Pink Truth: Allison LaMarr Lies: “I would never leave the Mary Kay life.”

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Allison LaMarr Lies: "I would never leave the Mary Kay life." Apr 21st 2012, 11:00 Back in May 2005, Allison LaMarr was flying high in Mary Kay Cosmetics. The company and its consultants couldn’t get enough of her, because her fast ascent to fame meant that anyone could do it. Allison was the NEW face of Mary Kay, and the company used her every chance they could get to prove [...]

Shame on you Pink Truth.  Is Allison culpable here? Yes, most likely.  Particularly if your facts are straight about her.  But:: 1. She was 26 when she said she would never leave Mary Kay (if your numbers are right).  We are all a little flaky when we are young adults.  I can't imagine ever leaving the job I am in right now and I am 32.  Now I am not broadcasting that publicly as Allison did, but at the same time, I have told people that.  All the same, if an amazing job offer came along, or things changed at my current job, who knows? There also is the concept of instilling confidence.  No good salesman is going to get up in front of other sales associates for his company and announce that he/she has his/her eye on the door.  The "extreme", "I'll never leave this company" stuff seems unnecessary and even fake, but the concept of pledging allegiance publicly to the place you are selling every day makes sense. Agree or disagree with that last statement, 2. You are crucifying an entire organization on one young woman's extravagant behavior.  Yes, they supported her and hailed her as a miracle worker of sorts, but that does not mean they approve of any nefarious behavior she was engaged in, or, more importantly, that "everyone (in Mary Kay) is doing it" as you would have us believe.