Great Clips reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(4,141 total reviews)
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Rob Goggins

71% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Great Clips has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,141 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 Servizi personali per i consumatori industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews
5.0
Jul 30, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great clips and especially the RLO inc. Franchise really care about there employeees. Its like working for a big family. Always someone there to help you if needed and you really get the training to be successfull.

Cons

Not really any I can speak of. Ive been an emploee for 8 years and hace been able to work my way from a stylist right out of school to assistant manager to now a store manager and have had a wonderfull support system and great role models aling the way.

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Great Clips Response
9y
We appreciate your comments and feedback. Thank you for being part of a great team!
3.0
Jul 8, 2016

stylist

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

no booth rental you got hourly pay plus your commissions, established clientele

Cons

I worked a couple different locations for Great Clips address to different owners different franchises can be different Glass Great Clips I worked out I was not very satisfied with the way the owner or the management ran things and how they treated employees

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Great Clips Response
9y
Thank you for your comments. If you'd like, you can email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the locations where you were employed & we will be happy to forward your concerns to the franchisee for follow up.
1.0
Jul 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Forces you to increase your appointment speed. The tips are nice.

Cons

My "part time" position--which was originally promised as 25 hours max, quickly turned into a 50 hour work week. I tried the "great clips" way of cutting hair, but found it to be sloppy and inconsistent. Your max time is 15min per appointment, leaving you virtually no time to check your work, or style hair. Lunch breaks are only 1/2 hour. Competition between stylists is so fierce, they will try to leave you with longer hair cut times, and try to take over sales of your appointments. You are constantly having to move your tools and equipment from station to station. Your schedule is all over the place, including working back to back shifts. Most clients that come through the doors are dirty, have lice, and have no reguard for personal hygene. I always felt I never had time to sanitize my tools between clients, as it would count against my haircut #'s for the day. Great Clips is also open on most holidays. I could never find anyone to cover my shift if needed--mostly because when they or I did have a day off, it would be the first in 8 or 9 days.

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Great Clips Response
10y
We are sorry to read about your experiences. Our cutting system, & advised haircut times, are based on data that has been collected for years which shows the optimal time it should take to complete a haircut. Each customer deserves a personal & quality experience. More time may need to be spent with some customers and clearly others take less time. If you would like to share more about your experiences, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you were employed. We will provide your feedback to the franchisee of the salon for follow up with you. Thank you.
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