Team leader (owner) who is thrilled. - Anonymous employee Sport Clips Employee Review

5.0
Aug 1, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have been an owner of 1 SportClips for a year now and couldn't be happier. I am working on opening 2 more locations in my city. We have 10 locations currently here with a good market presence. I have a fantastic team of stylists and we consistently rank in the top 100 stores on revenue and a few of the other metrics. Even the worst performing store in my market is making a profit (I've talked to the owner). I have read several reviews on other sites about folks losing money and bad franchise, etc. but that has certainly not been my experience. Location is very important and SportClips has become more and more involved in the selection process. I think in years past they may have let owners pick where they wanted without much guidance just to get as many stores out there as possible, but now they realize that mistake and are very active in the site selection process.

Cons

Hiring good stylists and capable managers is hard, but doable. Once you find them, treat and pay them well.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
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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
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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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