Should I become a consultant?

[gertbysea]

It would be nice if the  consultants were able to support ALL the  people who help us. Sadly that seems not  case and some members of this forum are alleged to be  on the "banned " list from HO. It would take  a brave consultant indeed to even mention  some cookbooks at their demos, no matter how useful  or wonderful  they be. Very petty and very un Australian.

Toe the line or receive the dreaded "call"  as I have. I am not now nor  ever have nor would ever work  for  a company that would try to inhibit free speech on my own blog, should I have one, or on  any forum  I i wish to have a say.   We should be supporting everyone in the Thermomix world .

Surely  it is this forum  that helps  in the sale of this wonderful machine as we saw with the recent kerfullle over the Bellini.


I thank all the consultants who speak as freely as possible on this forum. I will continute to support them where ever possible as I will to all others who contribute. Thank goodness for  MM and all the moderators on this safe, friendly and honest forum.

If anyone has an issue with anything I have to say on this forum please share it with all of us. Love it. Debate is good.  In fact I think I may share  some more . Just not now. Working on  another recipe from For Foods Sake.


Gertinkitchen

[Frozzie]

To my knowledge its only teninas books etc which is petty .. As quick fix is the daughter of a group leader if im not mistaken and dani's book is sold through vorwerk just my impression is HO has some issue with teninas books but there doesnt seem to be issues between tenina nd dani or alice as she is promoting and selling their books??? Sounds all a bit playground type stupidity imo and just a tiny bit immature...i think anything that promotes the thermomix is all good!

[gertbysea]

Sounds all a bit playground type stupidity imo and just a tiny bit immature...i think anything that promotes the thermomix is all good!

You got that one right Frozzie.

Oh Gert, as a consultant (to be) am I not allowed to promote or talk about For Food's Sake, Quick Fix in the Thermomix and In the Mix? I love those books and have written about both on my blog and my Facebook page.

If that's the case, I'll be re-considering my application!

Best  if you ask if you are concerned .  You may be surprised at the answer.  You will be a great consultant  as well as a  role model. After all you have been doing your own thing  successfully and know what you are about. I doubt you are a woman who would tolerate any behaviour which would interfere with your right to blog  or FB  about anything you wish.

Gretch

[grapesy83]

I was wondering if anyone could answer this question for me.  I know this months special when you purchase a thermomix is a "kids" cookbook (well in Victoria anyway) but does anyone know if there is a May special when you purchase?

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I don't think next month's special is realised until the end of the month.

[gertbysea]

Well done you I say MJ. If HO keep  at it ppl will finally get fed up with that sort of treatment and start to be more vocal about their  concerns.

Not only is there a problem with text but some consultants have been told to remove certIn images. Laughable!

The soap box is going to  have to be made bigger and stronger .   We may need to find a carpenter.

Gert

[faffa_70]

I was wondering if anyone could answer this question for me.  I know this months special when you purchase a thermomix is a "kids" cookbook (well in Victoria anyway) but does anyone know if there is a May special when you purchase?

You don't get an email to let you know the rewards until the last day (or there abouts) of the month. Sometimes it is real eased at team meetings a couple of days earlier. 

[meganjane]

We have a team meeting on April 30th, so hopefully will find out then!!

[Lovemythermo]

My understanding is that consultants are not allowed to promote Quick Fix, or Tenina's books or classes on their Thermomix facebook pages, only their personal blogs and FB pages - as long as you don't mention you are a consultant. In the Mix is allowed because its a HO "approved" book.

Against all odds, and with little advertising its amazing Tenina got such a good turnout at her classes. It was a great night.

[gertbysea]

I do believe there are several others banned from mention as well because they also support Tenina which means Tenina is banned and all those  consultants  or others who support Tenina are banned from a mention or promoting their books or whatever. Does this come from Vorwerk I wonder ?


Isn't Alyce Alexandra , who wrote Quick Fix in The Thermomix, a consultant or was? What is that all  about?  Why is her book banned?

I would hardly think that the German Head Office of this company would be spending time viewing consultants blogs in Australia.  So that would mean that Jackie Van Der Loon née Richmond , who rang me from Perth, was correct when she told me  the Perth  HO had someone monitoring  this forum for comments  which they felt needed addressing. What a waste of time and money. I would hate to use my degree to be surfing the web looking for recalcitrant bloggers.

All I can say is  thank goodness  we can talk openly, honestly  and without fear or favour  on the forum. Well most of us anyway.

I love my Thermomix, this forum, all the helpful people on it . I hate internal politics and bullies. Thank goodness there are none here or perhaps they are just lurkers.

Made the macarons from Mara's recipe on Helene's website so will post that drama elsewhere.

Interesting times. Let's see......did I mention HotmixPro ( Gastro ) ? No? Maybe not. I would hate to leave any controversy left unsaid.

Gertbysea and elsewhere.

[courton]

From what you are saying there are Lurkers from HO Perth...hmmmm

[grapesy83]

OK I'm confused.  So consultants have their own Facebooks page - what for? And they're not allowed to talk about these so called books which contain TM recipes?? mmmm seems a little strange.

[kent]

OK I'm confused.  So consultants have their own Facebooks page - what for? And they're not allowed to talk about these so called books which contain TM recipes?? mmmm seems a little strange.

I'm with you Grapesy, I'm confused too, but we're only new at the game, I guess the forum members posting above would understand the history of what's going on.

[Lovemythermo]

Some consultants have a FB page (or blog) with a Thermomix related name and this is where they are not allowed to post anything to do with non HO approved books ie Quick Fix. They can however, advertise a book like In the Mix or the new Devils Island Project book which has the tick of approval from HO.

[gertbysea]

Some  may be luckier than others. I have several consultant friends. One has a blog and a FB page which does not have. TMX name and is indeed her own private FB page. She has been told to remove photographs, images, and text from it. Her blog which is her own private blog where she  does talk about the TMX as well as everything from gardening to baby stuff and many other subjects has a lot of followers who discuss  stuff and mention stuff. She has been told to remove stuff  from it as well. Have these people nothing else to do?  I thought they wanted to sell a machine not involve others in their petty grievances.

In any  case she is ready to pack it in as she is finding it not so much fun anymore and the constant sell sell sell was getting her down. I told her to persevere as things may change for the better soon.  Not that I believe that. She at least got her trip to Hawaii.

gert