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whatmakeshimengagein
ey
Pyramidselling?
Interview
By MunHyeon-gyeong
thanotherjobs.Hebelievedthatthisjobwouldbe
AssociatedEditorofTheArgus
an opportunity to support himself and pay the
tuitionfee.“Asacollegestudent,itwaseasilyled
meastray,”hereferred.Healsosaidthattherewere
H
aveyoueverbeeninvolvedinmultilevel
manystudentslikehimatthattime.Herecalledan
marketing (pyramid selling)? News
elder female student engaging in pyramid selling
reported that sizable university
whoneededtomakeapaymentforthetuitionfee.
undergraduates are engaged in pyramid selling.
Almost 30 percent of workers who were involved
Whydothesecollegestudentsattendtothisjoband
inpyramidsellingwerestudents.
the number of undergraduates who work in this
Although he is not involved in pyramid selling
pyramidjobincrease?
businessnow,hestillhasaparttimejob.“Iknow
“Ineededsomemoneyformypersonalreasons.I
somefriendswhohavemanysmallparttimejobs.
wantedtosupportmyselfandpaythetuitionformy
Some have three or four jobs. I think the different
own in order to reduce my parents’ burden and
reasons they should have jobs, but it is being
stress. After being discharged from the military
common to have small extra jobs for university
service,Ididnotwanttogetfinancialsupportfrom
students.” “Son” thought that this trend is easily
my parents; I think most man think like this. In
observed. Actually, why are students engaging in
addition, I thought it is my responsibility to save
severalsmallparttimejobsevenincludingpyramid
selling?Isthereasonjustapersonalneedof
moneyforfuture.”AHUFSanwhoisajunior(call
money?
him“Son”)respondedtothequestion“whydidyou
workonpyramidselling?”inaninterviewwiththe
Argus.
When he looked for a part
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time job during the summer
vacation, he joined this job
through
his
friend’s
recommendation. He never
knew the job was related to
pyramid selling because his
friend did not tell the truth.
Anyway when he decided
toworkonthisbusiness,
he thought he could
earn money more
easily and faster
JUNE 2007

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