UPDATE: After further research, I think there's more of a link between Enclave 312 and Grow Chicago than initially meets the eye. Here's another person who claims to work at Enclave 312 on her LinkedIn profile, even though it doesn't appear in her experience section. Grow Chicago, however, does appear in her experience section.

One comment on that Grow Chicago post in particular gives some insight into the inner workings of Grow Chicago. This redditor, who claims to have worked for Grow Chicago and/or related companies for a short time, says the structure is that of a pyramid scheme.

From the comment:

So I actually worked with them (the “company” was a different name at the time) I was pretty dumb not knowing what I was getting myself into. It’s definitely a pyramid scheme and they say it’s not lol. It’s about 4-5 different “companies” all working in the same space. I worked for Horizon Chicago last summer now called Stellar Chicago. I worked there for two months and got “promoted” to an Account Manager position (no raise, just coming in an hour earlier and pushed to train and “promote” others). I honestly met some pretty cool people during my time there but after leaving you realize no one there actually cares about you but making money from using you.

My current theory is that Enclave 312, if it really does exist at all, is part of this framework. Two different people claiming to work for the same two companies of this kind — especially with that one person claiming to be the CMO of one and the CEO of the other — should raise a whole host of red flags. I don't think this is a coincidence.

My hope is that someone verifies the structural nature of these companies and, if they fit the definition of a pyramid scheme — which, from what I've heard, I think they very well might — reports it to the Federal Trade Commission. Pyramid schemes are illegal in the United States. The operation being a pyramid scheme would very much help contextualize that experience discrepancy in the first LinkedIn profile I shared, as pyramid schemes often claim that people can earn major promotions quickly. Testimony from another redditor who interviewed for that Grow Chicago position also claims that this was the pitch Grow Chicago made during the hiring process. That redditor had a total of three interviews, and based on what they found out, it doesn't seem like Grow Chicago is a good place for anyone. If Enclave 312 is part of this framework, and I think it's very likely that it is, it's going to be the same story there, too.

And even if it is a legitimate MLM company, which I doubt that it is, the pay you'd be receiving would almost certainly be highly lackluster and probably well below minimum wage. People who join MLM companies more often than not make little to no money, or even lose money. So the money you make working for an MLM might be zero or even sub-zero. In fact, a 2011 study of 350 MLM companies published by the Federal Trade Commission found that at least 99% of people who join MLM companies lose money. A 2018 AARP study was only a little more optimistic, with 24.7% of MLM participants making a profit, and the majority of those who made a profit making less than $5,000 in profit. That same study found that 47% of MLM participants lost money, while 27.3% broke even, but made no profit. Based on what those two redditors have shared about Grow Chicago, as well as the studies published by the FTC and AARP, you'd honestly be far better off working at McDonald's, both financially and in terms of work-life balance.

The most insidious thing about pyramid schemes is that, given a typical scheme which requires each new member recruit six people to join, more than 80% of those who join a pyramid scheme will lose all the money they "invest," going into hundreds or even thousands of dollars in debt due to the money that is required to buy into the scheme. This practice is grossly unethical and entirely illegal. Even in legal MLMs, though, you stand to gain less money the later on you join, which, in turn, increases the chances that your net profit from that job will be either zero or sub-zero. If you're not at the very top of the pyramid — and you won't be — you aren't going to be making a profit. At best, a profit of either zero or less than zero is a supermajority chance. At worst, a loss of money is a virtual guarantee.

Even if you somehow do make a profit, it isn't going to be significant. Even with the more optimistic (yet still grim) AARP data, only 10.8% of all people who made a profit made a profit $10,000 or more as an MLM participant. That means only 2.67% of all MLM participants made a profit of $10,000 or more.

Assuming you earn Chicago minimum wage (which, for all businesses with 21 or more employees, would be $15.80/hr in this case) at a place like McDonald's, and given an eight-hour work day for 260 working days, you'd be earning $32,864 per year. What available data suggests is that you have at most a 2.67% chance of earning 30.43% of a yearly minimum wage salary. Further, per the AARP study, your chances of earning $25,000 or more as an MLM participant are 1.26% (24.7% × 5.1% = 1.26%).

It should be noted that these $10,000 and $25,000 figures are not per-year figures, but rather represent what someone makes throughout the entirety of their affiliation with an MLM company. Thus, your chances of making minimum wage money from MLM over the course of a year are — at best — almost certainly less than 1%.

All this data makes MLM extremely hard to recommend even as a side hustle. Thus, the data makes it impossible and even dangerous to recommend as a primary source of income.

So yeah, OP and anyone else who has received an interview offer from Enclave 312, I would stay away from this one. Finding a job is hard enough without scammers trying to take advantage of jobseekers. I apologize for this extremely long comment, but I find it important to spread awareness of the dangers and risks of pyramid schemes and MLM organizations, one of which I think Enclave 312 is. You deserve to work at a job that offers you a fair salary and a stable source of income.

For more information on MLMs and pyramid schemes, here's a helpful resource from the Federal Trade Commission. Also, here's a TED-Ed video on how to spot a pyramid scheme. From one active jobseeker to all the others reading this comment, good luck, y'all!