Pros
Great place to acquire something to put down on your resume if you're a newly licensed esthetician, but that's about it.
Cons
Low pay structure. You get paid minimun wage and only 5% commission off services performed (INSANE). You make most of your money from tips (might as well go be a waitress then, and not have to look at crotches for minimum wage.) This company is totally set up to make the franchisee owner the most money, and they couldn't care less about anything else. You follow scripted conversations with all of your clients, which doesn't allow for catering to anyone's needs to make them happy (so they probably will go somewhere that does.) You are ALWAYS pushed to sell retail products to everyone, even if they don't want it. The products suck, in my opinion. No room for advancement such as raises, promotions, etc. No benefits at all. They do offer bonuses but they are so hard to reach I've never seen anyone make it. This company absolutely DOES NOT care about hiring qualified, awesome estheticians & management. They will hire whoever will take the least amount of pay, and then fire and rehire when the time comes. There is no employee retention, I experienced around 7 people leaving my location in the first six months of opening. I always felt like my esthetic's license was in jeopardy here because no one thoroughly checks medications and health history for contraindications before waxing (they ask if you take Retin-A, that's it). Most of these EWC locations are franchisee's, so if you end up with a crappy owner/manager, there is no HR department or third party to resolve problems/conflict with. This also leads to a lot of nepotism, favoritism, and shady business tactics. I would rather work at McDonald's than be employed here again.