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European Wax Center

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European Wax Center reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(4,265 total reviews)
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Chris Morris

29% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

European Wax Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The European Wax Center employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Serviços pessoais do consumidor industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Oct 14, 2023
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The few pros were, the coworkers who made the job more bearable. As well as, learning some sales skills.

Cons

Firstly, I would like to let those know who are considering applying here to proceed with great caution. If you end up employed in this district, you will be met with a demanding schedule, or frequently work on your own, negligence from upper management, and a lack of recourses to make your work environment the least bit enjoyable. I want to say that when initially starting, it was a decent place to work and I didn't have many complaints. However, that quickly changed when the previous store manager and district manager were no longer involved with my district. Many of the procedures in place are beneficial to one party, and negatively impact another. Be warned the shift on schedule will say one thing, but you will rarely leave on time. Different promotions for customers were implemented that actively harmed one's ability to meet the demand of the already high sales goals. Yet you are the one to blame, and be at risk of losing your job if you do not perform to their unrealistic standards. It is at a point now, where many employees are hastily, and consistently resigning from EWC. Next to nothing is seeming to be done to remedy this. Leaving those who are still there, to pick up the pieces and somehow take on the massive increase of volume and workload. This place seems to not appreciate or commend you when you're overextending yourself for the sake of those who don't even see the value of your work. To them you're a number meant to generate more numbers, often at the expense of the worker and the customer service aspect of the job they constantly pride themselves on.

3.0
Mar 7, 2022
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

You can make a lot of money, I make average $3500 a month. You get free waxing Build great relationships with guests and coworkers, better relationships = more money The working hours are really nice. Opening 7:45-2 Closing 2-8 (Mon and Tues) 2-9 (Wed-Fri) Saturday is 8-6 BUT the money on those days are amazing, and Sunday 11-6.

Cons

Getting time off is a pain, you have to request time off 4 weeks in advance, and YOU have to find coverage for the shift. If you have a small opening in between guests they will fill it up because they are all about making money. You easily start to feel like a work horse.

1.0
Dec 9, 2019
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Free waxes, most clients are very enjoyable.

Cons

Inexperienced management, inaccurate sales goals algorithms, no scheduled breaks. Everyone is set at the same exact goal sales/service wise and they expect so much from you. They push you to sell when their "training" program is an absolute joke. You're treated as a number and a slave. Management speaks to you through an email basis only basically and the franchise owner is known to gossip, and assimilated a team of women who act like high school girls. Stayed here as long as I did because I loved my clients and wax specialist coworkers very much. Whole team was against management and there was NEVER any harmony between them. They do not care about you, they push you to make them more money and threaten your job all of the time if you are not doing what they want. FAVORITISM is a massive issue as well. Management takes things so personal, and will terminate employees for their personal agenda. Save yourself from the stress and degrading people of this franchise. You will leave that place feeling degraded, small, and full of anxiety and stress every day. I thank god every day that I got out of the depression this place put me into.

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