Confirmation bias much? Of course research “scam” after anything will give you the results that validate that.

Not that you’re asking OP, but the best advice I’ve ever gotten is to never take advice from someone else’s experience, especially on Reddit.

Was your friend trying to scam you for a commission? Potentially. We’re they doing the best they could with the way they were training? Potentially.

Truth is that you don’t know, so don’t assume.

Seek to understand more and ask questions. Ask people who’ve had whole life and/or sell it. Be curious to learn, don’t take someone else’s word for it.