Beware! Bad work conditions and exploitation of employees. - Hair Stylist Drybar Employee Review

1.0
Jan 22, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Besides providing work tools, there aren't many.

Cons

Exploitation. No breaks or lunches while working. Call outs and often being sent home early. No commission for services on all your hard work. Clients come in with parties, and after one does 2 or 3. They tip like they're in a restaurant, from the total. Sometimes giving you 6 or 7 dollars, after having done several clients. Cashless stores which mean you hardly never get cash tips and have to wait 2 weeks before you get to use yoir tips. They have all us licensed professionals, cleaning from floors to dirty toilets and all for 9 dollars an hour in Pennsylvania.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

A Leadership team that is always supportive - Trust me, you think they wouldn't be flexible because of how high of demand they are.. but they ARE. So grateful to have found a place right out of school. I also am making more than I did at my restaurant serving. The consistency of training and gaining my skill since I'm new out of Cosmetology school, I greatly appreciate the help and support.

Cons

June is a little more mellow.. Not as many clients like the typical 8-10 per day.

3.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The BEST thing about being employed as the hairstylist is that you do not have to worry about bringing/having a “BOOK” ; like in some cases where hair salons would prefer a new stylist to have a clientele base upon starting! Drybar hairstylist can easily build a “Booked & Busy” client based request if you follow these 3 tips: •SPEED (45min tops for the whole process)! •CONSISTENCY (Client consultation, Shampooing, Styling, ReBook)! •SCHEDULE ( wether you Full/Part time); Time Management is the key to maintaining your daily/weekly/monthly schedule!

Cons

Drybar is NOT your average corporate salon, they DO NOT like for hairdressers to sit around riding their CLOCK w/o nothing to do, they will have you clock out for the rest of your shift and send you home (ex.; if your shift is from 12pm-6pm and the salon slowdown around 2:15pm ( if you NOT cleaning, sweeping, restocking) they will send you home); literally, just putting you at 2hrs 15min for the day!! Highly played FAVORITISM (Depending on your “Home Salon” from District, manager to Salon manager ), *YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A VALID REASON * ( JEALOUSY or HATING either or both are very UNPROFESSIONAL in the workplace)!

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