It is curious that on most forums and complaints boards there are always a few fanatical posts/reviews singing the praises of AIL. Similar to the language used to defend multi-level marketing companies, they blame the victim for not making money - for not working or trying hard enough. These posts are made by Shills of AIL (plants and stooges). These posts cannot be trusted and can often be recognized by their derogatory language. In summary, AIL is a monstrous and evil company to work for. American Income Life is a parasite that makes the world a worse place for everyone.
If AIL was a great place to work then why do they spam every job site with 10 postings every other day. Just type in AIL or 60, 000 and you'll be shocked. Any legitimate company would not have to do so. If I need to hire an employee for my company, I need only one add/post and their will be a surplus of applicants. AIL must truly be a terrible place to work simply from a statistical point of view. Either that, or the company is so massive that it requires hundreds of new employees every week. LOL
When the words 'opportunity', 'financial freedom'', and 'limitless (or rapid) potential/growth' are tossed around, be wary. When examples of success and wealth are flaunted, name dropping and bold text is used in addition to the first catch words above, the job is most likely a scam. It is the easiest way to spot a MLM company, Pyramid Scheme, Ponzi Scheme or Job Scam. Ask yourself if these indicators are present in AIL job 'positions/applications/interviews'; the answer should be obvious to you when the above criteria is applied to the conditions described in this thread. Happy job hunting.
No reputable corporate human resource manager would compose a rambling, derogatory and grammatically juvenile post such as Sheila78's entry above. Succinctness, brevity and professionalism in all forms of communication are the cornerstone of an organization's credibility, internal work values and corporate culture. You will not find, nor uncover a post on any forum by a fanatical AIL employee, shill or anonymous representative that is indicative of any post-secondary level writing. Thus, do you (the reader) want to work in an office comprised of managers and workers of Sheila78's intellectual agility, moral compass, powers of motivation, persuasion, leadership and just positive rhetoric? Fast food corporate chains have all developed vastly superior universal corporate training methods, procedures and codes of conduct than AIL; ones that consistently build up an individual for future success rather than tearing down or encumbering that individual worker's potential and future self-actualization. This being the case, which is a better choice as a long term investment of a worker's time?
To illustrate AIL's predatory approach to human resources I will state the following: you will never see any fast food chain posting (spamming) 50 times per week on every craigslist job section (and every other job site conceivable) in every city across North America as AIL (American Income Life) does.
At this point, I will cite a given global mean definition of Spam: 'Sending the same message indiscriminately to (large numbers of recipients) on the Internet'. This, fundamentally, describes the AIL approach to human resource acquisition and development, and the value that AIL places on its workers (victims); and most importantly the inherent just needs of individual economic freedoms by human society in general. Those spreading this venom around job sites, forums and boards are equally as guilty as the sociopathic employment and corporate practices of AIL (American Income Life). Avoid this degenerate and small minded, disrespectful approach to human labour and/or capital at all cost.
Perhaps this demonstration of the sound application of the English language may be motivational and educational to AIL managers and shills.
Once again, the above post is a classic example of a misleading or shill post. Note the classic phrases used "the opportunity" and "the American Dream". The phrases "in great shape", "they love God" and "winners" are also typical phrases found in such posts. Surely a company that has workers who are in great physical shape and love God must be a good place to work, right? This is classic manipulation rhetoric that has been used by scammers for decades.
I submit these posts not for entertainment purposes, but rather as a duty to warn and educate.
Once again, notice the words "unlimited opportunity", "Residual Income", "Retired in 10 years" being thrown about. Other posts by AIL supporters in this thread are using the giveaway bold script and/or derogatory language. I suppose, however, if you make at least $200, 000.00 per year diligently working for AIL as most surely must do, you too will be able to retire in 10 years? Right? Oh, and by the way, isn't "Residual Income" and "unlimited" the whole selling point and/or catchphrases of a MLM company or Ponzi Scheme? AIL employees should spend less time trolling around the Internet looking for complaints, and more time focusing on becoming a decent corporate citizen (and company).
The number of AIL shills on this thread is impressive indeed; I think AIL is just about as prolific at shilling as it is spamming on job sites. I commend the original poster for having their crisis of conscience. As for the above reference to Jesus, AIL is as ungodly as it gets. If I spent my life ripping-off desperate job seekers and spamming every job site conceivable (so many that most managers can't even keep track of the number of spam accounts they create) I would be very worried about the outcome of my eternal soul when I died. In a ponzi scheme or MLM company, scammers always blame the victim if they are not successful - for not trying hard enough; just as the shills posting on this thread do. A company that churns through employees (victims) by the thousands is the failure, not the employees/candidates. "The Opportunity" and "Residual Income" are the motto phrases of MLM and Ponzi Schemes. That being the case, ask yourself why AIL / American Income Life uses these phrases as their rallying cry? Could it be AIL is a scam too? Furthermore, the insulting vernacular language of the AIL shill/employees on complaint forums should serve as a warning as to what kind of people comprise this vile company. Incidentally, does AIL ever turn away a "job" applicant (even if they are a monkey or a horse) who is willing to pay for their licensing? I have yet to hear of one. It is also interesting how most shill accounts here only perform one post; I wonder how many accounts the average AIL shill/spammer creates? Why is this deception necessary on their part? Deception is the American Income Life Modus Operandi with regards to human resource acquisition.
I'm sorry to hear about you and your son's experience. Being that Tutor Doctor pays their tutors a measly $18 per hour (or less) and does not compensate them for gas or any other expenses, their turnover is massive (Despite that they charge you the parent $55.00 per hour or more). Many negativity tutor experiences/testimonials can be found all over the internet. Tutor Doctor is also a notorious and prolific spammer of every job site in existence across North America. Needless to say, Tutor Doctor is not very selective, exacting or particular about the quality of its candidates/tutors. Franchise owners are not required to have any background in education whatsoever and the results and lack of standards speak for themselves. In summary, this is a company that in my opinion, doesn't deserve the privlige of working with your precious child.
Yes, let's talk facts. fact: ail (torchmark, altig, american income life) spams every job site conceivable with multiple postings daily all across north america (has for a decade and continues to do so as I type this comment). those job postings rarely name american income life as the company hiring (because of their horrible online reputation) nor state the true nature of the "opportunity" (i. e. insurance licence course fees, factual salary/earning expectations, independent contractor status implications, lead quality, etc.). fact: calling these postings jobs or a job offer is a stretch at best. fact: almost all online review sites that feature negative comments about ail employment experiences will include numerous misleading, untruthful scam posts by shill accounts created by ail employees. with a little observation, it is obvious to anyone that these accounts typically only ever make one post, and will almost never reply to rebuttals. the passwords and user names for these accounts are not kept or remembered by ail employees because they are too numerous to keep track of and rampantly high ail employee turnover does not easily allow for such continuity. fact: ail shills almost always speak in derogatory terms or language to those who have legitimate complaints or concerns about the company in an effort to discredit them. fact: when a company churns through employees on a massive scale, requires a quallifying expenditure of money up-front under the guise of a "job offer" and then subsequently blames the victim if they were unable to "succeed" - it is an indication that the company is a horrible place to work, has a terrible hr policy/department, is a pyramid scheme/mlm, or is a full blown job scam. take your pick as to which you think ail / american income life is. perhaps some day in a kinder, gentler future this racket will put out of its misery and squashed like the dirty cockroach it is for the sake of all desperate, poor and naive job seeker.
Yes, mr. happy n. paid typifies the kind of quality individual that works and shills for ail. certainly the ability to discharge derogatory speech and profanities, and to relentlessly depress the caps-lock key on one's keyboard isn't indicative of any significant intellectual capacity, academic credentials or moral compass. mr. happy may claim to be rich, but can his words (the words of an american income life shill) be trusted? even if those said "riches" were true, they were likely gained in a deceitful, predatory and sociopathic manner. the argument that a company has existed for a long time or is large (or fortune 700) is not proof of legitimacy and ethical business practice. many mlm and pyramid schemes use the same argument: "if what we were doing was illegal, then we would have been shut down long ago". this is in essence mr. happy n. paid's argument for ail's legitimacy - it is utter nonsense and has been debunked time and time again (just look at amway or monavie). anyone who has become "rich" working at ail has indeed worked very hard to earn a deserved front seat row in hell along with all the other gross sociopaths in our society. the ceo of ail is certainly as great and as vile of a sociopath as a human can ever hope to aspire to. it is sad and tragic that mr. happy n. paid and the ail shills of the world base their dreams and aspirations on such indecency, filth and debauchery.
Let's look at the rhetoric of "AIL Rep" (employee/shill) closely in some of his/her statements (note that this account only made one post as do most shill accounts). First one: "a handful of people that have complaints...". This is a major understatement as there are thousands, if not tens of thousands of complaints (American Income Life Horror Stories) posted online. Second one: "we are one of the top hiring companies in the U.S.": In the case of Torchmark/AIL, this is not something to be proud of. Just like a MLM or pyramid scheme, AIL agents typically last only a few months. AIL has to relentlessly hire and churn through victims just like any run of the mill Ponzi Scheme or Pyramid Scheme just to survive. Third: "working as an insurance agent can either be extremely rewarding, or extremely disappointing": for many new agents (if not almost all), working for AIL is a net money loser for their bank accounts. Fourth: "will experience success beyond their wildest imaginings". This phrase screams MLM, Pyramid Scheme, Ponzi Scheme and Scam - the kind of phrase typically tossed around by sociopaths and scam artists. This is scary stuff.
AIL Employee claims that his Manager makes $60, 000 in residuals. It is interesting that multiple craigslist spam posts from AIL each day all promise the same figure as a salary (or $68, 000), despite the fact that AIL provides no base salary whatsoever (not even minimum wage). If AIL was such a great company to work for, why do they have to create multiple posts on every job board in every city across the continent every day. This doesn't even include the cold-calls AIL Managers perform on resumes posted online (ones that are completely incompatible with insurance sales). Incidentally, any credible company only has to make one or two job postings or two to fill a position. Perhaps AIL Employee's office is actually a reputable one. If this is indeed the case, it is certainly an anomaly and a freak occurrence.
The bottom line; is AIL a scam? The answer doesn't really matter. With hundreds of AIL horror stories spread all over the internet, why would anyone in their right mind take the risk?
Yes, I encourage people to do extensive research on AIL/Altig/Torchmark before committing. It would certainly take days to read through all the hundreds of AIL horror stories spread across the wide expanse of the internet. This thread is a great illustration of the shilling techniques used by AIL employees. Step one, create an account that will only ever make one post. Step two, create a post filled with derogatory comments directed at AIL critics and detractors (or ones that echo how wonderful an "opportunity" AIL is). Step three, abandon the account and repeat the process over and over again. For those of us who recognize this technique, it is cowardly and pathetic.
I agree with everything above. What is particularly nasty/offensive about Kangen is that their distributors are spreading bold faced lies that Kangen Water provides cures for over 30 ailments (including various forms of Cancer). There are of course no clinical trials and no research supporting such claims, only "miracle cure testimonials". These are evil snake-oil salespeople pure and simple.
Yes, Kangen Water (Enagic) is one of the vilest of the MLM scams. A great many Kangen distributors blatantly violate the law by claiming "the water" cures various forms of cancer and at least 50 other major diseases/conditions. These of course are blatant lies, and to my knowledge, there are no western peer reviewed journal articles or studies in existence that back up these fantastical claims; only unsubstantiated miracle cure testimonials which are of course worthless. If the parent company (Enagic) made these claims, they would have already been shut down a decade ago. But because Kangen distributors are considered "independent business owners" (although the legality of this approach is dubious when put in the context of U.S. or Canadian Tax Law), individual distributors can make these unlawful claims while the company remains safe and secure as a separate entity. If a direct connection between the "miracle cure" claims of the MLM distributors and the parent company Enagic could be established/proven, it would be possible (and straightforward) to shut this filthy scam down once and for all.
My advice - contact your local police department immediately.
Hello Pete:
Sorry for the slow reply as I don't spend much time following these threads.
Despite your use of ad-hominems towards me and my post, I will dignify your post with a reply. The hysteric and aggressive rhetoric present in your language is a reflection of the typical cult-like zeal of how MLM/network marketing (pyramid scheme) peddlers defend their products.
Challenge Accepted (and I could list many more):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esysGWwFqTw
"Killing Cancer with Kangen Water"
https://www.cancertutor.com/ionizedwater/
"Ionized Water Treatment for Cancer"
http://www.chem1.com/CQ/ionbunk.html
Why Kangen Water is bunk
Lastly, I would direct you to the definition of Weasel Words: "words or statements that are intentionally ambiguous or misleading"
When a website or distributor lists miracle cure testimonials associatively with a product, it leads to the conclusion that the product is a treatment for a particular disease or condition. These Kangen cure testimonials are found by the thousands on the internet (and spewed by Kangen pyramid schemers, oops I meant distributors), yet there are no western peer reviewed medical studies to back up any of these claims (The word "Snake Oil Salesman" applies here perfectly).
The definition of "intellectually dishonest": Intellectual dishonesty is a failure to apply standards of rational evaluation that one is aware of, usually in a self-serving fashion. If one judges others more critically than oneself, that is intellectually dishonest.
Now please control your ad-hominems, it doesn't help your credibility.
