Exploring Ethics of Direct Selling Companies:

I used to work for this company named Vector Marketing (technically I still do), a direct sales company that hires college students to sell high quality kitchen cutlery with the brand Cutco to people in their homes.  However, the job is quite misleading as it promises $17/dollar on Craig’s List (ad no longer there)  when that was not the way it works at all. Sales reps get paid for each appointment, not hour, no appointment, no paycheck. Due to the misleading nature of this job, the fact that managers tend to act as salesmen to his own employees (a clear lack of transparency) , and some other questionable policies. Some students became very upset, sparking controversy over the years, even leading to an organization’s formation.  It really brings into the question about the ethics of these Direct Sales Companies,  such as Amway or Tupperware, many of which are accused of being pyramid schemes. In any job or position, honesty and integrity as well as transparency should be obligated by any employer.