Wrinkles To You!
I am a new Mary Kay consultant of roughly a month’s experience, and I just discovered your website today when seeking information on how to “warm chat” if you’re plagued with paralyzing shyness.
I’m glad I didn’t know about Pink Truth before today, because I may not have signed up with MK if I had seen all the negativity being splattered all over your site. It’s one thing to lay out “truths” (which are completely subjective) for unwitting newbees in an attempt to ward them off of the “evil corporation” that is Mary Kay, but to disallow people who have made a successful go of it to post all the good they do, or to simply defend themselves and the company is absolutely disgusting.
Yes, there happens to be a very large turnaround for Mary Kay independent Beauty Consultants, but it is also true that if a woman has a negative experience working with Mary Kay, it is her OWN fault!
When I signed up (I sought out my personal consultant and asked how to join because I needed another career option and some extra money), I was warned that to make a career out of my Mary Kay business, actual work was required. I believed that, and I’m taking it seriously, and I know that if I fail at this, the onus is mine. Starting out, I haven’t made much money yet… But I haven’t regretted taking this leap to better myself and my situation for one moment.
Wrinkles to you for slandering a company that has helped so many people, and continues to do so. You can keep your snark and your cynicism; I’ll take the money and the friends I’m making and all the opportunities in front of me, and I won’t give your sad little website a second thought.
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“but it is also true that if a woman has a negative experience working with Mary Kay, it is her OWN fault!”
That’s where you & I completely disagree. When over 99% of consultants lose money, it’s surely not the consultant’s fault. It’s the Mary Kay structure. All of Mary Kay Corp’s income comes from orders from consultants. Most of those profits for the company and directors come from on-boarding new consultants who get large inventory orders. That’s where the money is in MK: New consultant orders.
You’ve probably given up & quit by now. Please don’t blame yourself. It’s the “system’s” fault. Customers don’t want to buy Mary Kay. It’d be a bit like thinking if only you chose better slot machines at the casino, you would have made money, not lost.
“I am a new Mary Kay consultant of roughly a month’s experience…”
I’ll be sure to give your words all due consideration. So I’m heading off to Lowe’s for Easter flowers and washers for the bathroom faucet.
The spelling and punctuation are throwing me off. This person seems smart. Sometimes, you just have to let them figure it out on their own…In the words of Captain Picard, “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose…”
PTC, there is a reason that 99.6% of participants fail to turn a profit in MLM regardless of effort. You could clone the most successful MK consultant, and fill the sales ranks with these clones, and the loss rates would not change.
You see, the downline losses are what fund the corporation and the profits at the very top of the pyramid. The losses are built right into the MLM model! In traditional companies, it is possible for everyone involved to make positive net income. In MLMs, the downline must lose money in the aggregate for the system to function. The high churn you mention is not only good for MK but is actually necessary for MLMs like Mary Kay to function.
You still have time to return your inventory and run far away from this fake opportunity. When the light of truth shines brightly enough for you to see through the pink fog, come on back here to share your story.
“to disallow people who have made a successful go of it to post all the good they do, or to simply defend themselves” There is a standing offer … if you are really making money, send the site owner your tax returns and business info to prove it.
Come back in a year and let us know how you are doing.
Does this new consultant know the Mary Kay building is up for sale? Red Flag Alert!
Family members suing each other, Richard Rogers dies, Ryan and Richard were publicly feuding about money (and lots of it!), and now the building for sale.
If your spidey sense is not going off, honey, you deserve everything that comes your way.