Written by Personal Use Recruiter The ten commandments of multi-level marketing, presented as a satire. 1. I am the Company Founder, your leader, who brought you INTO the land of MLM, the House of Bondage. You shall have no other Read more…
I don’t know the details surrounding this situation, but I’ll tell you as much as I know. This Mary Kay sales director was in the company for 25 years, and the most recent picture on her website showed 11 first-line Read more…
This email of lies about Mary Kay Career Conference really needs no introduction… Career Conference is your investment in YOUR future! It is your Mary Kay College education! As you set your course for success in this company, it’s important Read more…
Written by So Lost in Wisconsin Well, that’s what I called it when I put out entry bags and boxes for a potential victim to sign up for a boatload of free products. In theory, this idea of getting customers Read more…
Written by SuzyQ Memories. Getting all misty-eyed with the “I Stories” at events. Sobbing at Seminar. Sigh. Want to take a trip down memory lane with me? Remember The Secret? The be-all end-all of Mary Kay. Taught at retreats, events, Read more…
In the world of Mary Kay, the rules only apply some times to some people. And there's not always rhyme or reason to how the rules are applied either. Maybe you're in. Maybe you're out. Who knows. And Read more…
Written by SuzyQ So, I am spying again. And while checking the February reports from my used-to-be-wanna-be area, I pull up one of my sister directors. She has about $4K “on hold” due to credit cards declining. Not surprising, since Read more…
Written by The Scribbler You asked for it! Even though we’re wrapping up Mary Kay’s March 15, 2008 quarter, the star prizes for this go-around deserve a good grilling. I‘ll be honest with you folks, these items lack the creativity Read more…
Another hideous suit for the Mary Kay national sales directors, in…. coral and sparkles. If you thought the brown sparkly number the Mary Kay nsds are wearing this year was bad, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! The next monstrosity is Read more…
From time to time, Mary Kay sales directors send out mass emails about the company’s product guarantee. In these emails, they’re discussing all the ways that the company might be trying to “get out of” honoring the 100% satisfaction guarantee Read more…
My mother grew up during the Depression and only had a sixth-grade education. I bet even SHE could see through…
It has taken me a while to understand the mathematics of why MLMs can never work, but I think I…
"The fact that you *can* retail is insignificant. It’s that you don’t have to that matters." Bingo. If no one…
Thank you, Tracy for layering the process to destruction of self and family clearly. There is one and the same…
“ Mary Kay will tell you that the “right way” is by focusing on sales. A selling consultant is a…