Pyramid schemers, multi-level marketeers, Ponzi scammers are all scum of the earth from top to bottom.
An unfortunate side-effect to being a top-notch spa salesman is that I am frequently approached by customers and "friends" to help them further their nefarious endeavors. Even my dentist hit me up the other day, so now I have to find a new one as I no longer feel comfortable having someone tinkering in my orifice that has a slight grudge against me.
I simply tell them that I work for East Texas Spa and my boss has told me "You can work for me or you can work for someone else, but you can't do both."
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