Mary Kay reviews

3.9

74% 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 5, 2019

Used to be great, now it's okay

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great purpose--love knowing the my work helps women around the world start their own businesses and have freedom in how they work Fair market-value pay, good benefits

Cons

Company culture is changing--no longer the strong people-focused organization that it once was. Recognition is scarce. Teams tend to play the 'blame-game' when issues arise. Collaboration is not effective as teams are not empowered to make decisions and can be pitted against one another when something goes wrong. Very slow to accept change and to innovate; has a company culture of 'this is how it's always been done'. Teams don't seem to have sponsorship from leadership to try new ideas; cultural issue of penalizing mistakes instead of focusing on learning and improving based on them. Many layers and approvals needed to move ideas forward; too many leaders required to make a decision. Teams or the person closest to the work is not empowered to make a decision without many layers of approval. Unclear employee career development path. HR feels disconnected from departments. Opportunities seem provided to those individuals who manage up well, not manage teams and partner relationships well.

4.0
Jan 29, 2019

Warm Home Feeling

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Pros

Family environment Profit Sharing Various Training Opportunities Private Company vibe with Public Company interests

Cons

Silo'd groups Management not in sync between departments

4.0
Jan 25, 2019

Great learning and experience

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Pros

Great benefits! Great culture! Lots of nice and helpful people.

Cons

Salary was really low. Like $20-30k under market rate. The benefits and profit sharing didn’t make up the difference. Having to wear a suit and tie everyday gets old and is expensive on a low salary. It’s outdated and if you are in a cube all day not sure I really see the point.

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