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European Wax Center

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European Wax Center reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(4,266 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 4,266 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
3.0
Dec 11, 2020
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are educated in the field and are confident in your skill you will succeed! The woman who work along side you are great! Some owners are ready to listen some aren't but overall ewc is good if you're ready to hustle and bust your butt. Unfortunately managers and front desk workers are not paid or qualified enough but are mostly receptive to logical requests and needs

Cons

I went from making 50k per year to 30k. After multiple pay structure changes, poor training and lack of attention to center needs, quality of staff and services have dropped dramatically. Prices have risen every two years while pay has dropped a great deal! Maintenance of centers has dwindle. Lower cost pots have replaced better functioning ones as well as other corners being cut. As a former wax trainer who was paid for my expertise for educating a producing qualified waxers I am no longer used due to the cost. New waxers are now trained by unlicensed managers or unqualified waxers for no additional pay. There is no continuing education and have never been enlightened of career advancement beyond employment of a center. Also as a top waxer for one center, moving to another local center could create rifts within states between owners and is often declined

1.0
Aug 13, 2020

Is this job for you?

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great clients, life-long friendships in co-workers, free waxing.

Cons

Your health and safety during a pandemic is the last concern. And if you're not comfortable with doing a service, either get a doctors note to excuse you, or you have to or your fired. If you're 34 weeks pregnant saying you cant work an 11 hour shift, they'll make you get a doctors note. They make you chose between your family and children or your job. Have your life planned out a year in advanced so you can give PLENTY of notice before needing off, or else NO CAN DO. Every conversation you'll have about anything, you'll have to sign a waver for, just to cover their butts. The employee handbook LITERALLY says, you as an employee are expendable and can and will be fired without cause or warning at anytime if need be. They don't offer health insurance because "its not worth it for them" but still require doctors notes for everything. There's is no discretion of personal matters between management and coworkers, so expect everyone to know your business and judge you for it. There is audio in all security cameras and the owners sit and listen to all your conversations, so be careful. Don't change your schedule. Ever. They don't want to have to bother with figuring out a new schedule, and trust me, even if they don't tell you that, they'll make you feel it. If they don't want you there anymore, they'll make it KNOWN. It doesn't matter how much you do extra around the job, doesn't matter how well you do there with clients, doesn't matter how much you love your job, they'll corner you and force you out when they want.

5.0
Nov 29, 2019

Great atmosphere!!

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

My team is amazing! Work life balance when properly staffed. Very supportive regional and franchisee. Good benefits and schedule.

Cons

It's all about the franchisee with this company. It has little to do with EWC as a whole as there is not much communication from corporate. Fortunately, I have an amazing owner, but I pity managers and centers with less supportive and knowledgeable franchisees. Wish there was more time managing; less time at the front desk.

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