Completely unappreciated!! - Hair Stylist Drybar Employee Review

1.0
May 1, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on location you meet great people

Cons

Pay is entirely too low for any adult in NYC paying their own rent. I made more money a week working summer youth then I did at DryBar. I was there for almost 3 years and not once have they given their stylist a raise. They have no respect for their stylist. I understand in the service world the customer is always right but I shouldn't have to be belittled and bad talked by someone just because I am providing a service for them. They cut hours left and right as a FULL TIME employees I shouldn't be working 15-20 hours a week when I am scheduled to work 35-38 hours a week. That's is completely unacceptable. They have no sense of fairness either favoritism is a MAJOR problem within this company. I've seen so many people get promoted simply because they're a favorite of the regional manager or of the lead master stylist and it's not a secret these people aren't 100% qualified for these promotions but they don't care if you're not "bleeding yellow" then you will never make it up the ladder.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

The BEST thing about being employed as the hairstylist is that you do not have to worry about bringing/having a “BOOK” ; like in some cases where hair salons would prefer a new stylist to have a clientele base upon starting! Drybar hairstylist can easily build a “Booked & Busy” client based request if you follow these 3 tips: •SPEED (45min tops for the whole process)! •CONSISTENCY (Client consultation, Shampooing, Styling, ReBook)! •SCHEDULE ( wether you Full/Part time); Time Management is the key to maintaining your daily/weekly/monthly schedule!

Cons

Drybar is NOT your average corporate salon, they DO NOT like for hairdressers to sit around riding their CLOCK w/o nothing to do, they will have you clock out for the rest of your shift and send you home (ex.; if your shift is from 12pm-6pm and the salon slowdown around 2:15pm ( if you NOT cleaning, sweeping, restocking) they will send you home); literally, just putting you at 2hrs 15min for the day!! Highly played FAVORITISM (Depending on your “Home Salon” from District, manager to Salon manager ), *YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A VALID REASON * ( JEALOUSY or HATING either or both are very UNPROFESSIONAL in the workplace)!

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