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Category: Culture & Manipulation

Mary Kay Dreams, Drive, and Deception
Culture & Manipulation

Mary Kay Dreams, Drive, and Deception

March 7, 2019 February 17, 2019 2

Written by Raisinberry From the day you start in Mary Kay, you are exposed to deception on multiple levels, and expected to accept that if you want to “move up.” There are times when I think I have no more to say about this world of Mary Kay.  I feel …

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Directors Shouldn’t Order to Meet Minimum Production
Culture & Manipulation, Inventory & Selling

Directors Shouldn’t Order to Meet Minimum Production

March 5, 2019 March 5, 2019 12

Written by JTA The end of the month is always around the corner.  For those not in the know, Mary Kay directors DO have quotas and must have total unit production of at least  $4,500 per month.  If they miss a month, that is okay but they must make the …

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Negative Motivation in Mary Kay
Culture & Manipulation

Negative Motivation in Mary Kay

February 25, 2019 February 17, 2019 8

Written by Raisinberry Dream Big! Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars! Show up to Go Up! Believe and You will achieve! Act enthusiastic and you will become enthusiastic! Whatever you say you will do, do it if you have to move heaven …

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My Favorite Mary Kay Lies
Culture & Manipulation

My Favorite Mary Kay Lies

February 13, 2019 January 20, 2019 3

I thought it would be fun to tell you about some of my favorite lies told in Mary Kay. Lies? Lies, you say? But you thought Mary Kay was a “Christian” company! Wrong! It’s a company that exploits Christianity for monetary gain. By spouting things about Christianity, they get women …

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Not Just One Bad Apple In the Bunch
Culture & Manipulation

Not Just One Bad Apple In the Bunch

February 12, 2019 January 20, 2019 15

Probably the most frequent challenge I hear to our real-life experiences with Mary Kay Cosmetics (other than “no one held a gun to your head!”) is “Oh, there’s always one bad apple in the bunch. Don’t judge the entire company by that one person!” They say “my director isn’t like …

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Questions For Mary Kay NSDs
Business Basics, Culture & Manipulation

Questions For Mary Kay NSDs

January 15, 2019 December 12, 2018 13

Written by Robin After spending a few years in Mary Kay, I quit. After $41,000 invested in this “business” and seeing what I saw, I just couldn’t do it anymore. I was tired of all the deception. These women don’t live in reality. They think they are running a business, …

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Mary Kay Sales Director Ethics
Culture & Manipulation, Sales Directors

Mary Kay Sales Director Ethics

December 11, 2018 November 12, 2018 7

Written by Raisinberry One of the common denominators shared by “career path consultants” on Pink Truth is how they know they are responsible for the decisions they made in Mary Kay, yet they still feel as if they were “led” and manipulated, by the “do what your Director says” training …

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The Director’s Moral Compass
Culture & Manipulation, Sales Directors

The Director’s Moral Compass

December 10, 2018 November 12, 2018 16

Written by SuzyQ I want to talk to you about being a Mary Kay sales director. We are not all monsters. There are some who are monsters… and those women should not be allowed to work with people anywhere. But for the most part, something happens to a normally decent, …

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Put on Your Big Girl Panties
Culture & Manipulation

Put on Your Big Girl Panties

December 4, 2018 November 11, 2018 11

Written by Raisinberry We have talked about the cult mentality and technique that Mary Kay sales leadership employs to draw in and convince women that the world of Mary Kay is the most wholesome and strengthening environment for women. Slogans designed to shut down objective thinking are repeated over and …

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Peer Pressure and Guilt in Mary Kay
Cults and MLM, Culture & Manipulation

Peer Pressure and Guilt in Mary Kay

November 15, 2018 November 11, 2018 2

Written by Marcy After my stint in Mary Kay and two other MLMs, I have come to the conclusion that many people stay because of two factors: peer pressure and guilt. We come into this new “business opportunity” all excited about a new venture with limitless possibilities. This new endeavor …

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