Madison Reed reviews

Refuses to let you post your cosmetology license in public view (illegal). They struggled to even locate mine when I quit. Middle and upper management was awful. Reported someone to hr and was told to “try and see it from their perspective”. Had time off approved one day and randomly unapproved the next. Wanted 4 weeks notice on time off but wouldn’t approve it till sometimes the day before. Not to mention an all over lack of communication. It seemed like a great place to start as a new stylist but random schedule changes inability to schedule your self any time off and just rude management will burn you out in months.

-Constant layoffs in small to medium numbers framed as "restructures" (at least 6 in the last 18 months). The positions eliminated often do not make sense and are frequently backfilled by hiring someone with a slightly different title to get around rehiring regulations. -Leadership says they live the company's values, but there is constant backstabbing, gossip, and politicking going on. -Goals are consistently forecasted incorrectly and leadership demands everyone sacrifices work/life balance to close gaps. Any sort of boundary setting is treated punitively. -The loudest voice in the room gets listened to (especially if they are someone who ingratiates themselves to senior leadership) regardless of whether or not they have experience and knowledge. -Several times, my team has been asked to violate industry laws, even when the requestor knows it would be a violation. -For a late-stage startup that frequently pivots and states initiatives that don't perform well are learning opportunities, there is a lot of blame, finger-pointing, and punishment handed out. -Leadership touts the company's inclusivity, specifically with the percentage of women and BIPOC employed, but there are no BIPOC in senior leadership and 2 of the 3 highest position in marketing are men.