“Anonymous” Is Glad She Didn’t Join MK
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Your Name: Anonymous
Date Joined MK : Never
When Left MK or Still Active?: Never Joined
Initial Inventory Purchased: 0
How were you recruited?:
I was invited to a MK party which was hosted by a friend I had fallen out of contact with. I don’t wear much makeup, but purchased some bronzer & eyeshadow to be supportive. She invited me to hang out and I was really excited to catch up and rekindle an old friendship…but guess what? All she wanted to talk about was MK. I gave her reason after reason that I didn’t want to join, but, even when we’d wander into non-MK conversation, she’d randomly ask me to repeat my reasons for not joining. For the next couple weeks, she kept inviting me to her weekly meeting to be a “model”. I had done my research, so I finally gave her a very firm NO and pointed her in the direction of this site and PinkTruth. She gave me a lot of excuses, then stopped talking to me. So much for wanting to be my friend 
Memorable experience you had in MK:
Not joining!
What did you learn from MK?:
That Mary Kay does not value friendships or critical thinking.
What are you doing now? :
Working a great job in my field! It will never make me rich, but it pays the bills, makes me happy, and leaves my evenings and weekends free.
Additional Comments:
Thank you so much for this website. I never would have joined MK anyway, but I’ve been able to steer other people this way and hopefully keep them away from the company.
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I commend you for sticking to your firm NO! That’s really the only way to get rid of a pushy MK recruiter. I’m sorry you lost your friend (but it doesn’t sound like she was REALLY your friend if she dropped you after you said NO).
Thanks also for recommending this site to those you know, you may never know how many women you save from MK debt and if they still choose to join MK they will at least be doing it with “eyes wide open”.
If you have not already visited the forum I invite you in. We are about much more than MK. You will find warm, witty women and topics ranging from home, family, cooking, health, hobbies, current events to wild and wacky topics!
Just click on the word FORUM in the balck toolbar at the top of this page. We would love to meet you!
I agree with Lipstick! Hold firm to your beliefs and please come join us in the forum!
Hello, everybody. I feel MK consultants very hypocritical, specially the director. Few days ago, I was invited by my new friends to come to MK office. I thought she gave me facial treatment. In fact, she led me to her director. I felt very strange when the director ask me what my feeling is. It sounds like I come for her. Well, then I tell her pushy believes are exellent, I love them so much, and I try to do my work in their pushy believes. When I expressed that I will not plan to join MK. Then the director kept telling me how great it will be to join MK and I will make big money to be a MK consultant. What the director talked about MK made me feel people would not be successful without MK. I didnt say anything to show less interest in MK. I am sure my firend and the director can sense me. Gradually, they lost interest in persuading me. And I left soon. At the beginning, my new firend often said they help people to succeed. But I could find this from their behavors. They are only enthusiastic to women when they pay to buy their products for join them. That is not real help. I very dislike they sell products in this way. So I wanted to find a MK consultant from US or other foreign countries. I couldnt find out anyone for help but PINKLIGHTHOUSE. I am happy to know the truth about MK here.
Your friend sounds totally brainwashed and crazed, lol… I am a new consultant (joined a week ago). I can’t imagine recruiting people in that type of manner.
I don’t intend on making this my career or focal part of my life, so I would never wanna push people away through those types of actions. I joined after attending a meeting with one of my cousins. She was not officially in yet (hadnt paid), but offered me the facial n chance to promote my own business.
i think the problem is people don’t use common sense or look beyond. Who wants to hear about anyone’s job ALL the time? Not me. It’s annoying. After you chase everyone away, what happpens once (if) you leave the business?