Drybar reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(1,087 total reviews)

Amanda Clark

26% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Drybar has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,087 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Drybar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.3 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Jan 24, 2015

Love hate relationship

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy working with some of the most creative stylist I've ever met and being able to do what I love everyday.

Cons

Scheduling, No breaks, overbooking, unprofessional/useless management, nasty clients, Under compensated for the amount of work being done/and the time it takes, way too much pressure to work quickly, "McDonald's" and "Starbucks" feel

1.0
Nov 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are in between real salon jobs, this position keeps your styling skills up. Many of the stylists are very talented.

Cons

Staff is underpaid, management is disorganized, rude, and unqualified. Clients agree. Management only has retail experience and is basically ignorant to the world of cosmetology. They do not understand that they hurt their business be mistreating their workers. People with skills do take those skills with them when they leave, unlike retail where the same exact product is for sale regardless of who is selling it. The turnover is super high because this is essentially a dead end job. This company is begging for a lawsuit for its massive labor violations.

2.0
Sep 10, 2023

Not worth it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learning new skills, great products, fast environment for stylist who don't like to sit around

Cons

*they do not start you at a livable wage for rva *The owner is barely there and she doesn't remember her employees unless you stand out your just a grunt *They will try to convince you to take as little breaks as possible *They insist on looking a certain way/dress code *They pressure you to not take time off or come in even when it's dead and pressure managers to work outside of work unpaid *If you are good at your job they will harp on the smallest matters like your time clock or dress code *The manager asks you to throw in money from your own pocket for work celebrations *Your encouraged to scrub the salon clean for the owner who doesn't do any of it *Management will micro manage and when you express frustration they will find loopholes to fire you such as not being early every single day to your shifts and if you step outside for less then 10 minutes your required to clock out for stealing company time even though they don't pay you enough for your personal time *Exhausting physically if you are working over 6 hours a shift

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