Mary Kay Opinion 262

I found this site today while researching Mary Kay in the internet (thank goodness for the internet) and is helping me a lot with my worries about starting this new business with MK. The director that contacted me seems to be very honest and upfront with all the details and not pushy at all and that's a good thing. I'm not working, don't need the money but would like something to do and to have extra money for myself and at the same time with the freedom to be able to have the time to take my dauhgters to their after school activities. The only thing i don't feel comfortable with is all the talk about Mary Kay's life and all the things around her personal believes, etc.. Don't get me wrong here but this is something i think the person who is going through the catalog can choose to read or not. It's just not my way of selling, and i think that adding your personality to the sales is the way to go.

The other thing is the dress code. I think you can look really good and professional in a pant suit or pants and a blouse. I think that MK has to change with the times.I live in South Florida and i can't picture me in a class around a pool or patio in a suit. I still have my doubts and still thinking but all the comments that i found today are going to help me to decide. I'm going to request to attend a meeting and a class with the person who wants to reclute me and i took a lot of notes from all the comments good and bad so i can ask my director to explain them to me.
Pilar Desangles - 04 Jun 2005

Pilar--

Given that you've looked over the messages on this site and on similar sites, you should be really well informed about Mary Kay and hopefully help you to avoid any unpleasant surprises.

As for the dress code, there's an interesting discussion about this at http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/1150/psych10.html ... as mentioned there, a dress code can help the organization project certain values. But the trade-off is that when a dress code is imposed on people, it makes them feel less in control of their situation and can negatively impact their self-esteem, something which is particularly bad for a sales organization.

The trick is not to allow the dress code to be imposed on you. It's your business, and you have to figure out whether or not the suggested Mary Kay dress helps you succeed in Mary Kay. Don't let your Mary Kay director make this decision, make it for yourself.

I pretty much agree with you, this approach is 20 years old, and what possibly made sense 20 years ago may not make much sense today.

Before you sign up under any director, I'd urge you to make clear that you want to run the business your way. If that director doesn't want a BC who asserts the right to think for themself, then just say "next" and find yourself a different director.
Eli Mantel - 04 Jun 2005

Thanks for the advise!!! I haven't talk to my future director about Dress code and other things but i'm pretty sure she is not the tipe of person to impose on anybody but i will find out every detail this week in a meeting i'm requesting to put everything over the table and then i'll decide. The thing that scares me the most is the tax paying, and to be able to run the bussiness in a way it doesn't hurt my pocket and my relationship with my friends and family. If i'm not able to be succesful without the help of muy loved ones (buying products) then this is not for me.
Pilar Desangles

- 05 Jun 2005

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