hair stylist

front desk coordinator

salon manager

barber

barber/stylist

Boardroom Styling Lounge

With full time being 30 hours, this job is perfect for people looking for something part time. Everyone is really nice once you get past the individual dramas that come with working in a salon. If you need extra hours, all the salons in the Atlanta area (aside from the Alpharetta branch) are close enough together that you can ask if any of them need help. The other front desk attendants, especially the full time, would appreciate the break and will most likely be willing to cover one of your shifts later on. The downside to this is getting texts and phone calls from everyone throughout the week even on days off. It seems like the managers are always working , often coming in on days off with supplies they borrowed from another salon because the orders are behind.

On slow days as front desk, a well managed salon will probably feel like you are just creating things for yourself to do to keep from being bored. On busy days, you will be non stop picking up slack for the stylists, answering phone calls from other salons and customers, cleaning, cashing people out, etc. Some days it works like a well oiled machine. Others, a stylist who is all booked up says they can't come in last minute and you have to call either someone to fill or all of their clients to reschedule for another day or see if another branch can take them. While you do all this, you are actively encouraged to push products and memberships. As front desk, you do not make commission off these sales and have to choose what stylist to give the sale to. This is good if a stylist is behind on their sales numbers, but it sucks going the extra mile for someone else to reap the rewards. 

Atlanta is a diverse area so you will see all types of people visiting the salon. But the main clientele is rich, conservative, entitled WASPs. So all that ever plays on the TV is news, mostly Fox, and football. At one point I was told that encouraging too many gay men to be members would be bad for the company's aesthetic. There were just too many questionable actions and occurrences.

Front desk has the most flexible wardrobe. That being a nice, plain white, gray, or black top with black pants while everyone else wears all black. Only natural colors for hair even though it's a salon. Makeup was required for women. The only exception I saw was with one of the managers who was masc presenting. Some customers get a little too comfortable with you, so you'll have to have composure and assert your boundaries while maintaining the relaxing environment. It can be too much to put up with at points though.

Overall, this is a good job if you need something short term with mostly flexible hours that pays more than a school work study will, as long as you can overlook or ignore the other stuff.

This company pays you very little for the amount you generate per month in services. Tips are not that great. No room for growth to lead stylist or management. They select the wrong people to lead the shops. My experience was poor. My manager cut corners and didn't onboard me due to her excuse of it being the holiday season. They would constantly let you make mistakes and they had a group chat where they would make you feel targeted for those mistakes and call them friendly reminders. If you spoke out they would get defensive. If you had concerns they would dismiss you and put their needs before yours. They would come behind you to hurry and get clocked out for lunch if you were running behind. If you took longer to perform services they would cut your hours. Management wasn't professional, they treated only a couple coworkers like friends and not create that barrier for their role. They didn't demonstrate the high standard to meet as a hard worker. I felt a toxic energy from coworkers. They would talk about other coworkers behind their backs and make you feel less than. The shop during the day would get messy and no one would pick up after themselves in the spa room, towels would always be behind due to some stylists not contributing to wash or fold. Clients could no show or cancel without being charged. Clients would book the wrong services online very frequently. Overall not a fair, team oriented work environment, I do not recommend applying here!

I started working after a few troublesome stylists had left the company and the location needed people badly. There was one other full time receptionist and we became close, I learned quick and our schedules were perfect. Two weeks later my GM quit suddenly because she didn't have a day off in three months. The assistant manager and only barber became manager and we all did our best to make it work and us receptionists began taking on a lot of responsibilities that were not supposed to be ours and the errands wasted our own gas and time. Often ended up without a lunch. Stylists would quit often because of the sneakiness and lying from management. I became the only one left at front desk for a while and I tried my best to keep the environment together and I was treated like dirt. I don't mind compromising but taking away hours because I'm younger and saying I won't make it anywhere in life because I'm "just another pretty face" was a big mistake on management's part. I loved my job when I was helping the clients and my coworkers. This job drove me to a dark place because of the management and corporate and I even spoke to HR about the uncomfortable situation me and several girls were in. I missed funerals and birthdays this year because of this job despite asking far in advance. I stayed late on days I didn't need to be working for the company who did not care at all. Boardroom sinks it's teeth into the people they depend on.

A typical day at work was extremely stressful and unpredictable due to ongoing tension within the team. Instead of focusing on job responsibilities, I often had to navigate hostility and unprofessional behavior from staff. I learned the importance of documenting incidents, understanding workplace rights, and recognizing patterns like workplace mobbing and DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender), which unfortunately were present in my experience.
Management was ineffective and, at times, contributed to the toxic environment. Concerns I raised were not taken seriously, and I believe there was a lack of accountability at higher levels. The workplace culture was unhealthy, with a lack of respect, support, and basic professionalism among staff.
The hardest part of the job was enduring daily harassment and feeling unsafe, especially after receiving threats from coworkers. It created an environment of fear rather than productivity. The most enjoyable part of the job was the work itself and the opportunity to serve, but those positives were overshadowed by the negative environment.
Overall, I would not recommend this workplace to others due to serious concerns about safety, management, and organizational culture.

I thought working at The boardroom will be great it was an upscale salon I practiced before I walked through the doors to make sure I could perform the $60 haircut. Management shows favoritism. You are constantly reminded to sell memberships even though you do not receive any commission. If you do not sell over $150 in product per pay period you do not receive any commission. There's extra steps that you have to do such as rubbing massaging on men in a dark shampoo room. I feel very uncomfortable especially putting up dividers where it was private. This place will hire anyone that walks through the front door whether they're fresh out of beauty school or never cut men's hair before in their life. There's a very large turnover in management and front desk. When you hire they make you a lot of promises did they do not keep. The check was okay because I busted my tail to make sure I received good tips my tips always was more than my check if it wasn't for the clients you would lose everything you have cuz the company will not give you a rraise I would not recommend working at this place even though they say you make
 50,000- 60,000 yr. The only people that's making that amount of money is management

Hi I've been a hairstylist for seven years. When I started to work for this company I guess they changed owners when I was starting. About a year ago I thought the boardroom was home for me until I talked to a couple of former employees. A typical day at work is to always write your goals down for the numbers you have to meet. Make sure to always let clients know about the membership and upselling products.. What I learned is that the company dont care about you at all.  10 hours shift??? Whoever made the hour of operation really is terrible. I'm not a parent yet but parents who are barber and a hairstylist dont work for this company. I would say I have done more then 10 haircuts in a day because 1. The location I worked for is low on staffed. Definitely was taking my passion away as a hairstylist. Now let me tell yall about managment the person who is managing the boardroom really sucks. Picks favorsim, dont care about the employee, wants to make you work all the time. Workplace was okay. Hardest part of the job was selling memberships lol. The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing my clients and employees!!! 

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Boardroom Salon for Men is tuff to find ... it feels like your whole day is left there ..unless you work part time... if you want to make good money you need to work weekends holidays and late hours

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Boardroom Salon for Men are great.. they offer medical benefits,  retirement benefits,  tips and commissions on product sales

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Boardroom Salon for Men, I think right now with the pandemic it has affected our income... I notice a pattern clients don't come to cut their hair as frequent wich affected our income because we rely highly on tips not on our hourly pay..

Management
In general, managers at Boardroom Salon for Men... at my location Highland Village management is awesome..they do care for their staff ..

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Boardroom Salon for Men is great... we help each other at the end of our shift  ... Great team work..

Overall
My experience working at Boardroom Salon for Men is being great... men are very generous and to the most part humbled... Its being a great experience

I absolutely loved working here.  I loved who I worked with, plenty of clients, it wasn't over whelming, tips were great, the dress code was awesome, and I got more than enough hours.  The only draw back was communication and no compassion to life situations that happen.  My car broke down my first week and because I hadn't gotten paid yet I was having difficulty getting there.  I went down and expressed this that I might need to start the following week because I didn't have reliable transportation.  I tried to get there but the day I couldn't.  I called and left messages. No one communicated that and let me go saying I no called no show which simply wasn't true.  I was given the hiring person number by another stylist that told me the mgr quit that I should talk to the hiring about another chance since my car was fixed, but was immediately shut down and treated me like I wasn't worthy.  Very upset because I really liked it there and really wanted a career with that company!  

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working for boardroom is the client interactions and the sense of peer support and amazing chemistry with my coworkers. There truly are some incredible people who walk through the door and I love the energy of the people i work with. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part is the general feeling of being almost immediately replaced. It’s like there’s always the vibe of “it’s cool and you’re doing great” followed by having to walk on eggshells, rinse and repeat. On top of a general lack of communication and clear and concise policy. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fun at first and then stressful mostly because of management and corporate level changes happening rapidly. It’s a tense vibe with and around management and upper management. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A lot of cleaning, client interactions, more cleaning, and standing in one spot all day.

I loved the concept of the business and the clients I met.
Management looks out for management at the cost of their stylists. The location I was at had an extremely toxic/hostile environment, and when I tried asking for help I was referred back to the problem (the manager at that location.) They didn't seem to care about what was happening, just taking that managers word over everything when the area manager lived states away and came to our location 4 or 5 times in the 9 months. I guess she didn't want to realize she hired someone that thrives on drama, is lazy, and doesn't truly care about anyone but herself. 

After months of questionable situations, comments, and decisions my tolerance for unprofessional behavior was reached. My hope is that changes will be made soon. 

My advice to new employees would be to ask a lot of questions regarding how membership and product commissions work, and keep track of the memberships to ensure you are being compensated for your work.

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