A learning experience - Independent Beauty Consultant Mary Kay Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great way to get out of your comfort zone and make some extra cash. I had a really great group of girls that I was on a team with.

Cons

There was a lot of fine print. At the beginning the reassured me that if I wanted to leave the company I could sell back my products at 90% of what I paid. When I left they dropped the bomb that products had to be less than a year old.

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Pros

The people who are left are lovely

Cons

You are expected to perform outside your job description. Promotions are nearly impossible. Layoffs are now part of the culture. The "pink bubble" only applies to you when they need you. Once they declare you disposable, their attitude towards you drastically changes. When you get laid off, their package is pittance.

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