Sally Beauty reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(3,545 total reviews)
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Denise Paulonis

41% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Sally Beauty has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,545 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sally Beauty employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jan 30, 2020

Displeased.

Recommend
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Pros

Not really any. Unless you like to watch your coworkers be belittled by management.

Cons

High pressure to sell people things they don't need. Manager doesn't know how to manage people. Constant conflict from manager. High stress environment, not because the job is hard (it's easy as all hell), but because the manager likes to go behind people's backs and talk crap. Highly disappointing. The staff is different like every six months because people cannot work in such a toxic environment.

3.0
Nov 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

• You get to learn about a lot of different products and techniques • There are often product samples given to employees • Great store discount • There is always room to grow within the company • Social • Build rapport with diverse clientele

Cons

• High turnover with employees • Some locations are managed much better than others - it all depends on the people at your location • Many customers want salon quality results in one step but you do not need to have a license to work here. Often, employees are afraid to admit what they don't know and give unsound advice • They don't always offer full time hours to anyone that isn't management because they don't want to pay for benefits. They will offer 40 hours if you are willing to work at multiple Sally's locations - but without providing any benefits that a 40+ hour job is supposed to provide - in order to cheat the system. • Low pay for hard work • They use an ipad to communicate everything and it is NOT fluid or clear. Too much time is spent checking multiple apps and searching for missing material. District Leaders want to be e-mailed with sales numbers for the store at 12pm, 3pm, and 6pm everyday. • You cannot veer from the store planograms. Everything must follow company code regardless of how ineffective or displeasing to the eye. No room for artful or chic displays. Everything is done on the cheap.

3.0
Sep 7, 2019

It could be better.

Recommend
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Pros

The discount, free product samples, and, on most days, talking with the customers are the best parts of the job.

Cons

The pay is way under what the companys expectations are of its employees. There is a constant turn over so it seems like your always training new hires. If you are a licenced professional, it can seem as if your giving free advise and knowledge to those who dont understand and ultimately blame you when they dont follow the directions. Long hours and long work weeks which make it hard to have work life harmony.

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