Comments on: Should I Try to Stop “Bad” Sales Pitches?

By: Lance G.

Lance G. — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:39:39 +0000

Any updates?

By: Michael Acobas

Michael Acobas — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:34:41 +0000

Honestly? I’d have gone to the interview just to entertain myself. Ask them uncomfortable questions and make them squirm.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:32:46 +0000

I wish I could have read the email that set this person off.

Reading his initial email to you reminded me of a call I received from a head hunter recently. They used the same phrasing at the end; if the job was not right for me, I could recommend someone that I felt would be better.

By: Ely Rosenstock

Ely Rosenstock — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:23:01 +0000

Barry, good find. The comments in that blog post are really interesting.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:48:42 +0000

More here:
http://nachosrule.blogspot.com/2007/02/primerica-scam.html

The comments are enlightening, especially the ones that come out in defense of the company. Either way, there’s a right way and a wrong way to recruit people into your “business.”

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:41:32 +0000

Legitimate companies and businesses do not “recruit” by spamming a LinkedIn group. It smells of desperation, if not an outright scam. Good call.

By: Joseph Shmulewitz

Joseph Shmulewitz — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:58:26 +0000

Yeah, you should show the “dude of integrity” some real respect. Keep up the good work Ely. Self-righteous people like this need to be put in their place, thank you.

By: Lance G.

Lance G. — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:06:15 +0000

This guys sounds like a real douche

By: Matt SF

Matt SF — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:09:31 +0000

This guy is hyping you as a soon to be millionaire and has the audacity to say your alums are going to lose respect for you? As if signing up with a two bit organization hasn’t destroyed any reputation he had! If he ever had one.

You didn’t post your exact reply, but I don’t see anything wrong with slamming him for contacting you out of the blue with a lame sales pitch. Salesman like this guy are among the worst out there. It’s great to believe in your product, but having such blind faith in your product only makes you look like an idiot… especially when it’s gotten bad press for years.

Anytime I get an email like this, I automatically go to Google, type in the name of the product/company accompanied by “scam”. If anything at all comes up, I black flag it.

Plus, it’s not like Citigroup has the best reputation on Wall Street these days.

By: Mechwarrior

Mechwarrior — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:09:09 +0000

Usually I would just ignore these kinds of people. Though, the fact that he replied with down right indignation does seem suspicious. Id say that he got angry that you caught onto his scheme and tried to make you feel guilty for it.