Where do I begin? I worked for Smart Circle for two years and it felt like the longest twenty years of my life. I never thought I would be brainwashed by a company but they broke me down and moulded me into a sheep. The company had the appearance of being one big family that were close and united but was nothing more than a cult and a scam.
I won't go into details about the interview and observation day because enough people know about it. For the first 2 weeks I was selling quite well, I was meeting all the people and I was generally having a lot of fun. I'm ashamed to say it was around this time that they hooked me in which obviously was their intention. The company offers a token promotion to everyone after 2-4 weeks. I was so determined to get that promotion because it meant I was taking my first steps towards owning my own business. When I got it, I told myself that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and my team were like my second family......partly due to the fact that I rarely saw my actual family while in the business. We would go out every evening and talk about the future. We would stay at each others houses....anything so that our every minute was spent talking about the business.
The promotion that I was so happy to get was nothing more than a title with more responsibility. I was expected to train new people and write their sales. Every time I did this I lost my commission. I knew that this was wrong but didn't say anything because I wanted my own office. I'm ashamed to say that I lied to my crew about what a great opportunity it was because if they knew the truth, they would quit and I would have to start all over again. My owner coached me on what to say and how to get my guys to keep coming back and selling. We were also coached on how to lie to customers to get sales.
Even though I was doing everything that they wanted me to do, I still lost lots of guys and had to start over many times. This company is like a revolving door because all they do is lie. The owner lies to his leaders to get his leaders to lie to his reps to get his reps to lie to the customers.
After the better part of a year, I finally got promoted to an owner! I can honestly say that it was the worst mistake of my life because while the owners have their hands in their leader's pockets, the VPs have their hands in the owner's. An owner is responsible for everything. You have to pay the rent, electricity, Internet, your hub fee and payroll etc. It seems as if Smart circle sets you up to fail because you have so many bills to pay from day one. You will be kept around long enough to make your promoting owner and his VPs a ton of cash only to be replaced by someone else coming up through the company because they'll be cheaper and easier to manipulate. Financial security? Your "business" can be taken away from you at any time and it will wipe out any savings that you have because you are responsible for your commercial lease. On top of that, owners are required to flaunt suits, watches, cars etc. in front of their staff in order to "promote the dream". Not to mention they almost always have to finance a "merch-house" for their broke, homeless and destitute leaders. The VPs started this party and they only invited you so you'd bring the drinks and pay for the clean up once they move somewhere else.
The concept of Smart Circle is genius. It is set up to squeeze the most out of their people without giving the tiniest bit back. They get eager kids looking to make some quick cash and then trap them with their smoke and mirrors and cult like rituals that get them to believe that the "system" will work.
I'm not here to make this a long winded complaint about these con artists but I feel it needs to be known. Surely, we can get the word out about the new offices that open up here and there and we can watch them slowly close down but the root of all problems with this company lies with the people above. These are the people who have put in 15-20 years with Smart Circle and have not only watched but promoted the unethical practices that go on within the fake companies they put out every month.
I honestly feel bad for all the current owners who are convinced that they are running their own companies just because they signed some incorporation papers with their state. That is not what being a business owner is about. It's about running your business your way. Can somebody give me another example of a business owner who still has a boss? Does a real business owner have someone else controlling their bank account and their corporation?
These SOBs stole years from me and when I did leave, I didn't even have five grand to my name. Like most owners in this company, I was left with nothing after I had given everything. All that said, walking away from those guys was the best feeling I have ever had.
This is a huge waste of time. They manipulate and control their employees. They never get time off. They work 12 hr days every day without a break and only have 2 days off a month. AND they don't make more than 3-4 hundred dollars per pay check. They use cultish phrases and insinuate that you shouldnt contact your family. All the while promising you a chance to make millions. Hahaaa it's a CULT.
Smart Circle would have to be the most malign company I ever had the misfortune of working for. Without a doubt the most vicious, evil-minded and hostile work environment I have ever had to suffer. They offer slave hours for slave wages disguised as an opportunity for financial freedom and their owners are nothing more than professional dream sellers who will do anything to keep you around as long as possible. Drug dealers deserve more respect. The dream of owning your own business is just a dream because there are no business owners at Smart Circle. Anyone unfortunate enough to be promoted will be required to give Smart Circle power of attorney over their corporation and their bank account. They incorporate their managers only to have a ready made scapegoat on hand for when something goes wrong. You will be maltreated by this organization in ways you thought were not possible. It is a barbarous cult.
If you Google search 'Smart Circle scam', you will find an oversupply of complaints and testimonials damning this company. The lives that have been ruined due to the greed of the 'people' who run this abomination are countless. The turnover rate is amazingly high and they like it that way because it's much easier to dupe someone who hasn't witnessed the perverted, vile and nauseating activities of this enterprise.
Since the creation of the Inernet, people have warned us about this business. This is why they keep changing their name. Before Smart Circle they were known as Granton Marketing, before Granton it was DS-Max and Wholesale Warehousing Industries before that. Don't take my word for it, do some research. Then take into account the fact that all their affiliates go by different names and come to the realization that they have used THOUSANDS of them. It's the only way to keep new recruits in the dark and is a necessary safeguard because this organization has been stepping over people for decades.
In a perfect world, the light of truth would be shined onto the this business like a kitchen light being turned on in the dead of night exposing a solitary cockroach. Although this world is not perfect, I hope this review as done it's part in uncovering the tangled web of lies being woven by this company on a daily basis. If you just take some time to research this business, you will find reports from an army of disaffected, dissatisfied and aggrieved ex-employees all saying the same thing. STAY AWAY!
If you go to the world's #1 consumer advocacy website (RR) and search for DEVILCORP, you will find a plethora of links to news reports, government rulings, lawsuits and video footage showing how these people do business. They are corporate Nazis.
If you go to thedevilcorp.wordpress.com, you will find a wealth of information about this business. Be sure to explore all pages available at the top of home screen.
Smart Circle International LLC Reviews
Where do I begin? I worked for Smart Circle for two years and it felt like the longest twenty years of my life. I never thought I would be brainwashed by a company but they broke me down and moulded me into a sheep. The company had the appearance of being one big family that were close and united but was nothing more than a cult and a scam.
I won't go into details about the interview and observation day because enough people know about it. For the first 2 weeks I was selling quite well, I was meeting all the people and I was generally having a lot of fun. I'm ashamed to say it was around this time that they hooked me in which obviously was their intention. The company offers a token promotion to everyone after 2-4 weeks. I was so determined to get that promotion because it meant I was taking my first steps towards owning my own business. When I got it, I told myself that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and my team were like my second family......partly due to the fact that I rarely saw my actual family while in the business. We would go out every evening and talk about the future. We would stay at each others houses....anything so that our every minute was spent talking about the business.
The promotion that I was so happy to get was nothing more than a title with more responsibility. I was expected to train new people and write their sales. Every time I did this I lost my commission. I knew that this was wrong but didn't say anything because I wanted my own office. I'm ashamed to say that I lied to my crew about what a great opportunity it was because if they knew the truth, they would quit and I would have to start all over again. My owner coached me on what to say and how to get my guys to keep coming back and selling. We were also coached on how to lie to customers to get sales.
Even though I was doing everything that they wanted me to do, I still lost lots of guys and had to start over many times. This company is like a revolving door because all they do is lie. The owner lies to his leaders to get his leaders to lie to his reps to get his reps to lie to the customers.
After the better part of a year, I finally got promoted to an owner! I can honestly say that it was the worst mistake of my life because while the owners have their hands in their leader's pockets, the VPs have their hands in the owner's. An owner is responsible for everything. You have to pay the rent, electricity, Internet, your hub fee and payroll etc. It seems as if Smart circle sets you up to fail because you have so many bills to pay from day one. You will be kept around long enough to make your promoting owner and his VPs a ton of cash only to be replaced by someone else coming up through the company because they'll be cheaper and easier to manipulate. Financial security? Your "business" can be taken away from you at any time and it will wipe out any savings that you have because you are responsible for your commercial lease. On top of that, owners are required to flaunt suits, watches, cars etc. in front of their staff in order to "promote the dream". Not to mention they almost always have to finance a "merch-house" for their broke, homeless and destitute leaders. The VPs started this party and they only invited you so you'd bring the drinks and pay for the clean up once they move somewhere else.
The concept of Smart Circle is genius. It is set up to squeeze the most out of their people without giving the tiniest bit back. They get eager kids looking to make some quick cash and then trap them with their smoke and mirrors and cult like rituals that get them to believe that the "system" will work.
I'm not here to make this a long winded complaint about these con artists but I feel it needs to be known. Surely, we can get the word out about the new offices that open up here and there and we can watch them slowly close down but the root of all problems with this company lies with the people above. These are the people who have put in 15-20 years with Smart Circle and have not only watched but promoted the unethical practices that go on within the fake companies they put out every month.
I honestly feel bad for all the current owners who are convinced that they are running their own companies just because they signed some incorporation papers with their state. That is not what being a business owner is about. It's about running your business your way. Can somebody give me another example of a business owner who still has a boss? Does a real business owner have someone else controlling their bank account and their corporation?
These SOBs stole years from me and when I did leave, I didn't even have five grand to my name. Like most owners in this company, I was left with nothing after I had given everything. All that said, walking away from those guys was the best feeling I have ever had.
This is a huge waste of time. They manipulate and control their employees. They never get time off. They work 12 hr days every day without a break and only have 2 days off a month. AND they don't make more than 3-4 hundred dollars per pay check. They use cultish phrases and insinuate that you shouldnt contact your family. All the while promising you a chance to make millions. Hahaaa it's a CULT.
A corporate Horror Story
Smart Circle would have to be the most malign company I ever had the misfortune of working for. Without a doubt the most vicious, evil-minded and hostile work environment I have ever had to suffer. They offer slave hours for slave wages disguised as an opportunity for financial freedom and their owners are nothing more than professional dream sellers who will do anything to keep you around as long as possible. Drug dealers deserve more respect. The dream of owning your own business is just a dream because there are no business owners at Smart Circle. Anyone unfortunate enough to be promoted will be required to give Smart Circle power of attorney over their corporation and their bank account. They incorporate their managers only to have a ready made scapegoat on hand for when something goes wrong. You will be maltreated by this organization in ways you thought were not possible. It is a barbarous cult.
If you Google search 'Smart Circle scam', you will find an oversupply of complaints and testimonials damning this company. The lives that have been ruined due to the greed of the 'people' who run this abomination are countless. The turnover rate is amazingly high and they like it that way because it's much easier to dupe someone who hasn't witnessed the perverted, vile and nauseating activities of this enterprise.
Since the creation of the Inernet, people have warned us about this business. This is why they keep changing their name. Before Smart Circle they were known as Granton Marketing, before Granton it was DS-Max and Wholesale Warehousing Industries before that. Don't take my word for it, do some research. Then take into account the fact that all their affiliates go by different names and come to the realization that they have used THOUSANDS of them. It's the only way to keep new recruits in the dark and is a necessary safeguard because this organization has been stepping over people for decades.
In a perfect world, the light of truth would be shined onto the this business like a kitchen light being turned on in the dead of night exposing a solitary cockroach. Although this world is not perfect, I hope this review as done it's part in uncovering the tangled web of lies being woven by this company on a daily basis. If you just take some time to research this business, you will find reports from an army of disaffected, dissatisfied and aggrieved ex-employees all saying the same thing. STAY AWAY!
DEVILCORP
If you go to the world's #1 consumer advocacy website (RR) and search for DEVILCORP, you will find a plethora of links to news reports, government rulings, lawsuits and video footage showing how these people do business. They are corporate Nazis.
devils
If you go to thedevilcorp.wordpress.com, you will find a wealth of information about this business. Be sure to explore all pages available at the top of home screen.