Pink Truth: The Abuse of Loyalty, the Destructiveness of Denial, and the Lure of Hope

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

The Abuse of Loyalty, the Destructiveness of Denial, and the Lure of Hope Mar 14th 2012, 11:00 Written by Raisinberry A while back I got to wondering about all the women who are aware of Pink Truth, perhaps have read it from time to time, and still remain in Mary Kay, under some of the most damning I stories they could encounter. The easy suggestion might be the "positive mental attitude" mantra [...]

So, two thoughts on this nonsense from Raisinberry.  1. I thought no one was successful in Mary Kay.  Yet, here we have Raisinberry saying that - " No, we are here because for the most part our membership succeeded "  This would be very interesting indeed.  If the TRUTH that Pink Truth preaches is that NO ONE succeeds, NO ONE makes any money, but for the MOST PART their membership succeeded, that means that Pink Truth "gurus" not only managed to do the impossible and succeed in a business where no one succeeds, but they (being the only ones succeeding) decided to leave all that behind in order to show the world that NO ONE succeeds in the business they were previously succeeding in? which leads me to 2. If you go to your director with the insane rantings of people that say that they were successful at a business that (by their claims) NO ONE is successful in and left their success behind in order to show the world the truth and set women free, how can you expect her to take you seriously?  Just look at the accusations that Raisinberry asks you to level at your director - " Want to test that? Bring all of the concerns you read about on Pink Truth to your National. Tell her you will not bring another woman into this business until you get satisfactory answers for the frontloading, the lack of true sales performance tracking, the truth about “profit level”, the lack of ongoing real sales training beyond platitudes, the lack of recognition for longevity and expertise, the lack of real business management training, and the truth about the pyramid hidden by the product. " These things are unfounded and unproven.  These are conclusions that Pink Truth has come to based on a hodge podge of so called evidence.  Their points are contradictory and most of the time don't make any sense at all.  If you brought this to anyone in Mary Kay, demanding an answer, they would probably ask what your question is. Now, by contrast, if you look at the ordering numbers of your director and (as Pink Truth has done) realize that she is making inflated claims about her income, and confront her about this, you would be making a good decision.  If she tries to blow you off or misdirect you with other things, you should definitely move on.  If you want to do Mary Kay, find a director that is not inflating their income claims.  If you aren't all that interested in the first place, go find something else to do.