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European Wax Center

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Great place to start your waxing career, but terrible place to build your career. - Esthetician/Wax Specialist European Wax Center Employee Review

2.0
Jun 23, 2023
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

European Wax Center takes new esthetician’s who just finished school. And turns them into fast waxing machines. After two years, you can build your clientele.

Cons

There are many cons working with EWC. 1. They call them selves a luxury wax company which isn’t true. Luxury is time and patience. In EWC there’s no such thing as taking your time with your clients. Your booked every 15 mins, With no breaks allowed. No if’s or butt’s. 2. They have a 9 minute late policy. Which means, if you have an appointment at 2pm and the client checks in at 2:09pm. Knowing your next appointment is at 2:15pm. You have no choice but to take your late client and be expected to be done on time for your next appointment. Which you will run late for the rest of your shift. 3. It doesn’t matter if you feel you’re not ready to up level. They will up level you regardless to make more money off from you. 4. There’s no break room in most EWC stores so you eat in your room where you wax private areas.. 5. You’re expected to sell to every client every time. It doesn’t matter how many times they rebook with you. They expect you to sell expensive products that clients already have. 6. Being there for 3 years, I realized there’s no growth for me with the company. The only growth you’ll have will be a full steady book if staying with the company for 5 plus years or promoting your self to store manager. 6. Last but not least you can NOT be in charge of your own book. They will constantly make mistakes with your appointments and you will have to deal with it.

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Pros

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Cons

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Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers, supportive team environment, loyal clients, and valuable opportunities to develop professional skills.

Cons

I’d like to raise some concerns about communication and fairness. We are asked to communicate everything, yet often our messages go unanswered or are met with a negative attitude. There is also a sense of favoritism in time-off approvals. Last-minute scheduling changes have disrupted my plans due to lack of notice. I’ve been incorrectly scheduled due to miscommunication, and I’ve had intense shifts without reasonable breaks. Additionally, our manager consistently arrives later than anyone, often when clients are waiting to pay, yet she gives attitude to others for minor delays. On top of that, product management is often last-minute. We run out of supplies like products, creams, or paper, and it only gets addressed when urgent, forcing us to scramble between rooms. I’m bringing these concerns forward because I hope for a more consistent, supportive, and equitable work environment for all of us.

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