Written by The Scribbler When your sales director or NSD “believe” (or in Mary Kay-speak, “bee-lieve”) in you, it is easier to get you to order products you don’t need. The “business” of MK is based heavily on emotional manipulation. Read more…
Mary Kay is a bunch of mean girls. They often talk about the “big girls club” (directors and above), and once you get there, they have even more little groups based on number of offspring or unit production. Last year Read more…
Written by Lazy Gardens There are four phases to a gambling addiction. It struck me that Mary Kay (or participation in any MLM, for that matter), is an awful lot like a gambling addiction. See if you agree when you Read more…
Written by Anonymous Dear Mary Kay sales directors… This is a list of things you have no right to do or say to consultants, potential recruits, or anyone else involved with Mary Kay. Consultants… Do not let them convince you Read more…
This article was written by Janelle as a response to a Mary Kay sales director who was singing the praises of Mary Kay to the author. It brought her out of an abusive relationship. It helped her find God. She Read more…
An article from late last year provides some interesting insight into how multi-level marketing companies (and their recruiters) are exploiting the “gig economy” to recruit new victims. It’s entitled “MLMs Take the Worst Parts of the Gig Economy, Then Make Read more…
Written by Kristen Here’s my story of how I won an “exclusive spa day” that haunted me for 3 years. When I was planning my wedding, I was alone. I was in a new state, so none of my friends Read more…
Written by DK No matter what type of personality you are, the Cult of Mary Kay has a script to use on you! For the last few years that my spouse was in Mary Kay, I became extremely suspicious of Read more…
Mary Kay sure will change your life! Thousands of dollars of debt. No time for your family. Lying to new recruits to try to get them to sign up and buy inventory. Strain on your marriage from the cost of Read more…
Written by Raisinberry I was prompted to watch a Mary Kay recruiting video, and I couldn’t help but feel the pull all over again. These ladies are good. Really good. I know what’s going on under the surface of Mary Read more…
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This exhausted me to read. Why does it take people so long to see. Thank God I’m out.
“misuse common business terms.” They love the word “investment.” Everything is an investment…inventory purchases, meeting attendance, Seminar attendance, etc. They…
They know it's a dangerous time. The whole month of June was one giant cortisol spike from midnight on the…
And remember to learn how to misuse common business terms. You will be encouraged to conflate "revenue" with "profit." Sure,…
Oh giiiirlll. Shewww. Can I add tip #6? Set boundaries around the people who are negative about Mary Kay. Mom,…