Pros
Pay was good for a fun side hustle, really liked my team lead, and styling was fun, good company discount
Cons
The main selling point of this job was the flexibility - I was hired to work 15 hours and was told I could work those hours pretty much any time. With another FT job this was a great side gig. Now, the recent changes are no different to working a retail job in person, in fact, a retail job in-person would be better because the scheduling would be more predictable. With the new changes you are required to make yourself available for 20 hours/week during a limited time frame and set that schedule 2 weeks in advance, then 2 days before each week they tell you how many hours you're actually needed for. This week was about 8 hrs, the week before was 5 hrs. With other responsibilities, it's just not feasible. Also, it's a bit shocking that the severance was capped, forcing stylists to rush to make a decision whether or not to resign lest they lose out on severance...bizarre, and certainly not good practice. Perhaps more shocking is they have yet to release the new handbook, attendance policy, and any legal documents related to the changes. The deadline to resign and potentially be eligible for severance is 2 days before they plan to release the policy updates. Asking people to resign before having an opportunity to review the legal documents is poor business, sketchy, and irresponsible. When this was brought up at a post-announcement meeting, the response was "I know it's not ideal, it's still with legal..."