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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
May 18, 2015

Mary Kay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I get products at a great discount!

Cons

The company doesn't support you if you continually meet low-income people.

4.0
May 14, 2015

Great place to settle

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people who love what they do Great employee benefits and work/life balance Beautiful office (U.S. headquarters) Fair base compensation / Good bonus structure

Cons

Hard to get promoted because no one ever leaves Promotions are often based on office politics instead of merit VERY behind with technology Lack of trust in senior management

3.0
Feb 16, 2015

acquired taste

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule, weekly meeting for growth and support, mentor, fun to give parties

Cons

a bit like a pyramid scheme and not so good when you don't have that many contacts and aren't comfortable going up to people randomly to sell make up - it's what you make of it

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