A review by imyourmausoleum
Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

The author of this book was a stay-at-home mom longing for purpose and time with other adults. She was easily sucked into the pyramid or MLM scheme Rejuviant. This memoir outlines her trip through the business and all of the stress and cattiness that came with it. I was extremely concerned with the amount of drinking that went on in this book, and when the author said she questioned if she was an alcoholic I immediately said YES. To be fair, I would also have to be an alcoholic to put up with the weird vibes and constant push for perfection and image. It was really interesting to see this perspective.

This book took me ages to read only because I was reading it on the Kindle app on my phone between calls at work. I would have read this in probably one day if I had sat down and read it start to finish. The book gave a pretty good inside look into MLM schemes behind the scenes. I have never participated in or purchased from any MLM schemes, though I certainly know plenty of people on my social media who do both. I know one person in particular who has tried every one of these get rich quick schemes. Before reading this book, it had never crossed my mind that things like this were steeped in white supremacy and male dominance. I think it is easy to overlook the male dominance part, since everything is all #girlboss and #bossbabe all the time. I can appreciate the appeal of being able to make money from home and set your own schedule, especially if you have kids, and the adult interaction with other people. I can see why people get involved with these things, but they are actually extremely predatory. This was a really eye-opening book.