Sally Beauty reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(3,531 total reviews)
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Denise Paulonis

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Sally Beauty has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,531 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sally Beauty employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Nov 22, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has history with the customer.

Cons

-Safety not a concern. Many employees work alone. The number of attacks on employees has increased. (Fact) -Supplies are cut off without warning. Employees don’t even have toilet paper half the time. (Fact) -“Executive” level field management are hired from prior companies that they have assisted in driving into bankruptcy or do not have experience for that position. Hiring people that have either not worked in the field or haven’t in decades. (Fact) -Want associates to know the numbers while giving them less than 20 hour. Literally had to learn the “Sales Equation” by heart. This was the most illogical thing I have ever seen. Literally had to teach senior manager basic 5th grade math. (Fact) -When there are any issues that require assistance from Home Office, either there isn’t anyone to answer the phone or they are so overworked, new, or confused that they are extremely rude. Then an email is sent out to 2 or 3 levels of senior field management in order to reprimand for calling. (Fact) -Has an “open communication” Facebook group that is closely monitored. If any associate tries to post something that is not positive, the post is blocked. Then an email is sent to 2 or 3 levels of senior field management to reprimand the individual. (Fact). -Started a GroupMe app that alerts at all hours of the night, even after stores are closed. If you don’t answer, you are told that you are disconnected or lack buy in. This includes Sunday morning during religious activities. (Fact) -Stores aren’t sent merchandise or the hair care lines are incomplete. Told to sell them something else. Customers want “their” product. Then reprimanded for not making sales. If we don’t have it, we can’t sell it. (Fact)

1.0
Oct 2, 2019

Save Your Soul From The Archfiend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have to enter 5 words to qualify an entry in this box. They are no, zero, nothing, nathan, and nada.

Cons

Real life experience to negligent business decisions and exposure to a failing, miserable morale. Growth potential is limited to what you take away from witnessing truly shameful behavior and mismanagement from the executives to the field. There is something to learn but you must see the beauty in disaster and harmful practices. You bend, break, and wake up from the nightmare with a new perspective on what you deserve.

1.0
Oct 23, 2018

Sales associate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great discount and monthly free product

Cons

The company is an absolute mess. From upper management, to inside store operations. Store hours for employees are not guaranteed, and there’s no such thing as a full week vacation time for sales associates. Your promised a certain amount of hours per week, then they go against their word and the paperwork documenting such. The company has unrealistically high expectations of sales associates, considering each store has roughly 3-5 employees (including management) and morning shifts are typically manned by 1 employee until another employee comes in much later in the afternoon. The company culture has changed so much just in the few years I’ve been there, I’m beginning to think they’re scrambling around for last minute ideas to keep themselves afloat. Any time one of their “ideas” fail, the blame is sent down to the sales associate. Their marketing team drops the ball every month, which requires the employees to redact certain sale offers given to their customer base. Then the employees get to deal with the backlash. The shelf talkers that display which products are on sale alongside others are so poorly written, expect to be yelled at by customers who demand their own perspective of what the sale means. Then when you follow policy, expect to be told to do the opposite when customers call customer service and they tell them you were wrong. All in all, if you’d like to retain the little bit of sanity and common sense you have left, I’d advise against working for Sally Beauty.

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