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2.6

25% would recommend to a friend

(246 total reviews)
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Hugh Sawyer

31% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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3.0
Aug 17, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

As a stylist you get to engage with pretty awesome potential clients. At my location we were allowed the have services we specialized in and we charged what was fair and reasonable. Each stylist MASTERED a additional service on top of traditionalservices . I.E. Braider, Colorist, Micro Extensions ect....

Cons

Depending on the owner your salon might thrive or go down hill. Because certain locations are being sold to buyers with no history in the beauty industry. It makes the salon team a little weak. Location is everything, because future clients see the salon in Walmart they assume the prices are cheap. If you don't have any hustle and lack passion, it just won't work, you MUST WORK to make a decent pay check .

1.0
Aug 8, 2021

If I could give 0 stars I would

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Pros

I worked with an amazing team of stylists that I have made lasting friendships with and met some very nice people as clients

Cons

- pay is AWFUL - it feels like the company doesn't care about you for anything else other than how much money you can make them - the constant "push product" speech when clientele doesn't want these products. It's a salon inside of Walmart, lower the expectations a bit - bringing in people to teach skills but the salon is still open so you don't even get to learn anything because you're taking clients during the class. - being punished for lack of clients, lack of sold products, not tacking on extra services when it's out of your control - Our team was told to "bag groceries" for customers inside Walmart in order to try and gain more clients even though this business only pays minimum wage and bagging groceries inside of a store I don't work at isn't my job. - we had to work every weekend, no one got weekends off ever.

3.0
Jul 30, 2021

Depends on location

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Pros

Depending on location and employees it can be enjoyable. Hourly pay unless you hit comission

Cons

Hourly pay is low (varies by location and if it's franchised). I'm currently at $9/hr and unless you hit commission, you don't make much. I have been here for over a year and haven't hit commission yet. I was promised they would work with me and guide me onto the right path to hitting commission. Come to find out the old manager rarely hit commission.

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