Mary Kay Reviews

Cons

If you aren't comfortable talking to strangers, this is not the business for you.

Cons

Not many cons to say

Cons

Low pay and very little overtime

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Too much disingenuous "fake it til you make it" attitude and butt kissing in the corporate office. Worked with a handful of managers with integrity and good intentions. In my experience, most managers, directors and VPs (and above) "manage UP," looking out for their own self interest rather than looking out for their direct reports.

Gossip, backstabbing and drama are par for the course. Difficult to know whom to trust. Everyone is distrustful of HR. Culture has slowly dissipated since Mary Kay Ash's passing.

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The company used to be based on Mary Kay's foundation on which she built the company: God first, family second, career third. Unfortunately, since her death the company has become more focused on making money and less about treating employees airily.

Cons

There are times when you might not make a sale due to curtain seasons.

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Doesn't live up to its culture and values.

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Doesn't always stay on top of trends.

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Very few cons. The nature of the work requires prompt responses, so both flexibility and focus are needed by employees.

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Out of touch and hierarchy-based to the extreme. Job titles are used not to define your place on the org chart but to signify your worth as a person. People are promoted through the ranks for 20+ years from "mail room" roles to senior leadership without proper development, which negatively shapes the culture and vision. And, good luck if you're a contractor... get ready to constantly defend your legal protections and then get pushed out when you refuse to work unpaid overtime, not be amenable to texts at all hours, etc. This is rampant, and some "contractors" have been there for 15 years with significant accountability and "full time" expectations but without benefits, PTO, etc. They may toe the line legally, but it's definitely a dirty way to treat people.