Pyramid Scheme in Malaysia
I don’t know if you have ever heard about APPCO before. There
are lots of APPCO subsidiary company located at every states in Malaysia. If you
are looking for a job, or very desperate to get a job you might pass by
advertisement about management trainee, sales executive and trainee branch
manager which offer you salary from RM1200 to RM4000. Sounds nice... they are APPCO’ subsidiary company. They also offer lots of ‘interesting’ benefit such
as:
- · You also can join them even if you don’t have marketing background.
- · They offer you training and career development program.
- · ‘irresistible’ bonuses and incentive
- · Traveling opportunities
You have seen them before right? Haha...
I also has seen them before and unfortunately i join them for
about 4 months.
So, this entry is about to tell you what APPCO or whatsoever
they call themselves actually do.
I have seen in the internet, other people call them as a scam.
But i am not so sure about that because they really represent their client in
the field to the customer and the bank also approved any form submitted by
them. They do their work legally here in Malaysia. Previously, i am doing
charity for them. The payment is:
- · RM72 for credit card submission
- · RM34 for auto-debit submission
When i first work there, i am happy to receives my first week
payment considering that i have to work like 7 days a week. Haha.. it only
RM250. But after few weeks, i start to think if i get that much of money, how
much did my manager and APPCO people get? This is tricky. Haha.. they once told
me that one of our client want to develop their own marketing team but fail to
get any submission because they don’t has any experience to do so. This is weird, they told me that our client
gain lots of money from us, but why does one of them want to develop their own
marketing team? . For your info, APPCO also managed to arranged 2 times award
giving ceremony yearly in 5 star hotel in KL. Plus, ‘staff’ who performed well will get ‘holiday’ opportunities
in famous (4 or 5 star hotel) for 3 days
and 2 nights. Sounds exciting? That is not even consider holiday because they
are going to brainwash you all the time.
Next is the working time. At the beginning, the branch manager
(BM) told me working time is from 8.30am to 6.00pm weekdays and 9.00am to 4.00pm
on Saturday. If got event, depends on the schedule given (usually from 10.00am
to 10.00pm). the payment i received is not based on how much hour i worked, it
depends on how many submission i get. So basically, i work for 12 hours and i
don’t get any submission, i don't get payment. I work for free. Oh my god. If today
i get many submission, it does to promise me that i can also get many submission tomorrow or next week. It is not stable. My leader always remind me to buy a
car. How on earth am i suppose to buy a car if my income is not stable. She told
me also once she become BM, her car will be BMW and her dream wedding is going
to be held at one of the most expensive hotel in town. But let me tell you
something, she don't even has money to pay for her own roti canai. Haha...
They mentioned about traveling opportunities. I fall for it
because i enjoy travelling. I like to take pictures and wondering around. Haha..
i have been to Teluk Intan for like 7 times but i never visit Menara Condong. Go
to Alor Setar for 2 times but never visit Menara Alor Setar also. The traveling
is for work only. You cannot just simply go to any of the landmark during road
trip because you need to be in the event like Tecsco, Juscoo, The Setor and
Maydin. Haha... Silly me.
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| Menara Condong |
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| Menara Alor Setar |
The offer bonuses and incentive. This is not for sales people.
The bonuses and incentive is more for team building people. By team building, i
mean you are expected to build you team and move to the next level. You need to
either find your own team member (make your own job advertisement in mudahh) or
BM give people for you to train. The will take care of new guys like a baby. They
once said, ‘new people is our blood’. So, once you get your own team member,
you need to take care of them like a baby. If they don't have money to eat, you
MUST give your money, their travelling cost and brainwash them. Tell them this
is the job they always want to do, get lots of money and traveling
opportunities. Try to think, you don't has stable income, but at the same time
the company expect you to pay for everything with that little money. Very bad.
You are also not considered as their employee or partner. It means
that you will not receive any EPF/SOCSO or Inland Revenue Board. There are no
panel clinics or insurance for you. If you are being sued by the customer, you
cannot claim that you are working for APPCO. This is stated in the FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
AGREEMENT. They will ask you to sign this agreement without letting to go
through it. I got the soft copy. If you want, you can pm me.
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Claim
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Reality
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Salary
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RM1200 to
RM4000
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RM0 to
infinity (performance based)
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Traveling opportunity
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yes
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You may
travel, but you are not allowed to do sight seeing.
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Bonuses
and incentive
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yes
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Team
builder only
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EPF
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Said nothing
about EPF/SOCSO
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No
EPF/SOCSO
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By the way, i resign because i don't want to be BM. Haha..
cannot imagine that i have to brainwash my people everyday, tell them this is
the ‘greatest’ job ever, so that i can get money. This is pyramid scheme. Beware..
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7 comments:
Tq dear.....love it!!
Got a job from this company and will start tengah bulan ni.
Still thinking whether to accept the offer ke tak. Tq!! - cik Tomato-
Dont accept..
I was working for APPCO Singapore (June 2012 - Jan 2013). The reason I left was simply because I didn't manage to get any sales. Plus! The working hours were crazy! And even on weekends! Basically my whole team left subsequently and now the branch office has closed shop.
Big Scam. It started in Canada and spread like VD. They profit by exploiting their employees period the end.
kak is it true, im going there tomorrow.. for interview.. they told me to bring my photostate ic along
Huge scam. These people need to be locked up.
Hi is this co located at menara axiata kl sentral?
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