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alcibiades_mystery

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2. This has been going on for many years

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 06:59 AM

Apr 2012

I did one day on a NYPIRG canvas when I was hard up fopr money in college. One day, and I recognized exactly what kind of scam this was and never went back. Sorry you had to waste two weeks with these crooks. The reason they're constantly advertising is because the turnover is monumental: it's essentially a pyramid scheme like any other, selling stupid bath soaps or whatever. Get a lot of young, gullible people in the door, turn them out, dump them when they don't perform. You may as well be cold calling for a boiler room stock shop. It's the same principle.

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Beware of sleazy "progressive" McActivism sweatshops that chew up young progressives... [View all] backscatter712 Apr 2012 OP

I had NO idea. fasttense Apr 2012 #1

Those types of jobs require extensive training. One well-known progressive establishment for that is FarLeftFist Apr 2012 #37

+1 Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #53

This has been going on for many years alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #2

I was about to say the same thing. Hissyspit Apr 2012 #3

I interviewed for a canvassing job about 25 yrs ago. salin Apr 2012 #7

at least u r outside and no cig smoke room=boiler room is worse IMO lunasun Apr 2012 #10

That was my experience with WIPIRG 20 years ago. shcrane71 Apr 2012 #13

I may need some ideas for revenge... backscatter712 Apr 2012 #4

Yes. I see the Greenpeace activists hanging out on 16th and Larimer anti-alec Apr 2012 #16

Thanks for bringing these outrageous labor pratices to public attention! Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #5

Door-to-door canvassing is hard work. Here's a list with lots of other kinds of progressive jobs: leveymg Apr 2012 #6

The thing is that I've done lots of volunteer canvassing. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #9

well the bosses r trying to get a paycheck too lunasun Apr 2012 #11

There are places that don't sweatshop their workers and still make money backscatter712 Apr 2012 #14

Funny how things go sour when you try to find a job that puts food on the table. Zalatix Apr 2012 #30

coffee is for closers aikoaiko Apr 2012 #8

Many years ago I was desparate and between jobs gopiscrap Apr 2012 #12

Uplines?? Wow, how is that different from a MLM scheme? Zalatix Apr 2012 #31

That's what I remember from 1985 eridani Apr 2012 #39

Please read this... TAKE ACTION, report them to Oxfam. Zalatix Apr 2012 #15

Then Grassroots has changed in the past few years. silverweb Apr 2012 #17

What no one's noted is that Grassroots Campaigns is the contractor of the supposedly HiPointDem Apr 2012 #18

You sound surprised. It took the corporatists some time to consolidate Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #19

I think just ONE thing mentioned in the OP... tex-wyo-dem Apr 2012 #20

Money, so they say.. tridim Apr 2012 #21

The LOVE of money is the root of all evil annabanana Apr 2012 #22

I don't think it would be a bad idea laundry_queen Apr 2012 #25

now that's not a bad idea. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #40

WOW ... THANKS for bringing this information out. Raine Apr 2012 #23

No problem! Best to save fellow progressive rabble-rousers from my pain... backscatter712 Apr 2012 #24

I did a two or three day stint with NYPIRG back in college... Earth_First Apr 2012 #26

I did canvassing once. As soon as I saw your title I knew exactly what you were talking about. Puregonzo1188 Apr 2012 #27

I would of sued. ilovecolombia Apr 2012 #28

The cost of the lawyer would have been way more than my paycheck, which amounted to at most $60 or Puregonzo1188 Apr 2012 #35

Any org that accepts money from these sleezeballs is FUCKED. hunter Apr 2012 #29

Welcome to the wonderful world of PIRGs. uberblonde Apr 2012 #32

"It's all about the donor lists, and the money. They don't care about community-building." chrisa Apr 2012 #33

disappointing to say the least. indivisibleman Apr 2012 #34

Money is the problem in the U.S. NOTHING, not even elections can run without it - LOTS of it Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #36

yeah, i know about them. visited twice the office at berkeley, ca. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #38

Years ago, IWW tried to organize Greenpeace workers in the Seattle area eridani Apr 2012 #41

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Oh piss off. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #43

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PPR revoked. Buh-bye asshole. Go create another account... backscatter712 Apr 2012 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author LittleCharlie Apr 2012 #48

I concur with the above... apparently you didn't rtfa Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #45

I did, in fact, RTFA LittleCharlie Apr 2012 #46

New Little Charlie Marrah_G Apr 2012 #50

Congrats on behaving like a jerk Marrah_G Apr 2012 #49

Looks like he's already gone. Good riddance to this subhuman troll. n/t backscatter712 Apr 2012 #51

a great article from 3 years ago: Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #44

Alright, enough is enough. thepurpleknuckle Apr 2012 #54

You work for a far better organization than I did. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #55

Campaigning Corporations keetseel May 2013 #56

Welcome to DU and a question, how did you find this old thread? uppityperson May 2013 #57

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #58