You definitely need to work at other stores or massive overtime to make ends meet. Pay is ABYSMAL, hours are awful, turnover rate is almost impressively bad. Upper management couldn’t care less how things get done, will not come help if you need it. There is no such thing as a true day off without worrying about something going wrong. The company fails to communicate consistently, and messaging at every level is basically a game of telephone. The district is currently bleeding managers with good reason, though I couldn’t say how the rest of the company’s districts are faring. There are ethical pitfalls everywhere you look, and blatant violations of basic workplace safety and workers rights. Lunch breaks are required, but there is no way to take one if you’re completely alone in the store or the only one with the ability to keep the store moving smoothly. No manager that I know has taken one pretty much ever. Even for funerals, there is no assistance from upper management in finding coverage for the store, forcing managers to miss portions or the totality of important family ceremonies. The money IS NOT worth it, don’t be fooled into getting stuck with this company. The beauty advisors only get minimum wage and are expected to make up any extra pay that they want with commission based items that the company can, will, and HAS cancelled on them in the past. No amount of experience or professional development is worth the constant anxiety and stress of not knowing what other garbage the company plans to throw at you on any given day. Jobs that require similar skill sets and pay significantly more than this company are opening up now, go and take those before you ever put yourself through this.
