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Kylie Jenner is the founder of Kylie Cosmetics, a billion-dollar makeup company that has made Jenner the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. But with so much fame comes plenty of criticism as well. And Jenner’s recent photos have some fans thinking she doesn’t actually do any work when she’s at the office.

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Kylie Jenner created her Kylie Lip Kits back in 2015

When Keeping Up With the Kardashians was in full swing, it seemed that everyone had a vision of where their careers were headed except Kylie Jenner. Jenner is the youngest member of her family, so it makes sense that she didn’t have everything set in stone from the moment the reality show started. But she did know that she loved doing her own makeup.

Once Jenner got her lips done in 2015, fans started to notice, and it became the focal point of her future. Jenner established Kylie Lip Kits in 2015, which were lip liner kits to help young women get a plump pout. They sold out in minutes.

Kris Jenner has said her daughter works very hard

In 2016, the lips kits expanded to officially become Kyle Cosmetics. And since then, Jenner has definitely left her mark on the cosmetics world. Up until late 2019, Jenner owned 100% of her brand, and Forbes had named her the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. She made the decision to sell 51% of the company last fall to global cosmetics brand Coty, who purchased the stake for $600 million.

Kris Jenner, Kylie’s mother, has said that Jenner works extremely hard on her brand and that makeup is her passion. She revealed that she believes Jenner will run the brand for the rest of her life and might eventually pass it down to her daughter, Stormi.

Fans are convinced Jenner doesn’t do anything

Though Jenner’s mother said she works very hard, fans aren’t totally convinced. Jenner’s Instagram doesn’t highlight much “work,” and when Jenner did post photos at the office, it hardly looked like she was doing anything. On March 9, Jenner had a fun photoshoot at the company and posted it to Instagram with the caption “Monday.” Though fans loved her outfit and handbag, the pictures had them suggesting she must hardly lift a finger at the office.

“I’m so jealous you’ll never experience a true 40-hour work week,” one user wrote. “Are u ok u seem stressed,” someone wrote, presumably being sarcastic. “Your Monday is very different,” another user commented. “I wear this to the office on Mondays too,” someone joked. 

She likely oversees decisions but has a massive team

Though it might appear that Jenner doesn’t do any work, she likely has the final say on every decision that’s made at the company. And in order to make the best decisions, she needs to be well-informed of what’s going on. Yes, she probably has a head of marketing, head of sales, head of product, and so on, but she’s the boss — and it’s up to her what the company’s future holds. Plus, now that the brand belongs in part to Coty, Jenner is likely working with them daily on the best decisions for Kylie Cosmetics’ future.