Was a Receptionist/bartender for a year - Receptionist/Bartender Drybar Employee Review

1.0
6 Dec 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- nice co workers - great decor - good concept - full time hours/decent pay - great music/ movies all day - snacks and drinks

Cons

- no advancement opportunities - management sucks - always over booked, due to call center as well receptionists booking - there's always confusion with the booking process because most ppl will lie about what an ER said to them, once we Skype the ER's you can never find which ER actually said this so we end up taking too many customers - blowouts are booked for 35-40 mins when they can actually take about 45 mins or more so all appointments overlap - stylists never get a break we had to keep handing them tickets back to back because of overbooking - managers are non existing, they sit in their office all day as if they know it's a mad house - stylists are underpaid, their tips suck as well - dead end job for everyone , high turnover rate, new hires everyday so customers grow fond of someone and by the next week they're no longer working there

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5.0
16 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great environment and company values. Stays busy and everything is provided for you!

Cons

None! 15 years later and still love it!

3.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The BEST thing about being employed as the hairstylist is that you do not have to worry about bringing/having a “BOOK” ; like in some cases where hair salons would prefer a new stylist to have a clientele base upon starting! Drybar hairstylist can easily build a “Booked & Busy” client based request if you follow these 3 tips: •SPEED (45min tops for the whole process)! •CONSISTENCY (Client consultation, Shampooing, Styling, ReBook)! •SCHEDULE ( wether you Full/Part time); Time Management is the key to maintaining your daily/weekly/monthly schedule!

Cons

Drybar is NOT your average corporate salon, they DO NOT like for hairdressers to sit around riding their CLOCK w/o nothing to do, they will have you clock out for the rest of your shift and send you home (ex.; if your shift is from 12pm-6pm and the salon slowdown around 2:15pm ( if you NOT cleaning, sweeping, restocking) they will send you home); literally, just putting you at 2hrs 15min for the day!! Highly played FAVORITISM (Depending on your “Home Salon” from District, manager to Salon manager ), *YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A VALID REASON * ( JEALOUSY or HATING either or both are very UNPROFESSIONAL in the workplace)!

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