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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
Nov 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None-Run fast! Unless you are straight out of school then this is better than nothing. But you will learn nothing about Esthetics here.

Cons

The most unprofessional environment I've ever encountered. Horrible pay. Around minimum wage plus 5% commission on services. 10% on products. The services are dirt cheap. Unexperienced employees that have never had jobs before who talk down to the waxers. This is the super cuts of waxing. They will work you like a dog. You also have to do the maid services steam mopping your room this would never happen in a props spa. They expect you to do a flawless Brazilian in 15 minutes whether the guest is 100lbs or 400lbs. They are about quantity not quality!! They are all about selling packages which the front desk does because they make commission. And you as a waxer get paid on the discounted price. So if after a package the Brazilian is costing around $31.00 you are making only $1.55. The front desk associates make more than waxers. And they treat you like they're superiors when they know nothing about waxing.

2.0
Oct 9, 2015

Meh.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It pays you US currency so that you may pay your bills. That is pretty much the sole pro to being employed here... at least in this franchise.

Cons

Literally everything else. No breakroom. No fridge. No microwave. Terrible food choices in a five mile radius. Management is only sourced from a pool of receptionists that have zero idea of what the waxers jobs intel. They only promote receptionists. Depending on your franchise it may be falling apart. Cold as balls, refusing to repair ac unit. Cap on raises. Terrible commission structure. They barely market. They only use one type of wax. Not many product promotions. No incentive to work there other than needing US currency to pay your bills.

1.0
Sep 29, 2015

wax associate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good money if it is a busy location.

Cons

they do not tell you that when you are hired, you're only hired to train for less than a week. they make you learn how to use their exclusive wax, memorize prewritten scripts, buy red scrubs, and after a few days of hands on training, they decide if they will let you work there. they are slave drivers... only schedule 6 hour shifts so they don't have to give you breaks or offer you insurance. i am not surprised that they are literally always hiring.

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