Is Great Clips a good company to work for?

Great Clips has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 4,230 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 53% of employees would recommend working at Great Clips to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Great Clips have been left by employees working as Area Manager , General Manager and Management .

Does Great Clips pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Clips employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Clips. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Clips?

53% of Great Clips employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Clips 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Clips?

Hair Stylist (947) , Stylist (506) , Manager (363) , Hairstylist (250) , Salon Manager (231) , Assistant Manager (136) , General Manager (104) , Receptionist (98) , Hair Dresser/Stylist/Barber (66) , Store Manager (66) , Cosmetologist (53) , Licensed Cosmetologist (51) , Area Manager (44) , Front Desk Receptionist (32) , Stylist/Assistant Manager (32)

What are the pros of working at Great Clips according to real employee reviews?

"If you’re in a busy salon in a good area you will make good money." ((in 201 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 129 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 119 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 116 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 106 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Clips according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they have a high turnover due to the drugs in and out the shop!" ((in 228 reviews)); "Poor management and little to no training" ((in 159 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 92 reviews)); "There's no set schedule and it's against company policy to give you specific days off." ((in 47 reviews)); "Not enough weekend time off" ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Great Clips layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Great Clips layoffs and their outlook for job security at Great Clips in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Great Clips locations?

Minneapolis , Charlotte , Chicago , Phoenix , Austin , Atlanta , San Antonio , Tucson , Orlando , Salt Lake City , Nashville , Indianapolis , Louisville , Seattle , Portland , Tampa , Greenville , Cincinnati , Pittsburgh , Grand Rapids , Saint Louis , Greensboro , Knoxville , Sacramento , Las Vegas , Jacksonville , Oklahoma City , Wilmington , Milwaukee , Cleveland

Great Clips reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(4,142 total reviews)

Rob Goggins

72% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Great Clips has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Clips employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

Mar 2, 2018

CORPORATE MICROMANAGEMENT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Always providing food in office Great location Executives are amazing people

Cons

Complete micromanagement No phones No breaks Only lunch with coworkers Get in trouble for using avail. approved PTO No flexible work schedules Not Very Diverse

Great Clips Response

8y

Because each salon is independently owned and operated, the best person to address your comments would be your franchisee. If you would like to share more, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you are employed & details. We will provide it to the franchisee for you. If you prefer to be anonymous, please let us know. Thank you.

1.0

Nov 29, 2017

Stylist

Hair stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The tips were the only good thing about working here. Honestly nothing else was good about working here. Plus you have to work weekends!

Cons

Management are very unprofessional racist uneducated and made her schedule only to benefit herself. The hourly rate was awful. We had mice in my location E Boughton Rd in Bolingbrook.

Great Clips Response

8y

We are sorry to read about your frustrations with the management while you worked in the salon. Because each location is independently owned and operated, the best person to address your comments would be the franchisee. If you would like to share more, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you were employed and details. We will forward it to the franchisee for you. If you prefer to be anonymous, please let us know and we will provide your feedback anonymously. Thank you.

1.0

Nov 19, 2017

Capitalistic corporation

Hair stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There are none but, I'm being forced to write more when I don't have 20 words to say. You can work here and find out for yourself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cons

Working full time 30-40 hours every two weeks you take home less than $500. This company is disgusting. How do you expect people to make a living? Don't even add tips because great clips clientele is cheap!! These people tip, if they tip you anything 2-3 dollars. Your lucky if you take home $100 in a week. No medical benefits what so ever. You have children in their 20's who manage these places. Not only do you have to be a stylist at $7.25-$9 but, you also have to be the receptionist too. Grounds for a lawsuit... ZERO education and training available. Very boring because you can only cut hair with limited creativity. Truly the people who run this pyramid scheme should be ashamed of how little they pay and take care if its employees. They will say, "it's franchised own" to put the responsibility on others but, you greedy corporate devils lay the foundation for your employees to live in poverty.

Great Clips Response

8y

We are sorry that you are frustrated with your compensation. Since each salon is independently owned and operated, individual franchisees may use a number of different factors to determine a stylist's total compensation. If you'd like, you can email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location & details. We will provide it to your franchisee. If you prefer to be anonymous, please let us know and we will forward it anonymously for you. Thank you.

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