First of all I'm sure that those 100,000 people would all be shocked to learn they're employees. I've been to my share of multi level marketing pitches and every single one pushes that it's your own business, so this whole affair begins with a lie.
Beyond that however, is promoting the idea that Van Etten is providing (unlike an actual job that provides a steady income and benefits) a vehicle that enables people to improve their financial situation. This is an even bigger lie.
For a good read on MLMs check this out: http://www.pinktruth.com/mary-kay-facts/myth-of-mlm-income-opportunity-99-lose-money-in-mlm/
Here's an excerpt:
99% of all distributors in these companies earned on average less than $13 a week in commission income. (In 10 of the 11 companies, the commissions were less than $10 a week.) This isn’t even enough money to cover the minimum purchases they’re required to make in order to “qualify” for commissions.
Recruitment into these companies is largely based upon the offer of an “income opportunity,” yet these statistics show that the income opportunity is essentially non-existent and falsely promoted.
Recruitment into these companies creates billions of dollars of losses to consumers each year.
The losses of 99% of the distributors are transferred to less than 1% of the people at the top of the sales chain as “commissions.”
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