First of all, just in case you didn’t know, Bumble’s BFF feature is a place where people can go to make friends.
It’s a romance-free place to find someone you can have fun with in the best possible way – platonically.
Secondly, what’s an MLM?
In short, it’s a pyramid scheme. Multi-Level Marketing is a scam but thousands fall for them every year.
You know, they’re the “amazing businesses” and “work from home jobs” you might have seen some of your friends share on Facebook.
People who swear by MLMs don’t call them that of course. They call them “businesses” and “entrepreneurial opportunities” and usually say that their new ventures have turned their lives from one of boring drudgery to one full of sparkle, money and all-expenses-paid trips.
You’ve seen the posts, “I can’t believe my life has become so awesome, ever since I started as a rep for Putrid Candles Inc!”
That sort of thing.
Well, unlike Facebook, Bumble has strict rules about MLMs and won’t allow any groups dedicated to them on the platform.
But there’s nothing stopping people from mentioning it during chats.
Oh and they are!
Apparently, women in particular are finding their budding friendships are only going so far before the talk of “entrepreneurial opportunities” starts.
Those who push MLMs are looking to recruit others because they earn (a pittance) extra income or in most cases, extra samples of the products they’re selling.
It pays for them to grab as many as possible and given that recruiters are known to approach those who are already in an emotional state or going through a transitional period, BFF makes a great hunting ground.
It’s full of people who want company, want a friend and they’re taking advantage of that.
If you’re wary, you’ll spot them a mile off though. They might want to introduce you to their “mentor” or their “boss”. They might suggest a great way for you to make extra income or tell you that you’d make a great salesperson. Those conversations should be shut down straight away.
You want a friend! Not someone who’s trying to sell you bad diet pills.
It’s hard enough to meet friends in today’s tech driven world, let’s not let others ruin it!
This is advice Sean Rad and Justin Mateen should have listened to a few years back when both were high-up in Tinder’s management!
It all went wrong when Rad who at the time was CEO of Tinder, found himself in the middle of a relationship between Mateen and Whitney Wolfe Herd who was Tinder’s marketing director.
Mateen and Wolfe Herd ended things on a bad note and Wolfe Herd found herself in f Mateen’s firing line. What about Rad? Was he helpful and did he act like a good boss and sort it all out?
No. He left Wolfe Herd to cope alone in the face of abuse from Mateeen who was sore after the pair broke up.
Mateen sent her abusive messages and even called her names at work events. Rad did nothing. He called Wolfe Herd “dramatic” when she complained about it and eventually, she took it to her lawyer.
The case was settled out of court but Rad still lost his CEO position some time later. He went on to repeatedly embarrass himself in the press whilst Wolde Herd created Bumble and became a billionaire.
It pays to be nice and it pays to treat others with respect.
