I said I would share some stories with you all and I thought I would start with this one....I will apologize ahead of time as I may get long-winded but just thinking about posting these stories is already making me feel so much better.

First let me say that I loved my original director - she became a very good friend of mine, I still consider her that.  She was honest to a fault (she told us "consultants" way too much about the real MK - thank god!), she didn't push inventory (actually sat down with recruits and talked about their financial situation), and she didn't get along very well with her senior.

One week, only one new consultant showed up for the success meeting - it was the NCs first meeting and I know my director was probably a little embarassed.  There were 5 others that had planned  to be there that night but didn't end up making it - some called to let her know, others did not.  Well, two days later we get this email from her berating all of us about not coming to the meeting and that we owe NC an apology.....I guess you could say the hell flew into me - this was not at all in character with my director's normal behavior.  I replied telling her that while I was sorry that NC was the only one there that I had a childcare issue and that the last time I checked, this was MY BUSINESS and it was MY CHOICE whether I came to the stupid unit meetings in the first place - that the meeting was for my benefit - not the others (of course, that's not true is it - "if you are successful, the meeting needs you; if you are not, you need the meeting"   AAAHHHH!)......I even suggested that if I had been the director at that meeting I would have used the time to do some 1 on 1 training with that NC.  Apparently, I was not the only one that responded in this manner......later I found out that my director was absolutely mortified by our responses and that she only sent the email because she had told the area directors on a conference call what had happened and asked for their advice - the email she sent us was pretty much a script provided by them.  They just couldn't believe that we had the nerve not to show up for our meeting - all on the same night - like we planned it or something!!!!  I wish we had been that smart.

Our unit didn't participate in alot of area events anyway because of the relationship between my director and her senior....it got even worse after that - as I said before, my director "chose to give up her unit" - I should send you that letter for your files.....she did want to leave bless her heart - she just couldn't believe that corporate would put up with the stuff going on in our area.  Now we are a NATIONAL AREA!!!! Even though many of the directors themselves sent letters to corporate about the behavior - bottom line is making money!  THAT"S IT, THAT"S ALL - IT IS NOT ABOUT ENRICHING WOMEN"S LIVES - OR GIVING THEM CONFIDENCE - OR WHATEVER ELSE THEY SPOUT - IT IS ABOUT MAKING MONEY!!!!

Whew - I feel much better now!  Thanks for listening - I am sure I will be back with more.  I can check that one off and move past it!

YEP - I am now in the National's Unit - THEY just debuted at Seminar!  She keeps sending me this crap (motivational CDs, etc) and calling my house because "it is FATE that kept you in the company - you were meant to be a director"....It is stupidity that kept me in the company......

My former director is no longer active - I haven't talked to her in awhile but have tried to remake the connection.  She would LOVE this site!

Actually, I have been to meetings where there was a packed room - I think it totally depends on how many directors are in your area, and if they have teamed up together to share meeting space.

In Dayton, Ohio, Mary Kay consultants and directors (and NSDs!) are everywhere - you literally can't throw a stone without hitting an MK rep. A bunch of the directors rented out a convention room at the Holiday Inn on Dryden Rd - (those of you who are familiar with Dayton will recognize that address)

I attended one meeting there when someone tried to recruit me back in college - and it was packed to the rafters with consultants, directors, and guests. And the mood was incredibly frenzied and shark-like...the director cornered me at the meeting and got me to agree to have lunch with her, but she canceled two days later without an explanation - she must have realized I was a lost cause back then. 

Ohio is HUGE for MLM party plan crap.  I got sucked into MK & Partylite parties there, and yes, Longaberger baskets is huge too.
There isn't a minivan in Ohio that doesn't have a sticker on it for one MLM or another. I don't know what the problem is there. Must be something in the water.
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Just makes me want to move...

Sorry if this is off topic, but...were you a consultant in Utah?  I only ask because, though I now live in California, I was born and raised in Utah.

And before you ask, yes, I'm Mormon, though I don't practice anymore. 

New member here and I had to laugh!  I'm in Ohio... Dayton in fact. 

Now I am feeling like more of a sucker.   


My MK is just personal use.  I have a few customers that a service, but that's it.

One of my really good friends live in Springboro.  :-)

Such a small world!

Were you a MK rep here?  If so, where were your meetings held?