi there! ms.prudence i was really impressed on how you explain your side. I myself is really thankful that you have some time on posting here.
meron akong nakilala in one of the site that i am in i texted her and i asked if there is any job vacancies sabi nya punta daw ako dun sa may octagon bldg 15th flr. i asked her the name of the company ayun snergy one global daw i even asked how many resume do i have to bring sabi nya sarili ko lang daw dalhin ko(i’m applying for a job bakit di kelangan ng resume?) duda talaga ko .. it’s been a week now tinatry kong mag hanap ng site about the company and eto and nakita ko i’m really hesitant on going..before kasi There was this marketing company kinuha naman nila yung resume ko then ayun may sinabi silang position but kelangan ko daw munang mag benta.. i said yes ( i dnt know much about certain scam that time) yes.. then he asked me if i could sell this certain product… and you know what i just discovered na yung pinapabenta nila ay tripple ng actual price sa market man o mall.. ano ba ang napapala ng mga taong to sa ginagawa nila… nag kwento kwento pa ung “hrd daw” na galing sya sa mahirap na pamilya from cebu na naging scholar sya ng la salle at kinakain lang nya eh kanin na may asin na lalagyan nya ng ketchup.. tapos kapag sawang sawa na sya iisipin na lang nya para sa nanay nya tatay nya at kapatid nya ang subo nya ng pagkain.. ( this was not in synergy one global but in a marketing company that called me)
again ms.prudence tnx po ulit.. keep it up..
to Vandal:
Nope, I don’t know her.
Glad to be of help. Just remember not to commit yourself before you’re quite sure of what you’re getting into.
to shogun:
Some people from MLM companies do read blogs. But since you didn’t sign your real name, I doubt if anybody could trace the comment to you, which is both good and bad.
to 9_23:
Thanks for visiting the site. Certainly, people do all sorts of antics just to get the result they want, regardless if those antics are ethical or not or if it’s particularly annoying.
hey there. i understand that some of the people from synergy one/nuskin/pharmanex whatever recruit people unethically. ive been called to this business 4 times, and i brushed it off mistaking it of pyramid shit. finally on the fourth time, i went to the meeting (since i wanted to see it for myself). i tried their products before joining the company. nuskin is actually supplying to some of belo products, and for a year now ive been earning 6-figure incomes just by supplying to salons and spas
the products are really really really good. (clears out acne in 2 months, money-back)! probably the difference between us and ponds (for instance) is that one, our products are far better and two, our method of distribution is through recruitment, not advertisement. i hope this entry helps. next time, try coming to the meeting and see for yourself. rather than basing your judgments on hearsays, wala namang mawawala anyway 
im from dlsu by the way, and im taking up MLM/Network Marketing as an elective that’s why 
bottomline, business is all about products. if the products are good, then the business must be too 
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to argel:
“hey there. i understand that some of the people from synergy one/nuskin/pharmanex whatever recruit people unethically.”
– Okay, finally, somebody tells straightforward that the recruitment method is unethical. But then in another part of your comment, you say:
“next time, try coming to the meeting and see for yourself. rather than basing your judgments on hearsays, wala namang mawawala anyway :)”
If you’ve been reading carefully, you would have read that I’ve been to one of these “interviews” myself. And thus, you cannot say that I’ve only been stating hearsay evidence in my post. And I would like to emphasize the deception involved in these calls because it was clear that the caller told me that I’ll be going to an interview but it’s clear that when I went to the meeting place, it wasn’t a job interview but rather a product presentation . Now, it really becomes confusing that you would regard it as unethical practice, but in the same paragraph you would encourage those who’d receive these calls to attend. It really does present a contradiction. And the “wala namang mawawala anyway” statement is disturbing. Don’t you think it’s a waste of time for people who have been deceived into attending these product presentations? But then, the statement would be understandable coming from someone who’s employed in an MLM company.
“business is all about products. if the products are good, then the business must be too”
– Is it really? Is a business only the summation of the products? Aren’t there other factors to be considered to qualify a business as good?
Good for you, if you’re earning a 6-figure salary. You may define success as such (as most people from MLM who have been commenting in this blog and other similar blogs kept on saying). But for me, financial compensation without integrity is pretentious success.
I’ve been called by those types of companies a few times, but my experience with a business networking organization was more annoying. They may not be considered MLM but I didn’t like their setup at all.
I think these are the modern day cults. Full of rituals that make no sense.
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I perfectly understand from where all of you guys are coming from. Let me just clarify, it is not company policy that our members won’t mention a company name, we do mention our name…which is NSE Philippines and we do have divisions within the company, and we have an option to mention that instead. Yes, it is a marketing strategy much like what traditional businesses do when they think it’s more appropriate. It isn’t misrepresentation, it is just allowing people to have a chance to look at the whole business opportunity package, free from UNFOUNDED/MISGUIDED/INCOMPLETE pre-conceptions about the company from a minority. We always reiterate that the opportunity IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. I myself was very negative about network marketing before I joined, but thanks to their strategy, I was given a chance to SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE. Only people who are unsure of themselves would avoid looking at all facets before making conclusions. The OJT thing or job offer script is NOT a company policy, what we offer is mainly a Business Opportunity that’s why we stress and ask, in the first place, if one is OPEN to EXPLORE OTHER POSIBILITIES. Because, if the answer the answer is NO, an appointment would NOT be insisted. But most Filipinos kasi say YES when actually they mean NO or NOT SURE. Nevertheless, granted that you gave into the appointment. Definitely, the presentation IS NOT entirely a waste of time. All data are backed up by credible research institutions which, of course, I can’t mention here. Moreso, at the end of it, NO ONE is COERCED to do something HE DOES NOT WANT TO DO. It is entirely UP TO YOU. Parang pag nag-aapply ka rin ng job. Pag punta mo ba ng company, sure ka ba na you really want to join it before going there? Di ba most often than not, you’ll know more about the company when you’re already there and then, you will be in a BETTER POSITION of deciding wether you’ll join the company or not. Ganun rin sa min, we want to give people a chance to hear our side first before they decide. For those of you who opted not to look at it. I dare you to take a chance, look at the opportunity and aftewards, tell me if you already knew beforehand most of what you’ll hear/see. Most likely, at least 80% of the info. you’ll get would be new to you. I guess you can trust yourself to make intelligent decisions afterwards…or can’t you?
“But for me, financial compensation without integrity is pretentious success.”
God, I love this one Prudence. Gotta quote you on it.
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i was shocked knowing that i can be a victim of this SYNERGY ONE VENTURE yes! new company name again. thanks so much for posting the topic for this SYNERGY ONE VENTURE. Like other people this SYNERGY called me up last tuesday March 4, 2008 at around 8pm., saying that someone gave my cp no. for a referral this lady named ELVIE FORTALESA (beware people) asking me to drop by to their office at octagon bldg in ortigas for further details coz she cant talk to me just by phone. i asked my pals if they are familiar with this co. one says its a call center co. but most doesnt know and unfamiliar to them. Anyway, people just beware of this SYNERGY Co. recruiting job hunter who knows they still have victims who is not aware of their real purpose. THANKS AGAIN FOR POSTING SYNERGY ONE ( UNEXISTING COMPANY)
thanks for the blog. they called me! a certain varna abalaya! i was to research for the company and thank god for your blog!
wala bang positive opinions…. napagod ako sa kakabasa ng mga away nio…. hehehe gud eve
good day..i was also invited by one of their ‘executives’ and take note what he told me when he called up.. he said i was “highly recommended” by my highschool..i kept thinking about why would my highschool recommend for that ‘part-time job’ wherein fact they can recommend me for a ‘full-time job’ right?
also, one of my friends bf was also called by this company and said he was also recommended by his highschool and when he called his school, they said that they didn’t recommended anyone..
I’ve attended their ’seminar’ at the octagon bldg..the presentation was good because the speakers came from two of the top schools in the phils..thus it looks very decent and professional..as i’ve met the person who called me late at around 10 pm..(would you consider that professionalism in any sense?)
blah..blah..blah..at their office he talked all night and presented to me the products and told me that I need to buy their products first for me to try its effectiveness before I have to sell it to other people..and i was shocked by the price of the kit..it was really expensive for a senior student like me who is very dependent to my parents..he also said that he used his tuition to join the business, lucky for him he get his money back and right now he’s been paying for his own tuition fee..i just said to myself okay then not everyone has the guts to do what he has done..right?..he also pointed that night, two days after he need the money for me to start the business..duh? where in the world would i get that big sh*t of money right?
as days passed by he keeps on making me “kulet” thru text and up until now i’ve told him that im not interested, he keeps on saying “sayang naman you’re graduating na..think about it again”..
honestly, i really want to try the product, but im really hesitant to join because i really can’t produce that kind of money that their asking..also i’ve come to the point that i’ve become so desperate to produce the money that i’m very willing to sell my things just to have the money..but then i’ve come to the realization that if its really meant for me, it can wait until i’ve finished the board exam this coming june..
lastly..i’m not saying all of these things because i don’t like the company but what i want to point out is that let’s all think about it over and over again before we commit ourselves to something..i’m encouraging everyone to speak up because the victims are mostly college students who doesn’t have any work experience (whether part-time or full-time)..i’m not saying that their company is not good, it’s just that the way they recruit their members are very questionable, so let’s just all be careful! ciao.. =)
thank you PRudence!
beware of this numbr 09166550245! names Cryvina Alvarez! she made that sunday phone call….
ei, may tumawag sa akin ngaun name angela i think from same company din sya ng synergy…. advise nmn kc pinapapunta nya ako tomorrow e after reading lots of blogs parang ayaw ko na..
Sumbody from Synergy called me the other day and then we set up a meeting. Pero nang mabasa ko na ang infos from this blog it pushed me to cancel my appointment with them. The only differrence lng cguro kasi sa case ninyo its in manila while sa ‘kin,its here in cebu. OHHHH..does it mean na this panloloko thing ay nandito na sa cebu????
OMG…. help…. =(
Thanks for posting your comments about this Synergy One here. I’ve been receiving phone calls for the past two weeks from people I havent’ met, inviting me over to their business presentation. The thing is, they are not willing to disclose any details about the nature of work / business over the phone — that sure made me skeptical. All they said was I could earn 15-20K a month, but as to how, they would not tell. Somebody even encouraged me to leave my current job (astig d b?). So here I am, doing research about this company (before accepting their invitation). I’m glad to have found several blogs discussing this. Ive finally come to decision not to entertain these invitations in my head anymore.
hey!! i was contacted by that company too.. and i’m just a 3rd year college student… you are right, it was really annoying because she kept on insisting to meet me up there at the octagon building.. telling me that “details will be discussed during the meeting”… ah blah blah, she told me that they got my number because i was recommended by my high school principal?! what the fuck?! and what annoyed me more was the fact that she kept on repeating “the compensation is 20 to 25 thousand per month…only 8 hours a week..” that is a freakin insult.. for all she know, im earning over three times that much for my part time job.. hehe (just kidding) anyways, that insulted me coz she thought i’d be blinded by money..(coz the amount was considerably large for poor college students such as me) but… duh?! by the way, she told me too that she had students working there from FEU..UST and DLSU… poor souls.. haha i agree with blogging against this type of recruitment.. it is so unprofessional, ordering me to go meet up with her in octagon building.. yeah right.. i know better than that.. i just hope more people can look deeper into that recruitment strategy too… may angels guide over the people working there.. thanks!
I was actually invited (by my not-so-close relative) at a seminar (which I was actually fooled into coming because I thought he seriously needed my help regarding IT matters).
It’s in Makati near the Pacific Star Bldg., I’m not familiar with Makati.
Anyway, I didn’t give in to it, but sadly lots did.
They were selling good products, but almost everything about the networking business irks me.
You have to pay 12+ k php first.
I forgot to ask how much they’re supposed to sell the products, and everyone was