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European Wax Center

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European Wax Center reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(4,275 total reviews)
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Chris Morris

29% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

European Wax Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,275 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The European Wax Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.2 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Oct 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-free waxing for the waxers

Cons

-never allowed to take time off unless the owners favor you. -incredibly high turnover rate. -they overbook you and get mad when you run over on time/ purposely don't block out enough time on your book so that you can take as many guests as you can to make them their money. -pay structure changed at the franchise 4 times while I worked there. -sales goals constantly raised to make it impossible to reach bonus for pay period. -no break room for waxers, and the waxers were scolded like children if in the lobby at any times. -no vacation or sick days. -team meetings consisted of the owner throwing 4 $100 bills at the ground and scolding/demeaning the waxers for not hitting sales goals.... -impossible to do a 15 minute brazilian on a morbidly obese guest, or a super hairy one. -due to low prices people don't tip, or will tip $1 for their service/s. -some guests come in drunk/high and the front desk still sends them back, regardless of the fact that they drove over to EWC, and are a threat to the waxer/s. -8-9 hour shift with no breaks or times allowed to eat. -the "free wax" sign attracts filthy cheap people from off the street who abuse the promotion and never come back. -having to wipe fecal matter out of guest's crack for the rear-strip wax... -dealing with filthy people who have no personal hygiene whatsoever, especially their private parts. -they will literally hire anyone, including people with a criminal background for the front desk -tips get stolen from bad GS and nothing gets done about it..

5.0
Oct 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The growth potential with this "still young" company is monumental! I cannot express to you, enough- the value I have found in the relationships that I have built in the short time that I've been with the company. I have learned so much about myself and believe that I am capable of so much more because EWC has successfully coached me to do my job efficiently and passionately. It's hard not to get caught up in the passion that every manager exudes in this region. They sincerely love their jobs and love this company. It's also hard not to get excited about this crazy strong brand. It's young, fashion forward, and let's face it- I'm addicted to my good good skin now! They have a base hourly pay and lots of opportunity to make more through commissions and bonuses. How hard you work will correlate directly with how much you make. Are you in the business of being awesome? Then come work here and make some awesome money while you're at it.

Cons

Not everyone is cut out for this job, but it's worth an HONEST effort.

4.0
Oct 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hourly wage plus commission for selling passes which somewhat sell themselves. Plus, team bonuses every pay period if everyone does well. Written scripts for anything you may need to say to a guest. Tasks other than selling passes are fairly simple. Fun outings with coworkers to promote team harmony. My franchise owners are super friendly and encourage us to do well with plenty of incentives. My management is also very positive, understanding and dedicated to a positive working environment.

Cons

Each location is run by different owners so experiences could be worst elsewhere. You have to meet store goals in order to keep in good standing. There isn't much space for growth if you want to move up - you pretty much have to wait for the franchise to grow to multiple locations before new positions open up.

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