Is Primerica a scam or is it legit?

one of my coworkers asked me if i knew what Primerica was, and he explained that they have meetings where you go and they teach you to help people with their finances. I cannot attend, and i would not attend even if i could, because i am skeptical of things that don’t sound right. However, i did google it out of curiosity to see what i could find out, and i see all these things where people have asked what i’m asking, “is Primerica a scam?” The fact that these things are mentioned makes me think it is. Why a legitimate company would need regular people without financial experience to help other people with their finances just does not make sense.

Does anybody have any first-hand experience with this or know if it’s a scam or pyramid scheme?