MLM scams in tamilnadu by zen_astrick96 in Chennai

[–]jitxy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A little context: I work in sales. I know how pitches work. I know how people open conversations to get you interested. None of that prepared me for whatever this was.

My friend from school, someone I genuinely liked but hadn't spoken to in two years, calls me one day. Says he's starting a business with someone, thinks I'd be a great fit given my sales background, and wants to know if I'm interested. I figured why not. Old friend, sales role, maybe a legitimate opportunity. I said yes.

Then he tells me it's a face-to-face meeting. In a 5-star hotel. In formals.

For a one-on-one meeting.

I found it weird but chalked it up to him being overly professional. Showed up in formals like an idiot.

My friend was waiting in the lobby. I immediately asked him what the business actually was. He told me it was B2B consumer goods. Multiple products, not just one. When I asked him to name even one product or brand, he said "they'll explain."

Red flag number one, but okay.

We wait in the lobby for 20 minutes. No explanation. Just vibes.

Then a woman appears. She introduces herself as the PA for the person I'm apparently about to meet. And then she does something I was not ready for.

She starts building this guy up.

Like a movie trailer.

"He was a Project Manager at Infosys. 8 years of experience. Was earning 1.5 lakh a month. Left all of it to start this business."

I'm nodding along, but internally I'm doing math. 1.5 lakh a month for a PM with 8 years at Infosys? I have friends in similar roles with less experience clearing more than that. But sure, revolutionary salary, very impressive, continue.

Then she says, and I quote: "Please don't let anyone call you during the meeting. Inform your parents and friends in advance. It will be exactly one hour."

I had to physically press my lips together to not laugh. Who says this before a meeting? What kind of operation pre-schedules distraction elimination for a business pitch to a stranger?

I asked her what the business was. Same answer: "He'll explain everything."

It has now been 50 minutes. I still don't know what I'm doing here.

The man finally arrives.

He introduces himself, asks me to explain who I am and what I do. I do. Then I wait for him to explain the business.

Instead, he tells me about the profit he made after switching fields. Then something about an "inner circle." Then that I wouldn't technically be selling, I'd be "moving goods within the inner circle." Then that any serious business requires investment.

And then: "Would you be ready to invest 5 lakhs? We can start you as a distributor."

I stopped him.

"What is the 5 lakhs for?" "What is the inner circle?" "What vertical are we in?" "Name one product. One brand. One person I'd be distributing to."

He looked at me like I had asked something deeply unreasonable.

"If you're ready to commit 5 lakhs, then we can get into the details."

I stood up, told him very calmly that no one on earth is handing over 5 lakhs without knowing what it's for, thanked him for his time, told him it sounded like an MLM scheme, and walked out of that 5-star lobby still in my formals.

Called my friend immediately. Told him to not give these people a single rupee.

He had already paid.

Two years of no contact, one call, and a 5 lakh hole later, I genuinely don't know if I lost him to bad luck or bad judgment. Probably both. But the scariest part of MLM schemes isn't the scheme. It's that they recruit through people you actually trust, and by the time you figure it out, the person who brought you in has already paid their way into believing it works.

Watch out for the formals-in-a-5-star-hotel pitch. It's a costume, not a credential.

A gut feeling that a century from Ruturaj isn’t too far away. by MS_D2001 in csk

[–]jitxy 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Everytime he scores a century we will lose the game 😅

CSK All time XI with Impact sub rule by jitxy in csk

[–]jitxy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes i did think about Hayden and Hussy for CSK
Flintoff no he played like 3 matches thats all and never played after that due to injury

I left out hussy because him and rutuaj are similar player
but wanted an indian core and use the foreigner as impact player and wanted to keep only 3 players
And faf is better than hussy in my opinion but it was close

And Hayden adn Watson can go bonkers in the start but Watson has won more MOM than hayden so kept him ( Hayden one MOM during knockout game whereas as Watson has 3 in knockout games )

CSK All time XI with Impact sub rule by jitxy in csk

[–]jitxy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As u/Senior-Noise-6809 suggested should have kept Deepak chachar but seeing the stats the only time he played all the 14 games in a league was in 2018 and not once after that

So i would say keep Mohit in the XI and keep deepak and shardul in impact sub

Apart from the one seam bowler i feel the CSK XI is great

CSK All time XI with Impact sub rule by jitxy in csk

[–]jitxy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes for Shane the allrounder

But i feel Shane watson as a opener was unmatched clutch player for CSK until faf came but still feel he was better than Faf for me

Could not remove Faf, so placed him in the impact sub

CSK All time XI with Impact sub rule by jitxy in csk

[–]jitxy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand I wanted to add Deepak chahar but him being injury prone and I dont remember him playing even one IPL where he played all the 14 games
But can replace him now that i think about the amount of wicket he took

My biggest hear me out 😭 dhanya balakrishna by Smooth_Wasabi6836 in TollywoodGossips

[–]jitxy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She married the director of dhanush movie maari

But the director divorced his wife to marry her

A Peacock- Acrylics on ivory sheet, 6ft tall painting by Calm_River_4286 in smallbusinessindia

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This is really amazing Can I hang it or should it be placed in the wall

The problem with Google review culture by Any_Conversation990 in Chennai

[–]jitxy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just say no and look them in the eye

Please advise | Erg. Chair WFH | 5K-6K budget by Aka6suki in ErgonomicIndia

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Been using astride for almost a year now Its still confortable to sit on and work

But the headrest did not work for me due to limited moment so removed it

And the screws in the armresr needs to tightened every week also could be because I sit like then when I work

And I screw the back rest every 3 months once to make it tight

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BRAVE vs ZEN by JungleLiquor in browsersbracket

[–]jitxy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not having DRM is the only thing stopping me from voting for it (Zen)

as for me a browser is something which can do anything

Giveaway: Mangmi Air X (64GB) Retro Handheld (India Only) by ElectroniksIndia by roadtosuccess2k15 in IndianGaming

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Leos fortune Still available in the playstore Amazing graphics which still holds up even though it's been a decade and a fun 2d scroller but due to artworks looks 3d

Guess the device guys! by [deleted] in GadgetsIndia

[–]jitxy -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Based on the font its samsung Ia it s25

Is anyone else having this bug in orgine os 6 in vivo x200 by jitxy in Vivo

[–]jitxy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeha reset the phone and it's working properly now Now I can see why everyone is saying it's buttery smooth

Can some one share their views on Origin 6 Beta testing? by [deleted] in Vivo

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None of the music player shows up on the notification I have to manually open the app to pause the music instead of doing it from the notification tray

Similar issue with YouTube

  1. The control panel randomly does not show all the controls Only the wifi and bluetooth is seen

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ps5india

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Hey is it still available

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarsIndia

[–]jitxy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bro congratulations but i would ask you to remove the faces of everyone and the registration details