4 years - Stylist and Key Holder Sport Clips Employee Review

5.0
Sep 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In the Tennessee Area the owners truly care about you and you are not just a number like at some other "chain" salons. Exciting sports concept that guys love (they tip much better too). Very comfortable work attire but it is a uniform so not sloppy. Lots of management training with some owners so stylists are not stuck with a manager that doesn't know what she is doing. TEAM is important to this company so you are not just slammed into a station and left on your own

Cons

this is NOT a place for "newbies". You should already have a very firm set of skills in haircutting before applying here. They can help you learn better techniques and skills and they have 11 separate classes to help you with a new technique, retail sales, communication but this will not train someone who doesn't have a clue how to cut hair.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Health Insurance and 401k definitely help. A lot of hairdressers are moms and some of them single moms, so these benefits help a lot! My team leader and area manager are amazing at helping and keeping me feeling good about how I'm doing.

Cons

none, I have to say, if you're willing to work and make something of yourself and want to work for a great company that will recognize that. This is the place to be!

1.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

No pros beside it being a paycheck

Cons

Wasn’t allowed to have colored hair as a stylist, franchise owners in Arizona push their conservative beliefs on employees, didn’t even allow facial piercings, as time goes by and I’m working at an amazing salon and being treated for what I’m worth, being valued and paid an actual living wage, being allowed to express my individuality, being able to finally find somewhere where I’ve been able to blossom in my 8 years of hairdressing, I’m realizing just how awfully sport clips treats their employees, absolute joke of a wage for the productivity, work, and hours they expect, started here fresh out of beauty school and was constantly undermined, a lot of workplace bullying, favoritism, outcasting stylists that didn’t fit the perfect Sportclips “ideal.” Unless you want to be a slave to Sportclips, and constantly told cut faster cut faster sell more sell more and creating an uncomfortable experience for the stylist and client, making it feel like a sales job, it’s such an outdated way to operate, to hit numbers for the commission you’d have to sell like a car seller and do 10-15 minute haircuts for hours on end. don’t work here. Not to mention the average tip clients leave is 5-7 while you get a minimum wage hourly. Just a spit in the face.

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