Horrible - Hair Stylist Great Clips Employee Review

1.0
Jul 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There's not anything good about this company. It's honestly one of the worst experiences I've had at a job unfortunately.

Cons

I began working here and the management was horrible. The manager was extremely unprofessional and the training was a joke. They threw me in without any training and didn't care to help me work the computer system or anything. They kept the place filthy and didn't sweep after every client. I worked there a little over 2 weeks and got strep throat and a kidney infection. I went in and took my doctors note, who recommended I not be around clients while I was so ill, which was OUT OF MY CONTROL. The manager called me while I was home sick and fired me over the phone. That is horrible, I had a doctors note which should have been a valid reason for not being there. The manager would talk super inappropriately and was extremely unprofessional around clients. I was livid after he called me that night, he didn't even have the decency to tell me to my face that I was let go. This place is horrible and I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy.

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Great Clips Response
8y
We are sorry that this was your experience. Because each salon is independently owned and operated, the best person to follow up with you regarding your comments would be the franchisee. If you would like, you can email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you were employed and details. We will provide it to the franchisee for you. Thank you.

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We appreciate you sharing your experience and all that you do to support your salon every day. Thank you for being part of the team and for everything you do to create a GREAT experience in the salon.
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