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hairdresser (Former Employee), Fredericton, NB – August 13, 2012
not a good place to work mangement is to young an would rather believe the drama then fix it
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*** RUN LIKE HELL***
stylist (Former Employee), Ga – May 9, 2013
Pros: products/ training/ tools
Cons: management / threats/ lies/ pay
Let be honest people what type of demographics of clients would you prefer (walmart) or Saks Fifth ....smartstyle don't get me wrong it an another job and if your by yourself with 8 or more clients they are trying to nickel and dime the are ready low price which is very, very affordable by everyone.. plus manager and some staff or Ghetto as hell tattoos – more... showing, gold teeth and I mean females workers, ill . Well if the clients wont drive you out the unprofessional workers will. some of the store look run down from the floors to the doors, Alpharetta model looks trendy and new and Milton Ga. Im an fast worker which wasn't an problem it was staff wanting retail sale in their names and when corporate was told of this it was another story so that of and of course better clients that I know will pay me for what I'm worth, I transferred to the regis in the mall. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME IN WALMART STORES work for master cuts or regis named store, itself more professional clients/ workers and more team work based inside – less
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Revolving door of stylists/managers/D.L.'s
Manager (Former Employee), Jacksonville – March 22, 2013
Pros: locations, dress code
Cons: pay, upper management, safety
Worse stressful job ever had. Company/upper management will NOT back you up if customer complains -the customer is always right and will try to get everything for free, and they know to call and complain, have had customers tell us this.. Regional Manager rude at every chance to belittle you.. They do not advertise for clients - they tell you it is – more... your job to bring in clients and will get wrote up or fired if not producing numbers. Some locations are good, others in bad neighborhoods - you cannot make the numbers so you make minimum wage. They need to restructure this company from the top down and start appreciating the stylists and managers.Too much stress/paperwork for managers for the pay. Some days you will be only stylist there, not safe. – less
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Great place to work. Don't let the ex employees discourage you.
Stylist (Current Employee), Mobile Al. – March 16, 2013
Pros: great opportunity, lots of traffic, learn more everyday
Cons: na
If you read all the reviews, the only negative feed back you get are from stylist that use to work their that probably were not good team players. It's simple. Regis gives you a platform with further education. How you grow as a stylist is up to you. They start you on low pay and commission but you have a opportunity to make more if you hit a certain – more... amount of service sales per a pay period. I was able to do so 7 months out of school due to dedication and hard work. I was making 48% percent commission after & months that the same salon. If you don't work hard to improve in yourself and your technical and only make base pay, who fault is that? Regis? You were told in school that how you make your money is up too you. 48% commission, no worry about tools and product. Just come to work treat your guest great and offer great service and make good money. It's as easy as that. For all the bad few snacks. Thy probably still making base pay. – less
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– May 10, 2013

The truth is not told here the base pay is 38% and you got to make 1600.00 in order to get in the 40 percentile base pay is 7.25.Even if you work hard they still try to control your life. Even experience stylist starts off with such pay. It not negative feedback its the truth I worked for the company for many years. They will work the snot out of you and fire you when you don't want to kill yourself anymore. They look for the next fool. Then the managers write you up for being out of commission. Threaten to fire you. This is the truth.

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OK Place To Start
Stylist (Current Employee), NC – March 5, 2013
Pros: free training
Cons: barely got breaks, the management and pay
The company can be messy. When I started, I started with a manager who had not been properly trained.She was new to the company and didnt know her job well so she was unable to teach me about the job properly. They pay is not the greatest. If you don't sell products you won't make much money. Learn what you can here and move on!
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Hair Stylist/Sales consultant (Current Employee), Corinth, MS – March 3, 2013
Pros: if you don't meet your commission amount, you are atleast guaranteed minimum wage.
Cons: low commisson, no base pay plus commission, high insurance, work nights and weekends
This company seems money hungry. They want their employees to slave for them, and they don't want to pay them good money to do so.
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Good Job
Hair Stylist (Former Employee), Redding, CA – February 5, 2013
Pros: lots to learn, plenty of hours, and clients
Cons: this location was inside walmart, so it could be a bit hectic at times.
My manager taught me a lot of tips and short cut's, I was scheduled a lot of hours, and people tip well. It was inside of Walmart so I could shop of eat lunch without having to go too far from work.
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Terrible, no place to even start.
Former Stylist (Former Employee), Macomb IL – February 4, 2013
Management is AWFUL! Manager is always right, even when wrong. Consistantly breaks rules and blames others for it when she is caught out. Expects staff to work off the clock. Rude, downgrades staff in the most demeaning manners imaginable. Does not comply with state sanitation laws. Expects staff to always be on call even on days off and expects employees – more... to tell her every plan that they have on days off at all times. When personnel are hired full time, they are given part time hours due to lack of seniority. stylists have been told they will be written up for something said to management while off the clock even though management throws things at employees while screaming at them at the top of lungs. It is terrible, unprofessional, and bound to make you crazy. You will start out at 7.75 an hour for 90 days, or MAYBE will hit the impossible commission brackets that are in place. The pitiful paychecks are not worth the emotional, physical and mental distress and abuse you will go through at this location. I will never work for this company and advise others to proceed with caution as this is the worst job I had ever held. – less
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– May 10, 2013

This is the truth about some managers

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great company, great benefits, many great changes
ex manager (Former Employee), round lake beach, il – January 31, 2013
Pros: benefits, ce's, great environment
Cons: starting pay a little low
I was the manager for this location & I can honestly say this is one of the best jobs I had! I loved what I did my DL was a great coach & person! Regis/SmartStyle is a great company to work for & they have lots of great changes on the horizon that will only make it even better! If you are looking for a great career where you can grow, continue to learn – more... & advance than this is the job for you!!!
I wish I never left!!! – less
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Busy, fun place to work
Stylist (Current Employee), Iowa – January 11, 2013
Pros: allowed to be your own stylist, they don't tell you you only having 15 mins to perform a hair cut, like some salons
Cons: very high energy, lot of multitasking
I have worked for Smart Style for 7 months. I have also done hair for 10 years. Wish I would have started years ago. You get paid on commission. Yes it is low to start with, but the harder you work the more you make. I have gotten two commission raises so far. I am averaging 18 dollars per hour. It all depends on your own personal work ethic. You also – more... make 5 percent of every retail sale you ring up. I am tired of reading about how stylist that work here are sleazy! You can find sleazy stylist anywhere. Do not make an assumption that all stylist that work for Smart style are this way. In the past I have done chair rent and even owned my own salon. Working for Smart Style has given me a good income and family balance. I put in an average of 30 to 35 hours per week. Oh, I am not the manager. Some day I will be. I am not leaving this company! – less
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great start
Stylist (Former Employee), Thibodaux, LA – January 11, 2013
Pros: business education and product knowledge
Cons: times and inability to do all types of styling such as weaves and eyelashes
Overall, this job was a great start place for any cosmetologist. It shows you the do's and don'ts in this business. It also broadens your skill set as long as you have an open mind. No one knows everything but everyone knows something to help someone else. Its a great opportunity to grow your business as an independent stylist if you choose to be one.
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Productive Salon
stylist (Former Employee), Athens, OH – January 1, 2013
great crew of stylists! the pay isnt the greatest but the harder you work, the more room there is for compensation growth
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fun workplace
Hairstylist (Former Employee), Anderson, IN – December 27, 2012
Pros: great place to work
Cons: pay
loved working there just needed better pay the manager was awesome
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Stylist (Former Employee), indiana – November 15, 2012
I couple days ago i was employed at my local smart style, and i told my manager i was going to be leaving. For a couple hours she texted and called begging me not to quit and to rethink it. The next day she texted me threatening to terminate me (even though i told her i wouldnt be working there anymore) then texted me saying she was going to prosicute – more... me for not returning the key and that i was immature. When i turned my key in and went to pick up my things she had already went through the station that had been mine and put my belongings in a trash bag. I quit because she was not the most proffesional person to work with. I was just out of beauty school and she basically told me i did bad hair cuts and that i was going to be the reason the shop had the name "chop shop." she constantly talked to her clients about other people or people who previously worked there, talked about her times at the bar or her husband, or very very unproffesional shop. when i started working there 7 ladies were employed. When i left there were only 3 left. I wonder if she ever wonders why nobody ever stays, Maybe if she treated her employees with a little bit of respect she could keep them. I would recommend getting to know your co workers and manager before you start working there, because they always seem nice at first, but she wasnt. It was the worst 1st salon job experience i've had. My new manager at my new job is wonderful and very willing to help work with me. Not degrade me and make me feel bad. :) – less
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It's was a great place to work period
Hair Stylist (Former Employee), Kilgore, TX – November 5, 2012
Pros: the experience of putting smiles on people face and the environment was wonderful and the tips
Cons: the driving back and forth
I love that job the distance was always.a problem. The clients and the Walmart atmosphere was great. My coworkers and boss was great too.
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laid back and not too stressful
Hairstylist (Former Employee), tulsa,ok – August 20, 2012
a typical work day includes making clients feel comfortable and to make them look great.I learned to be a great listener when it come to clients personal appearance because it can get really ugly if a client is upset with there results. management was okay.The hardest part of the job was when there was down time in the salon it can be boring when your – more... working alone.The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to create different style that were your own and seeing the clients leave happy.Very good tips. – less
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NO place to work,
Manager/Stylist (Former Employee), Monroe, Ga – August 14, 2012
Cons: no raise in 14 years
You will only make 8.00 no matter how many years you work there. I was there for 14 years and only made 8.00 dallors. This company is not going to pay you nothing. They don't care about you no kind of way.
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Danielle78 – January 4, 2013

I worked in a Smartstyle for 2 years, part time and made more than the full time stylists. The Company has a hourly rate that ONLY kicks in if the pay is more than the commission from services and products. It's interesting that the complaint is not getting paid much and yet because it's also commission that shows laziness of the stylists that are complaining about the money. If you charge what your supposed to and actually do hair, then your pay check will reflect either way!!!

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good start
hairstylist (Former Employee), Mill Plain Vancouver WA – July 29, 2012
LOVE TO WORK IN THIS PLACE I GET ALONG SO WELL WITH MY CO-WORKER GOOD TEAMWORK.MY COSTUMER ARE HAPPY WHAT I DO GREAT TIPS BUT MY MANAGER IS BIPOLAR AND OUR AREA SUPERVISOR DONT GIVE ORDINARY EMPLOYEE A CHANCE OF THEIR SIDE OF STORY IN OTHER WORDS THEY DONT CARE WITH SMALL PEOPLE LIKE US ...
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This place is such a job
hair stylist (Former Employee), Kennesaw, ga – July 20, 2012
Cons: paid under the legal hourly pay, manager never worked, manage ripped off company
I worked for this company several years ago. It was my first job in the hair field, but it was the worse company I ever worked for. I was paid a total of $5.40 an hour, minimum wage in my state is $7.25. I was hired by the manager, but never saw her one day after that. She was 18 years old (I was 19), and all the people I worked with said, she logged – more... in, and left. Got paid the hourly, but was never there. She also put shampoos on clearance, so she'd get them for whatever price she wanted. The day I left, I was told by my co-worker, she was so happy I was leaving... – less
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great start
Stylist (Current Employee), Cedar Hill, TX – July 18, 2012
Great learned a lot. Ready to move on to bigger and better opportunity with this company
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Regis is hair, there, and everywhere. The world's biggest hair salon company, Regis owns, franchises, or holds a stake in some – Read more