Employed!
Thanks, everyone for your comments, and the prayers from some of you!
Good news, I got the job.
So now that I'm employed, I'm throwing everything into my new job. I'm two days through training and am pretty impressed with these knives. My boss seems great, I like everyone I'm working with, I'm actually more enthusiastic than I usually am. I can't remember being this happy since Olivia told me she liked me. Honestly, this couldn't ever compare to that, but it's still really awesome. I've caught myself just... smiling from time to time. And all because I have a job. A good job! A job that will let me pay my way through college! A job that will finally allow me to take Olivia out on dates at nice places, in a car that I'm actually driving! From what I'm learning about the product and the company, I'm going to be making a lot of money! Everything seems really good right now.
Possibly too good....
I talked to my friend Tom about it. I thought he would be proud that I finally got a sales job, but before I even mentioned the company name he had already guessed that I now work for Vector. He informed me of how it was a pyramid scheme that's been around for years.
I was really disturbed by what he said.
I've always trusted Tom.
He's a smart guy, he usually knows things when I don't and he's always been a good sounding board.
And he just finished telling me that my new job as an independent contractor; the job that in TWO DAYS had improved not only my mood, but my self esteem, my people skills, my self-confidence, my personality in general, and my amazing new hope for the future was a scam.
And that I would only lose money and the respect of my peers by working there.
I did some of my own digging on the company and found that what Tom had said actually had a lot of support. I found dozens of websites put up by former sales reps about how awful it was to work for Vector, and how their managers and staff lied to them every step of the way and then exploited them for their own personal gain.
So I called my manager.
He said that there were a lot of rumors going around about Vector, and that there always have been. He said not to worry; that I'd seen the quality of the product, and that the company was based on honesty and integrity.
He said that the people who were complaining about the company were the people who didn't put forth any effort and that he was proud of me for all the work I had done so far, and all the effort I HAD put in.
He said I was going to succeed in the company and make a lot of money.
Now, I like my manager a lot. He's the best boss I've ever had!
And now I don't know if I can believe him anymore.
But I really want to believe him. Everything about my great future with this "amazing corporation", because I know that if it's true, I can do anything. I can do the things I've always wanted to do because I would finally not have to worry about money. I could move into my own apartment, pay off my own tuition and then pay my way through college. I could do all the things I want for my friends and family.
I would finally get respect.
The fact that everything I've been told may have been a lie, and that my boss and the company may have been playing me for a complete fool from the start....
I dunno…
It kind of hurts.
But I also don't know if all the accusations are baseless.
My manager denied it and, honestly, I have no reason not to trust him other than for possibly baseless accusations.
So I've decided that I'm going to stick with the company for now.
I'm going to put everything I can into it.
I'm going to work harder than I ever have before at anything.
And if the company is legitimate, if my manager is really the church-going, honest, generally cool guy I perceive him to be, than I'm going to rise to the top and never have to worry about money again.
And I'm going to pray like mad that my concerns have no base in fact.
Alright, I've ranted enough for tonight.
Thanks again for those praying for me, I really appreciate it.
Please continue praying for me if you can find the time, as I do for all of you who are reading this.
Good news, I got the job.
So now that I'm employed, I'm throwing everything into my new job. I'm two days through training and am pretty impressed with these knives. My boss seems great, I like everyone I'm working with, I'm actually more enthusiastic than I usually am. I can't remember being this happy since Olivia told me she liked me. Honestly, this couldn't ever compare to that, but it's still really awesome. I've caught myself just... smiling from time to time. And all because I have a job. A good job! A job that will let me pay my way through college! A job that will finally allow me to take Olivia out on dates at nice places, in a car that I'm actually driving! From what I'm learning about the product and the company, I'm going to be making a lot of money! Everything seems really good right now.
Possibly too good....
I talked to my friend Tom about it. I thought he would be proud that I finally got a sales job, but before I even mentioned the company name he had already guessed that I now work for Vector. He informed me of how it was a pyramid scheme that's been around for years.
I was really disturbed by what he said.
I've always trusted Tom.
He's a smart guy, he usually knows things when I don't and he's always been a good sounding board.
And he just finished telling me that my new job as an independent contractor; the job that in TWO DAYS had improved not only my mood, but my self esteem, my people skills, my self-confidence, my personality in general, and my amazing new hope for the future was a scam.
And that I would only lose money and the respect of my peers by working there.
I did some of my own digging on the company and found that what Tom had said actually had a lot of support. I found dozens of websites put up by former sales reps about how awful it was to work for Vector, and how their managers and staff lied to them every step of the way and then exploited them for their own personal gain.
So I called my manager.
He said that there were a lot of rumors going around about Vector, and that there always have been. He said not to worry; that I'd seen the quality of the product, and that the company was based on honesty and integrity.
He said that the people who were complaining about the company were the people who didn't put forth any effort and that he was proud of me for all the work I had done so far, and all the effort I HAD put in.
He said I was going to succeed in the company and make a lot of money.
Now, I like my manager a lot. He's the best boss I've ever had!
And now I don't know if I can believe him anymore.
But I really want to believe him. Everything about my great future with this "amazing corporation", because I know that if it's true, I can do anything. I can do the things I've always wanted to do because I would finally not have to worry about money. I could move into my own apartment, pay off my own tuition and then pay my way through college. I could do all the things I want for my friends and family.
I would finally get respect.
The fact that everything I've been told may have been a lie, and that my boss and the company may have been playing me for a complete fool from the start....
I dunno…
It kind of hurts.
But I also don't know if all the accusations are baseless.
My manager denied it and, honestly, I have no reason not to trust him other than for possibly baseless accusations.
So I've decided that I'm going to stick with the company for now.
I'm going to put everything I can into it.
I'm going to work harder than I ever have before at anything.
And if the company is legitimate, if my manager is really the church-going, honest, generally cool guy I perceive him to be, than I'm going to rise to the top and never have to worry about money again.
And I'm going to pray like mad that my concerns have no base in fact.
Alright, I've ranted enough for tonight.
Thanks again for those praying for me, I really appreciate it.
Please continue praying for me if you can find the time, as I do for all of you who are reading this.