I Was a MAC Pro For 11 Years, and This Is What It's Really Like to Work There

Believe it or not, there is such a thing as too much makeup! All of the gratis and discounts can really add up over the years. My friends and family often benefited from my wanting to get rid of unwanted (and often unopened) product. I, of course, had to give my mother first dibs at everything, and then whatever was left over would go into a drawer. My friends knew they could come over and raid that drawer. It was also great if they needed to put a little gift basket together.

After a while, the gratis requests got more boring. I stopped asking for every color eye shadow they made, and I would just order my staples like wipes, skin care, black eyeliner, and mascara.