Worst Job I ever had - Hair Stylist Sport Clips Employee Review

1.0
Apr 14, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay Some customers are nice

Cons

You will work all day without a break. It’s all about numbers and hitting goals. No sick days. They will let you go for calling in sick even WITH a doctors note. FORGET about calling off if your children are sick. They will make you travel to different stores with no extra pay, they will tell you if you refuse to go they will cut your hours. Management is full of favoritism so ALOT of coworkers will get away with things that you would get fired over. There’s no benefits and the healthcare is expensive. If they don’t like you , they will bully you out or will complain to management to have you fired without warning. Even when you’re not working you HAVE to stay in the company group texts and will make you come in if they are busy and short staffed. I felt like I was constantly “on call” There’s so much more I could say about this company but it’s not a stable one to work for.

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Sport Clips Response
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I am sorry to hear about your experience. We definitely do not want team members working sick. Each store has a different store owner (franchisee) and a different set of team members, so experiences vary. I can tell you that Sport Clips cares about their team members. Again, I am so sorry that you do not feel that way. Being short staffed makes any role more difficult and stressful. Thank you for your hard work while there. We continue to focus on staffing our stores with the right team members, so everyone involved has a better work life balance. Thank you for your feedback. I wish you the best!

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5.0
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Pros

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1.0
Jul 10, 2026
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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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