The company operates on a structured direct sales platform where student dealers participating in the program are independent contractors, not employees. The money they earn is solely determined by their sales revenue minus their expenses and the cost of goods sold. They do not receive wages or employee benefits, and the program does not offer any guaranteed pay. Because students hired are independent contractors, they are expected to fully finance their living expenses, food, gas, and rent, even when on company trips. In addition, expenses of the required Sunday meetings with managers are paid for by the students themselves. Foreign students must pay for their visas and airfare themselves. Students regularly work 72 or more hours per week, almost twice the upper limit imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act.