My upline recruited me and then completely disappeared

I joined my MLM company 4 months ago because my sponsor was SO enthusiastic and promised to help me build my business. They painted this picture of being a team, working together, and having support every step of the way. Reality check: After I signed up and bought my starter kit, my sponsor responded to maybe 3 messages and then went completely silent. Turns out they were only interested in getting the recruitment bonus. I was left trying to figure everything out on my own with zero training. Is this common? What recourse do I have? And for those who are sponsors - why would you recruit someone and then abandon them?

I was a top earner making $15K per month. I walked away from it 2 years ago because I could not handle the guilt anymore. Watching people I recruited lose money while I profited from their purchases was eating me alive. I now have a regular job and sleep much better at night.

Thank you for sharing this. I wish I had read something like this before I joined my company. It would have saved me a lot of money and some friendships. I am sharing this with anyone who is considering joining an MLM.

The math is simple and undeniable. In any MLM, the people who join later are at a structural disadvantage because the market becomes increasingly saturated. This is not a feature bug - it is a fundamental design flaw of multi-level compensation structures.