OKAY, Yes, It Can be Inconvenient. But I Got Hours of My Life Back- and That’s Just the Beginning
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Those who are in the business of social media consulting would suck in their breath. My god, they intoned, nobody will know who or where you are! My god, you’ll be invisible!!!
What a nice idea. Invisibility. Being left alone for a change.
Yesterday, as I was enjoying a rare Broncos win on a Sunday when I am just now beginning to get my house and life back in order after nearly a month in Africa on adventure, I got a Linked In email:
Hi Julia! I wanted to reach out to you because I have an opportunity that may be a good fit for you or someone you know. I’m growing my business and looking for people to join my team and try my skincare products. A few things I love most about having a business with Rodan+Fields is that you’re able to do it on the side of working a full time job, raising a family, going to school etc and still be succesful creating or supplementing your income while also getting a great discount on amazing skincare products. Would you be open to setting up a phone call to learn more?Hi Sara! I wanted to reach out to you because I have an opportunity that may be a good fit for you or someone you know. I’m growing my business and looking for people to join my team and try my skincare products. A few things I love most about having a business with Rodan+Fields is that you’re able to do it on the side of working a full time job, raising a family, going to school etc and still be succesful creating or supplementing your income while also getting a great discount on amazing skincare products. Would you be open to setting up a phone call to learn more?
It’s bad enough that she jammed two emails together and didn’t bother to check. She didn’t check her spelling either. She’s into multi-level marketing, which, hey, kick me if I’m wrong, has no business on Linked In. To my mind and in my direct and lifelong experience, MLM is an affront to our friends, neighbors and family that we commit in close combat. In MLM, we waylay them in our houses, their houses, even on Match.com (dear god yes, that low). MLM is a seek and destroy relationship imposition that is unique in its ability to damage just about any personal connection. Of course she didn’t bother to look at my profile (for all I…
