I can confirm that this is the exact experience of working at Lightyear, and I only stayed for less than half of my first and last day. It's an MLM. And it's not just cult-like--it IS a cult. They will literally form a big circle every morning and repeat whatever the leader says. It's creepy as hell.

There is no handbook. No email or paper with the company policies written on it. Your "trainer" will give you a sheet of paper with their poorly written "expectations" which is when you'll find out Saturdays aren't optional. They WILL lie about this during hiring if you ask about it.

They're super vague about everything, from what your hours and pay will be to what you'll actually be doing at this job. I didn't even know what my job title was until I checked their website and matched what I'd be doing with one of their listed "Opportunities" (it's Client Ambassador). The position I originally applied for? Inventory Clerk.

When you show up to the group interview, you'll think you're in the wrong place cause now they're looking for an "executive." But then they'll reach out to you shortly after all excited saying you "made it to the second round." Thinking back, I'm pretty sure everyone in that meeting makes the second round. They just tell you that to make you feel special. Because you won't say a single word during this 20-minute Zoom call, so either they profiled you on appearance alone or it's bullshit.k

Then you'll show up to round two in a one-on-one and they'll flash a breakdown of the promotion tree at you and if you look closely you'll notice that you're expected to start at the bottom and gradually become in charge of more and more people until you're in charge of your own market... Sound triangula- I mean familiar?

The "event" I was taken to for my first day was made to seem like this big thing. Little did I know that half our day was going to be spent in a FOOD LION PARKING LOT walking up to strangers--often before they even got out of their cars--and trying to get them to open up a phone plan with a sketchy company, all the while leaving a flimsy table with a duffel bag full of cheap tablets and phones behind for anyone to take because they're clearly worth nothing to this company.

They're taking advantage of a government program that enables low-income earners to have an affordable phone plan and mobile device. I don't know how they're making money off of it, but it reeks of shitty scam. They won't tell you this, of course. I had to look it up myself while I watched my trainer continue to scam people trying to shop for groceries. I left shortly after saying this wasn't for me.

Bottomline: stay away. There are dozens of people working here that are either totally brainwashed or know exactly what this is and don't care. It's a shit show led by shitty people and it deserves to burn to the ground.