While talking to a friend of mine recently I asked him how work was going. He was enthusiastic, said it was going really well, and that he and his company were actually looking for bright, ambitious people like myself. Since I’m entering my last year of university, I figured he wanted to offer me a job or somesuch.
I visited him tonight, and quickly discovered what he was actually offering me. The presentation was extremely well done, and made for a tempting offer – in theory at least. But I noticed a few holes while he was talking (not big ones, and not ones which would detract from the validity of the business, but enough to make me pause), and the whole system screams “pyramid scheme”. Not that he ever used that phrase, mind you – but when he began our meeting by saying “no one’s asking you for any money now” when I thought I was attending a preliminary job interview, alarms began to go off in my head.
I won’t go into the details of the presentation unless someone asks, but I’d like to know if anyone has heard of a company called “Quixtar”. Their schtick is offering wholesale price on consumer items, and they’re apparently quite succesful – if I can believe my friend.
Thoughts from the teeming millions? I thanked my friend (and friend he is, even if I don’t like his business) for his offer and told him I didn’t think it was for me, but I’d still like to hear other’s opinions.