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
2.0
Jul 13, 2023

Unprofessional and Unstable

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I liked most of the stylists and the other front desk girls. Getting your hair done was a good perk, but the restrictions were so tight with when you could get one that there was rarely the opportunity.

Cons

Where do I even begin.... when I first started this job, I enjoyed it because of how fast paced it is and how many different tasks you need to juggle at the same time. It was very busy in the summer and during the holidays, however in the winter, my hours were drastically cut and I would only be working anywhere from 5-10 hours per week. The schedule was unpredictable and I was not told more than 24 hours ahead of time if I should or should not come in for my upcoming shift, so getting an additional part time job would have been difficult. As for the upper management, I have never seen a company run so unprofessionally. The managers and others at corporate are selfish and only care about numbers. They would rather have the store be an hour behind on clients then pay another stylist to come in to lighten everyone's load. This led to the stylists who were there to be overworked and without a break for their entire shifts. I fully understand the economy has been getting progressively worse over the past few years. The cost of supplies and products have gone up, which led to Drybar rightfully raising their prices. Cutting unnecessary costs is fine, but Drybar's desperation was truly disgusting at times. Nickel and diming people and refusing to give a discount for anything.

3.0
May 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learn more about perfecting blowouts and customer service

Cons

Requires you to arrive 15 min before you’re scheduled or you’ll be written up and eventually fired. They open at the crack of dawn basically. Not very inclusive as far as accommodating black clients. Require you to use a round brush on all types and textures even when clients complain about it.

2.0
Oct 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salons are beautifully designed.

Cons

The current franchise owners (beauty international) of many Southern California drybar stores have broken promises about compensation and eliminated unlimited overtime, which was one of the few remaining benefits for working at drybar. They refuse to allow managers to order sufficient product, so clients aren’t even getting the full services they pay for.

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