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
4.0
Jul 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are excellent. Culture is "go-give" and they work by the Golden Rule. Promotions are given fairly. Executive management thinks before they act.

Cons

Formal culture - shirts, ties. Women must wear jackets if they wear pants. A little stuffy. They need to update their image.

5.0
Feb 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, work when you want and as much as you want, earnings are based on the amount of work you want to do, good earning potential, 50% markup/earnings, can opt to keep inventory or not, no territories, no limit to the amount one can earn, make wonderful friends and relationships, help other women grow and gain confidence, can earn the use of a car or opt to take the cash compensation, wonderful prizes can be earned. Earn $50 anc $100 bonuses for qualified recruits after fourth recruit and $100 as director. Can resign for only $20 if one has been a consultant before. Can be a personal use consultant, not required to place more than $200 wholesale per year to remain a consultant.

Cons

Difficult to maintain directorship with a $4,000 wholesale requirement per month. If one is a director, cannot take time off and maintain directorship. Always need to find new recruits to maintain directorship. Conferences and Seminars require allot of travel for some consultants. May not like the director you are under and would have to set out for one year to be under another director.

5.0
Jan 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

no set schedule, you can work around your life, not being forced to put your career before your family. You get out of it what you put in. The company focus of establishing your personal and career goals are extremely helpful in getting you to grow as a person and as a consultant. With the right director, you can acheive absolutely anything! My unit is very supportive of each other and we strive to find fun ways to connect on many levels while maintaining a great focus on each individual business and the accomplishments each has acheived. Overall support is key in maintaining a positive outlook in the business. Our products are always needing to be reordered and even in a negative economy, women trust in Mary Kay.

Cons

Sometimes can be difficult in the recruiting area or starting with no immediate client base.

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