Great if you have a good boss & team. - Retail Sales Associate CosmoProf Employee Review

3.0
30 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty decent employee discount which is great if you are a stylist and need products, decent benefits, make an effort to be diverse and inclusive. * there is a catch on the benefits and they're effort to be inclusive and diverse.

Cons

The benefits are great, but seeing as they only pay minimum wage and offer part time hours because "they can't afford to have full time staff", they will eat up 1/3 of your paycheck which really defeats the purpose. Meanwhile the CEO brings in a whopping 371 times that of their average employee. Weird. Huh. That is public information by the way so its not a trade secret. And all of their claims to be diverse and inclusive and care about racial justice are null and void for that reason too. Its all talk until they get eith the program and pay people more. They actively try to recruit licensed hair stylists while not paying them what they're worth. They can't keep stores staffed because the pay is literally that awful and often times have to pay employees from other stores more money in gas milliage, hotels, and food just to keep stores open. So yeah. Its a great place to work if you have an awesome store team and you really only need part time hours and want that discount, but if you need anything else & more than that, stay away.

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5.0
15 May 2026
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Pros

Easy job Discount Free samples(sometimes) Don’t have to deal with the public because it is only licensed professionals

Cons

You work alone for a few outs Also if you are scheduled Sundays you work alone. Some people come in and steal and it’s scary if you don’t know how to handle the situation. Especially if you are alone Even though you don’t have to deal with the public you do at the same time because some people come in and try to shop even though they don’t have a license.

4.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- easy tasks - friendly customers - good employee discount - lots of education

Cons

- pay - part time schedule only

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