Does Great Clips pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Clips employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Clips. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Clips?

52% of Great Clips employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Clips 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Clips?

Hair Stylist (946) , Stylist (506) , Manager (363) , Hairstylist (250) , Salon Manager (231) , Assistant Manager (136) , General Manager (104) , Receptionist (98) , Hair Dresser/Stylist/Barber (66) , Store Manager (66) , Cosmetologist (53) , Licensed Cosmetologist (51) , Area Manager (44) , Front Desk Receptionist (32) , Stylist/Assistant Manager (32)

What are the pros of working at Great Clips according to real employee reviews?

"Busy and good money but not worth it" ((in 206 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 120 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 117 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 109 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 107 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Clips according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they have a high turnover due to the drugs in and out the shop!" ((in 221 reviews)); "Poor management and little to no training" ((in 158 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 89 reviews)); "There's no set schedule and it's against company policy to give you specific days off." ((in 45 reviews)); "Not enough weekend time off" ((in 38 reviews))

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Great Clips reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(4,141 total reviews)

Rob Goggins

71% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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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

Sep 13, 2015

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The franchisees are caring people that really value their employees & it's very rewarding to work with great people. Pay & benefits are very fair. Flexible schedules & ongoing training

Cons

The turnover of stylists is the hardest. No other cons.

2.0

Sep 10, 2015

Stylists/ assistant manager. TOver worked underpaid, under appreciated

Assistant manager/stylist

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Pros

Free education, friendly coworkers , learned how to cut hair fast. "Their" customers were sometimes friendly. Learned a lot about the hair industry

Cons

Paid under minimum wage. Require cuts under 17 mins, don't like to hire new stylists or train them. It's all about the haircut times, product precent, and quantity not quality. Franchisee I worked for wanted to pay me less then her stylists to be a manager, which doesn't make sense to give someone all the extra work and responsibility but pay them less then the people they are responsible for. The owner used intimidation methods on her stylists (glared with hostility, turned stylists against each other, assigned undesirable work for punishments, harshly and constantly criticizing stylists who don't meet her standards. Told everyone we are replaceable. I now work for their competitor and I am much happier

5.0

Sep 3, 2015

Quality cuts Clean Great Clips Entire Family Friendly

Hair stylist

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Pros

Flexible hours great for new graduates paid training extensive training clientele is given 14.00 haircuts adults 12.00 for children Coupons and discounts Wide variety of salon quality products for your hair needs Profile of what stylists do on your hair

Cons

Not worth getting insurance Extra charges for shampoo and other services Cuts need to be under half hour if possible Taxed on charged tips each franchise has different owners Paula in IL is #1

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