Bad People make Bad Managers - Stylist Drybar Employee Review

1.0
Apr 11, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free Blowouts Mostly asweome co-workers If you have no scruples, it’s a great place to work.

Cons

5 different general managers in less than 2 years. They discourage taking breaks by not offering them, giving you client after client, overbooking, not scheduling a break, and punishing you if you ask for one, it’s not abnormal to have 9-10 clients in a 6 hour shift. They’ve asked people to work off the clock. Frequent pay issues, checks are wrong, commission & tips missing, dishonest co-workers & managers steal cash & products, they have video evidence and corporate doesn’t do anything about it. If you point out problems to the wrong people (I.E. the people who should fix them) they find a way to suspend you, then never put you back on the schedule, so you can lose your job w/out being fired so DryBar doesn’t have to pay unemployment. Whoever is most desperate for the promotion will get it, b/c desperate people will break laws, treat people badly, and are easily manipulated. They push the stylists to sell their crappy products.

avatar
Drybar Response
8y
What you are alleging is not an acceptable practice whatsoever at our company and we would really like to hear from you directly. Please contact your District Manager or the human resources department as soon as possible. Thank you.

Explore other reviews about Drybar

5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

fun environment great work perks

Cons

Slow days go by slow and others are hectic

3.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The BEST thing about being employed as the hairstylist is that you do not have to worry about bringing/having a “BOOK” ; like in some cases where hair salons would prefer a new stylist to have a clientele base upon starting! Drybar hairstylist can easily build a “Booked & Busy” client based request if you follow these 3 tips: •SPEED (45min tops for the whole process)! •CONSISTENCY (Client consultation, Shampooing, Styling, ReBook)! •SCHEDULE ( wether you Full/Part time); Time Management is the key to maintaining your daily/weekly/monthly schedule!

Cons

Drybar is NOT your average corporate salon, they DO NOT like for hairdressers to sit around riding their CLOCK w/o nothing to do, they will have you clock out for the rest of your shift and send you home (ex.; if your shift is from 12pm-6pm and the salon slowdown around 2:15pm ( if you NOT cleaning, sweeping, restocking) they will send you home); literally, just putting you at 2hrs 15min for the day!! Highly played FAVORITISM (Depending on your “Home Salon” from District, manager to Salon manager ), *YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A VALID REASON * ( JEALOUSY or HATING either or both are very UNPROFESSIONAL in the workplace)!

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All