Madison Reed reviews about "people"

Work life balance is nonexistent

-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.

Fast paced, things can change and you have to be resilient and not get hung up on them Growing company means sometimes process needs to be improved Nothing else

No lunch breaks, very rare to receive one. Long shifts without breaks You are over worked, long hours,can’t form relationships with clients because clients are not allowed to request stylist, color line is harsh on the hair and not sustainable for most clients. Color line is one size fits all and is not good at all compared to most pro color lines. No customization. No integrity when it comes to other peoples hair. Very greedy company.

Madison Reed is a newer brand and has a "start-up culture." This isn't really a con for me but sometimes it can lead to ambiguity that may be stressful to some.

Moves too fast, not enough time to connect with your clients, people say it feels like a assembly line (yeah...can't argue). Corporate is worried about the money. They tslk about these values but they don't live up to 'em.