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ok place to work
Hairstylist (Former Employee), Orion, MI – June 17, 2013
go to work and cut hair. managers usually pretty nice but not always. picks favorites
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Cosmetologist (Former Employee), Princeton, MN – June 17, 2013
Pros: flexible hours
Cons: working nights/weekends
Great Managment. Willing to work with schedual. Very understanding.
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This is for the season Agents
Stylist (Former Employee), Glendale, Az – June 16, 2013
Pros: brenda and mandi are both helpful and attentive
Cons: not enough leads
The Broker/ broker assistant both are great. The only problem Is that they do not have enough leads for the agents.
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nice place to work.
Stylist (Former Employee), greenvalley ca – June 16, 2013
fast paced on most days. clear guidelines. training. jjjjjjjkkkkkkllllllmmmmml
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Stylist (Former Employee), Opelika, Al – June 14, 2013
I cutted and styled clients hair, did inventory, assist with clients and manager.
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Cookie-cutter salon, not for the creative or independent-minded
Stylist (Former Employee), Zeeland, MI – June 12, 2013
Pros: steady hourly pay
Cons: everything else.
Great Clips has their business strategy down pat. They're obviously a successful company, but that's that. They're a "company". It's not a salon where you get close to your stylist and you really get to know each other. Clients go in blind to what they'll be getting.

As a stylist, I didn't much appreciate being reprimanded for not rushing through my – more... work. They seemed more concerned about getting people in and out the door than giving them quality hair service. For me, this industry is about knowing who is in your chair and what they would like as far as a look goes... but not if you work at Great Clips. They "train" you how to cut hair "their way", which is horrible. I would never go back to this company, regardless of the franchise owner. – less
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Great working environment!
Hair Stylist (Former Employee), Springville, UT – June 11, 2013
Pros: we determined what percentage of our product sales we got depending on how much we sold.
Cons: manager was very strict
I learned a lot here because it was my first salon job outside of school. I made great friends here who encouraged me to be my best self and stylist. It was a high energy environment with a strict dress code, which was nice because we knew exactly what was expected of us everyday.
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the clients were nice. that is all i can say. very good learning and humbling experience working for this particular great clips.
Hair Stylist (Former Employee), Houston, TX – June 7, 2013
Pros: very busy salon
Cons: short, no lunch break, manager was a bully, always threatening your job, pushed way too hard
working for this great clips was not a particularly great experience but at least i got to do what i love for 4 months and that is cutting hair.
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slow
Stylist (Former Employee), Hunters Creek, FL – June 3, 2013
Pros: good pay, and a steady clients, happy clients
Cons: management would always be changing there minds on poloices, and what numbers. what mattered for the qauter. it was alway like walking on eggshells
a typical day was a slow moving very moody work place i was always having to pull teeth to talk to coworkers they like keeping to themselves
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horrible franchise .... just this one
glad i dont work here anymore horrible inviroment (Former Employee), san antonio austin highway – May 29, 2013
Pros: no what so ever
Cons: bad managment
dont apply here unless yur ready to get let down and watch the manager sit in the office all day on her phone while your the only stylist on the floor and dont talk to anyone cause people will put lies in your mouth . horrible management and needs to be shut down ... stylist dont know how to cut hair and they really dont care about the customer ...THEY – more... WILL TALK ABOUT YOU ONCE YOU LEAVE AND LAUGH AT YOU ....this shop is not productive and never will be they dont know to treat their employees and they claim to care about the military and offer military discounts...TRUTH IS THEY CAN CARE LESS ABOUT THE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES.....they dont clean their combs and they reuse dirty capes on customers – less
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great co-worker,and busy salon with location
Hairstylist/Manager (Former Employee), Oakdale, MN – May 28, 2013
Pros: free lunches and always birthday gift.
Cons: sharing personal business with others managment only.
Busy salon but, limited to my skills only cutting hair and perming. Learned how to be patience with management for change, Management was poor due to lack of knowledge by the appointed person .Nice people to work with except management. Leaving behind my customers so elders set in ways not liking change. My pay way better so I enjoyed working hard.
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I loved the people
Hairstylist/Cashier (Former Employee), Tampa, FL – May 28, 2013
Pros: stable income
Cons: push products hard to have at least 7%
nice place to work, great pay when you add up your tips. Great values and awesome company.
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Fun work environment
Mascot (Former Employee), Sterling Heights, MI – May 28, 2013
My job was to hold a sign to tell driver's about the great grand opening. I got to listen to my ipod while I was working.
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Fast paced, fun work enviornment
Stylist/Opener/Closer (Former Employee), Cleveland, TN – May 24, 2013
Pros: financial incentives for hard work
Cons: expensive healthcare and lack of benefits
A typical work day includes serving an average of 25 to 30 clients daily. I have learned that listening to the clients wants and needs is essential in creating a lasting work relationship. I have also learned how to be a team player. My manager is amazing and is willing to do her best to make the work environment good for all the employees. The hardest – more... part of the job is the physical aspect of the job and the most enjoyable part of the job is meeting new people daily and creating relationships with the clients. – less
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Productive and fun
Stylist (Former Employee), Chesterfield, VA – May 21, 2013
A typical day was fun and normal day. Always learning new cuts and styles. The most enjoyable part of my job was seeing how haapy the client was when I was done, doing what was asked not what i wanted or ect.
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Low pay, but a great place to start when trying to learn new things fresh out of school.
Hair Stylist (Former Employee), Salt Lake City, UT – May 20, 2013
Pros: always have ones, and you get to learn new things all the time.
Cons: low pay, bad tips.
The time goes by fast, considering your cutting up to 30+ people on a busy day... Hardly anytime for breaks unless you are full staffed and no one is waiting... On the other hand to earn tips you need to be busy at all times... The price for a haircut is at a very low price point! So the tips are not as good as you would think.. And even sometimes people – more... don't tip at all.. – less
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Hairstylist (Former Employee), Roanoke, VA – May 17, 2013
Pros: nothing
Cons: no beneifts, poorly managed, they do not give you enough time to complete a haircut to ensure that it is of quality.
When you start your shift at great clips, each day theres a new problem, someone calling out and others having to pick up there slack. They hire so many employees that their aren't enough hours to give. Usually, everyone would be in the back of the salon talking or on there phone while clients are walking in, leaving two stylist to manage it.
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Pay rate terrible and hours scheduled to work always changing.
Stylist (Former Employee), Austin Village Mathews, NC – May 15, 2013
Pros: the 'cash' tips
Cons: $8 pay rate, hours scheduled are inconsistent, manager a bully
Pay only $8 per/hr and not a steady work schedule. Working for great clips you cannot have another job b/c of the forever changing schedule and $8 isn't enough for anyone live. Not to mention the manager was allowed to show her 'steel cross' tattoo and was disrespectful to fellow stylist causing a very high turnover rate. Outside of the haircutting – more... class offered working here wasn't worth it. – less
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Manager (Former Employee), Toledo, Oh – May 14, 2013
Great Clips is an amazing atmosphere. There is no drama, it feels like you work with your best friends everyday, I cant even call it work!
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I owned and operated the hair salon.
Owner/operatpr. (Former Employee), Bellvue, TN – May 13, 2013
Pros: money, satisfaction in providing great service for clients.
Cons: no family time, working 80+ hours a week.
My salon was a very fast paced salon mainly catering to men's clipper cuts. I hired/fired, trained staff. As well as providing excellent customer service to our clients.
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About Great Clips

Great Clips, Inc. was established in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has more than 3,100 salons throughout the United – Read more