Pink Truth: Mary Kay does NOT offer job security

Pink Truth Facts, opinions, and the real story behind Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Mary Kay does NOT offer job security Feb 8th 2012, 12:00 Anyone who’s ever made it to sales director in Mary Kay can tell you that there is no “job security” in Mary Kay. For all but a few hundred sales directors (out of more than 14,000 directors and 600,000 to 700,000 consultants in the U.s.), the earnings are dismal and very unsteady. And even if [...]

If you approach Mary Kay the way Pink Truth did (and seems to think everyone does) then I could see where Tracy is right, you would be better putting your money in a savings account. But, if you read this article, it doesn't say anything about doing Mary Kay the way Pink Truth advocates.  In fact, it speaks very little to "making it big" and more talks about the peripheral benefits of networking and learning how to present yourself professionally... something else that Pink Truth often derides Mary Kay for.  In fact, I hadn't thought of this before, but Pink Truth is kind of like a whiny private school kid.  They complain about the rules, the teachers, the work, the discipline, the consequences and then when they don't succeed, they blame the school for not being strict enough. Mary Kay offers what it has to offer.  The end of this article "... it could save your life..." is definitely a little over the top, but in the context it is presented, I see nothing wrong with this use of creative writing.