Mary Kay reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Mary Kay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,019 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mary Kay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Feb 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

50% off of all of your orders. The product that you gift and use can be a tax write off and you get commission from the people that work under you when they complete an order.

Cons

the overstock that you can get on your shelves. If you are easily talked into situations, your upper managment can talk you into buying way more than you really need.

5.0
Feb 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have been involved with Mary Kay since I was 20. I am now 46. I have done Mary Kay in many facets of my life, single, married, with no children, pregnant, miscarriages, divorced, single mom with small children and then with teenage children. I also put my husband through college with the money I have earned with my Mary Kay business. I have seen many economic times through my business and the one thing that has remained constant through all of these almost 26 years is that I have been in control of my paycheck and my schedule. Having the freedom to work when I want to, and how much I need to. when I need more money. has been a huge blessing at times. Mary Kay Inc. also gives women the positive means to know they can do the business through a great product and through building our self-esteem. Now that I am a Sales Director, I can pass that on to my consultants and Sales Directors. Mary Kay Ash. was the Best Female Business Women in the World by many standard, she changes millions of womens lives and in turn helped their families.

Cons

The only downside I see is that you have to be willing to be self-disciplined. Being your own boss is great because you can set your own schedule but it also means you might procrastinate from time to time. Setting priorities and having commitments and following through on them is essential to making a business like this successful.

5.0
Feb 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenge to perfect professional interpersonal communication as I learn and meet the needs of women - women want to look and feel the best and our products give incredible results when used together! The quality of women who stick with Mary Kay is extremely high and most are Christians. The company makes excellent decisions on behalf of the consultant and always keeps the product line very simple, so easy to stock it all. Training is excellent for those who choose to get it.

Cons

You are your own boss - you must set your own goals and get you plan of action to work, which really ends up being a great thing! Dealing with negativity, but then you quickly realize that your old friend or perhaps you were that way before MK, so that ends up being a bonus for personal growth, as well. So... no REAL downside. Oh... definitely one - dealing with women who are incapable of thinking like a business perople, who are unwilling to invest either time or money and who use their families as an excuse not to work.

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