Mary Kay reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Mary Kay has an employee rating of 4.0 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
3.0
Jul 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility, you are your own boss, the products are good, the girl time, making extra cash, recognition, lots of motivation.

Cons

The pressure to team build, feels like an MLM, can't move up until you team build, you try so hard sometimes and your results are unstable. If things seem aren't being done exactly told, they automatically think you're "reinventing the wheel". Takes up SO much time. You have to pay for everything (meetings, food, conventions, supplies) . Very difficult to handle if you already have a lot on your plate.

2.0
Nov 15, 2011

Not the best!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is a little bit more then other companies Benefits use to be really good but are starting to become much like other companies Tuition Assistance

Cons

If you are an assistant you will not advance no matter if you get your Bachlor's degree. Clicks within groups. Like you were in high school People are not straight forward You dont know when you make mistakes until you get your review. Not easy to trust people they will throw you under the bus There is NO Golden Rule within certain teams!!! Administrative Assistant get left out of things and are treated lesser.

2.0
Sep 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Corporate produced Consultant training and resources are excellent. Reliving the cattiness and pettiness of high school, as a pro it is entertaining to see grown women act like spoiled teenagers.

Cons

You can't swing a MK consultant without hitting a MK consultant. The market is super duper saturated making selling and recruiting way harder than it should be. Reliving the cattiness and pettiness of high school. Period. Your sister consultants will be your bestest besties as long as you are drinking the kool-aid for lack of a better term, but their interest in you is strictly business. Anything that you encounter in your business that isn't working how they say is should work is your fault. There is always something that you could have done or said. 50% commission is also misleading because the business models passed down from SD to SD involves free products and generous hostess rewards which all come out of the consultants pocket. If you are reading these trying to decide whether or not to join MK, my best advice is never lose sight of who you actually are and what you think is acceptable behavior. Also, question the how successful that Cadillac Senior Sales Director really is if she still has to work a day job. No one loves working in an office that much!

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