Mary Kay Opinion – Bre Garcia
I am currently active in Mary Kay and have been for almost 2 years. While I enjoy looking through your site for the stories of why people have gotten out of Mary Kay and made my job so much easier, I also find it entertaining to see your take on things.
It’s all about perception, not deception. More of, glass half full, half empty really. If you are willing to WORK, if you are really ready to run a BUSINESS, then you’ll probably be ready to succeed. However, if you would rather WORK for someone ELSE, and answer to someone else, and let someone else take responsibility for everything that you do, then you are ready to make someone ELSE successful.
To the consultants that have stopped selling, I say thank you. It makes my job much easier.
Bre Garcia
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Haha, I quit MK but I still sell it. So does Ebay. So does Craigslist, and on and on. And my wallet was the half empty item, not my glass. MK recruits women on the premise that they will only have to work as much as they want or as much as they can and still make $$, not on the premise that it’s a real business. Unless the person being recruited wants that of course. The “business” talk is saved for the initial inventory purchase pressure-cooker, er, I mean meeting. Please check in every 5 yrs. and let us know how your MK flopportunity is doing! Hugs and Smooches, and PS: you shouldn’t hand out your full name online.
“if you would rather WORK for someone ELSE, and answer to someone else, and let someone else take responsibility for everything that you do, then you are ready to make someone ELSE successful.”
Ugh, you are working for someone ELSE, MARY KAY CORPORATE. You don’t “own your own business” or you could sell it.
You answer to someone else, your SD & MKC;
let someone else take responsibility for everything that you do, – well, your recruiter is making $ off of what you do;
make someone ELSE successful – your recruiter went up a notch when you signed on, and maybe even your SD?
These are all a part of any JOB, IMO. The difference is some guarantee a paycheck, some do not.
I understand what you’re saying – and I apologize for taking so long to respond.
Yes, my SD & MKC do make money off of what I do (by the way, i’m on my 3 year mark and still having a grand ol’ time) but even if you “own your own business” you’re making someone else money – you gotta buy your office supplies somewhere.
Again – I suppose its all on how you look at it. I never looked at it as a get-rich scheme or planned on trying to be a director or a national – good for those that do it, but I don’t want to put that much time into it.
I’m doing my thing, my way – and making my money. Sorry everyone seems so bitter here – but, i suppose we all have our reasons for doing what we do. Again – its all in your perception of things.
oh – and the reason I use my full name is the fact I have nothing to hide – unlike some people here – I’m not worried about my SD or MKC seeing my name, I’m not worried about you gooling me. I love it.
Sigh…I get so sick of the “sorry you’re bitter” and similar comments from people like you who simply don’t get it.
I’m so glad you’re happy with MK. More power to you. It sounds like a hobby for you and that’s good because that’s about the only way MK works from what I’ve seen. Hobbys cost money, they don’t make money.
Sure, you can make a little income with MK, but don’t expect the super sonic miracle they present. It isn’t there.
I don’t care if you use your full name, Bre. I hope you don’t expect to get any business from it though!
If you are willing to WORK, if you are really ready to run a BUSINESS, then you’ll probably be ready to succeed. However, if you would rather WORK for someone ELSE, and answer to someone else, then you’ll probably be ready to succeed. However, if you would rather WORK for someone ELSE, and answer to someone else, and let someone else take responsibility for everything that you do, then you are ready to make someone ELSE successful.
Bre, have you checked your consultant agreement lately? You don’t get to run your own business and you are working for someone else, Mary Kay Corporate. When you break the rules, you’ll be answering to MK, even if nobody bothered to tell you when they recruited you that your business decisons are not yours to make.
Honey they are making more money from you then you will EVER make from MK, no matter how many hours you work!
Bre, we are not bitter, just honest about what
happened to us and willing to share how MK REALLY works instead of looking at an empty glass and trying to recruit somebody by deception, telling them that they can earn an executive income working 15 hours a week, owning their own busines.
When you truly own your own business, you get to make all the decisons about where and how you conduct your business, how and where you advertise, where you sell and to whom and what you wear when you are conducting business.
If you are willing to WORK, if you are really ready to run a BUSINESS, then you’ll probably be ready to succeed. - Bre Garcia
Bre, you are not running your own business. Do you have a business license? Did you register a business name? Do you have business insurance? A business bank account? Are you free to sell your business?
You are an independent distributor subject to MK’s policies & restrictions. You are told what to say & when to say it. You are given scripts and training. Told where & how you can advertise. Where & how you can resell the product.
even if you “own your own business” you’re making someone else money – you gotta buy your office supplies somewhere. - Bre Gracia
A perfect straw man argument. The issue being discussed was whether as a non MK business owner we are directly benefiting anyone based on the amount of business we do. With the exception of the govemnment (I’m referring to income and sales tax) the answer is no.
Just so you know, we find you entertaining, thinking you own your own business and are actually profiting from your activity. You will never convince anyone (other than your helpful upline) of that without a proper breakdown of income vs. all related expenses.