Great place to settle - Anonymous employee Mary Kay Employee Review

4.0
14 May 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people who love what they do Great employee benefits and work/life balance Beautiful office (U.S. headquarters) Fair base compensation / Good bonus structure

Cons

Hard to get promoted because no one ever leaves Promotions are often based on office politics instead of merit VERY behind with technology Lack of trust in senior management

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People-oriented, good values, strong mission

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Wonderful coworkers, amenities at the Mary Kay Building, and overall a mostly pleasant place to work from a day to day perspective.

Cons

Senior management seems totally lost. Strategy is ever shifting, and seems based more on whatever management's current flight of fancy happens to be. Little to nothing has been done to address the very real long-term issues related to the business. There's a reluctance to meaningfully change or address systemic issues leading to an existential risk to the business. It's so bad, the former CEO is suing the current CEO for mismanaging the company. They are father and son. It's that bad.

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