Mary Kay reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,020 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 1,020 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
4.0
Feb 16, 2019

The good and the bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people. Great company incentives. 401K. free onsite health clinic. Free onsite gym

Cons

New Lewisville building poorly designed.

3.0
Feb 5, 2019

Used to be great, now it's okay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

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