Disappointing experience. Definitely not a long term position. - Stylist Drybar Employee Review

1.0
Nov 4, 2013
Recommend
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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.

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Pros

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Cons

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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)!

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