Dehumanizing - Hair Stylist Sport Clips Employee Review

1.0
Nov 8, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is alright. Lots of clients.

Cons

Management is unbearable. You will never get the days off that you need. If you request a Monday off months in advance, you can only get that day off IF you meet your numbers. They will go out of their way to make sure that you are scheduled to work the day that you asked for off. Meeting your numbers is not easy or guaranteed in slow seasons, but you can’t take a vacation during months that are busy. Vacations are impossible because if you don’t meet your numbers the week before a vacation, they will fire you if you still go no matter how far in advance you requested off. They don’t allow breaks unless there are zero clients in the lobby. They will scoff at you and tell you to bring granola bars. Terrible with working with students. Will discourage you from going to college. Management gossips like teenage girls. The stylist are supposed to finish haircuts in 15-30 minutes and that includes begging the client to pay extra for a shampoo and for product. The haircuts are terrible because of this and the tips are low because of the lack of quality you can give in such a short amount of time.

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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
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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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