Great company for personal growth, camaraderie, and fun! - Independent Beauty Consultant Mary Kay Employee Review

1.0
Sep 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cosmetic discounts, fun acitvities for personal and professional growth; if you need a morale boost Mary Kay Cosmetics is the place you want to work!

Cons

Everyone is great, friendly, and will do anything to help you sell, however, if you have any aspirations of becoming a sales director you better prepare yourself for a ton of hours spent at meetings, events, and training the new consultants....all without pay! The only way you can make a real living is if you recruit hundreds of new beauty consultants, hope that they stay, and hope that they continue to order cosmetics so you get the commissions...or Love Check as they call it.

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Pros

People-oriented, good values, strong mission

Cons

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

-Commute and parking garage. -WFH on Fridays

Cons

-Work in office M-Th. -If you have a disability it's like they try to trip you up on purpose. Not much compassion/empathy/understanding. -Can't work your way up/advance career. -They will cut you short -A cult to support the MLM consultants.

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