There are a surplus of managers, many of whom have sales goals, meaning the managers are often competing with you, snatching your sales, rolling their eyes at you, etc. This aggressive environment lends itself towards a lot of conflict that goes unresolved. Clients are often left awkwardly standing as stylists argue with each other about them. I was once yelled at by a manager in front of a client. When sick with flu, I was literally told no one is allowed to call out sick unless you are in the hospital. You will be standing the whole shift and you aren’t really allowed to take 5 or anything like that aside from your lunch. If you go to a manager in effort to resolve conflict, you risk being accused of making excuses or being unprofessional. The *many* managers here are not there to support you. They are there to make sure money is being made. The dress code is strict and they don’t care if the wardrobe they assign you is comfortable, even though you do have to pay the tax on it. Overall, there is no work-life balance here.
