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      Great Clips

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      3.4

      51% would recommend to a friend

      (4,137 total reviews)
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      Rob Goggins

      70% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      Great Clips has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,137 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Clips employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Serviços pessoais do consumidor industry (3.6 stars).

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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 23, 2016

      "feel like a number"

      Stylist
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I can commend the presence of a client base you don't have to work hard on your own to create. If you are totally committed to the steps you can make profit for the business. If there is a solid galvanized team you can smoothly flow with the hectic pace.

      Cons

      Sometimes they tend to be rather unconcerned if you have a life issue. Example if you get sick, it's a problem. If your family member gets sick then it's not holding you back according to the strive for shift coverage. Also the staff that gets welcomed as new recruits get the "fake love", let things get old and super busy, after time you get treated worse than the girls in "The Help". The majority of new crew is unfortunately not fluent in team flow or structure, old cutters tend to lose balance and can get reprimanded for being overwhelmed, and stressed.

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      Great Clips Response
      9y
      Thank you for your comments. Since each salon is independently owned and operated, the best person to address your feedback would be your franchisee. Please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you are employed & details. We will be happy to forward them to your franchisee for follow up with you regarding your concerns.
      2.0
      May 25, 2016

      Cash Tips Are Great

      Stylist
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work if you want minimal raises, awful managers and franchise owners, and a hostile working environment. Discrimination and favoritism daily. Will work you 39.5 hours so that you are not eligible for benefits. If they don’t like you will cut your hours to 2 shifts a week so that you quit and they don’t have to pay unemployment. “Base” pay is a joke and is not dependent on experience but how much your manager likes you.

      Cons

      Constant fine motor movement will destroy rotator cuff, neck, and hands. Carpal Tunnel is a given and you won’t get company benefits. The $6.99 Haircut Sale is awful. The only thing “good” about this job is the cash tips.

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      Great Clips Response
      10y
      We are sorry you had these experiences. Since each location is locally owned and operated, your concerns would be best addressed by the franchisee who employed you. If you'd like, you can email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you were employed. We can then provide your feedback to the franchisee of the salon. Thank you.
      1.0
      May 3, 2016

      terrible

      Stylist
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nice stylists, decent tips, ok

      Cons

      They asked me to put my two weeks in at Kohls, so I did and told me I would start the first week of may, went to orientation on April 29th, but never signed any papers or anything. Thought it was weird, but she told me I'd be on the salon floor the next day but before I could work I had to get new Clippers and some storage containers, so I went out and spent $200 for all the supplies I needed, so I started the next day, the stylists were all super nice and helpful while the manager was no where to be found, anyways I worked for them for two days and the manager had another employee. Not a manager, call me today to inform me they were letting me go because I couldn't meet quotas, and to come back when I was faster, so they made me quit, my job and waste a bunch of money and promised training, I never received

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      Great Clips Response
      10y
      We are sorry you had this experience. Since each salon is independently owned and operated, your concerns would be best addressed by the franchisee. You can email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the location where you were employed & details on your situation. We will forward it to the franchisee for follow up. Thank you for your feedback.
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