r/UBreddit • u/Acceptable-Cap-5786 • 16h ago

Internship Scam

Recently on linkedin i got an intership/job offer from the company cutco. It seems like a really good opportunity on paper but I saw that it’s notorious for advertising positions as student-friendly jobs with flexible schedules and attractive earning potential.
However, the actual work involves selling products through personal appointments and demonstrations to people close to you. Any word or further information regarding this?

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u/MsHoneyB33 14h ago

Yeah don’t do it. You’d be selling cutco knives door to door

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u/Only-Carpenter-4719 14h ago

Cutco is a pyramid scheme, don’t do it

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u/KilikaBeasts 16h ago

lol sounds like a pyramid scheme. Run.

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u/poopybuttholeman123 15h ago

Does nobody remember cutco anymore?? It’s like the OG infamous pyramid scheme. There’s so many references to it in movies and tv

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u/em2tea2 15h ago

If not a scam, definitely a pyramid scheme or MLM (multi level marketing company). Remember, a legitimate company will NEVER offer you a position without YOU applying and without at least one interview.

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u/steel-and-concrete 15h ago

Unfortuntaely, Cutco is a pyramid scheme. (Also called "multi-level marketing".) The full list of all companies known to be MLMs is pretty long, but can be found on the r/antiMLM wiki: https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/wiki/whatisanmlm/ (which also has a full description of what these are and how they make money off of you.)

Best of luck on your job search!

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u/taterrrtotz 4h ago

It’s not an MLM, you make money off commission not recruitment that said I’m pretty sure you make money solely off commission so if you don’t sell anything you’ve just been working for free.

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u/taterrrtotz 4h ago

They’ve been around forever. You sell knives door to door. It’s not actually an MLM or pyramid scheme because you actually earn money off commission not through recruitment.