waxing specialist

esthetician

office administrator

front desk receptionist

cosmetologist

Radiant Waxing

I've been a cosmetologist for many years and really never worked in a salon quite like this. I never worked for a company where the owner takes care of everything and says "Here go make money and be successful." They pay for every training, marketing event and support our ideas to promote our salon. The owners make sure to take care of their employees and make it a priority to get to know who you are, even when they own multiple franchises in Florida. I can truly say I'm proud and happy to be a part of the Florida Tribe. Everything I learned about waxing I learned here. The training is great and there are even some where we get to interact with salons from across the U.S. and talk about goals, tips and tricks, motivation and self care. There is support from our corporate offices all the way to salon management and fellow coworkers. We're a family. Here in Tampa we believe that if you do good, I'll do good, and  the salon ultimately will do good. It's a win win. I even organized all of our materials so it makes it easier to just grab and go to marketing events. 
Management has always been flexible with my scheduling and even supported and helped me out when I had emergency surgery. Most companies would not have done that and held my position for me.
Salary wise after your 90 days, skies the limit. It's up to you how much you want to make. We don't compete with each other, we support share and grow.

During the interview process, they really upsell on the idea that you can make a lot of money from just working there. But the reality of it is that base pay alone is minimum wage and you are working 3 different jobs, a waxer, janitor, and front desk.

Starting off depending on whether people have left earlier that month or what season you're working with, that will heavily vary how quickly you will build your books with clientele. other than that if you start at the end of the summer you will likely spend at least 4-6 months just trying to build your clientele. they have incentives during the holiday with selling the series they have but just to earn a measly extra $50 you have to sell at LEAST 17 series packages. This could be pretty doable if you have that built-up clientele who are ready to drop at least a couple hundred but other than that each series is only worth 1 so imagine not having built up anything yet just because you haven't been there long enough and not being able to even make a bonus unless you want to be "that" super pushy salesman. 

Other than that, I like my coworkers but they really need to up their pay to make this job really all that worth it and if they actually want to keep people. 



This experience is based off my personal experience and specific to the Tampa location. I will start with the manager. Although you can learn a lot of tips from her, she can come across very impatient and passive. The lack of efficient communication skills is unprofessional, especially when dealing with issues that can be fixed. If you dont understand the waxing pattern or aren't perfect it will be met with attitude instead of constructive review. There were also many times at the salon Spanish was being spoken between coworkers and management, and as a non spanish speaker that made me feel excluded. As a new waxologist teamwork was little to none as far as helping your books grow like theirs . There was an instance a negative review was posted from a former employee. And as retaliation the owner of the Tampa location made us write reviews about our experience to lower the former employees review. I really wanted to like LBW as a company however my experience was ruined with poor management and non inclusion. There's a reason for the extreme high turn over rates and former employees quitting.

What I loved most about working here are my relationships with clients,  strong bonds with my coworkers, and that the fast paced environment helped me grow A LOT. The company has SO MUCH potential to be amazing, but they choose to rely on business tactics that are rooted in greed. ASK YOUR EXPERIENCED TEAM WHAT HELPS THEM BE SUCCESSFUL. Employees move on from waxing franchises such as these because they ultimately do not feel cared for or valued, nor do the company’s tactics honor their well beings. Lack of breaks, high stressed environments, and low pay will eventually take a toll on your waxers. 
If the company would prioritize the health of their staff above all, they’d see a complete turnover in their business. STAFF REMAIN AND PERFORM THEIR BEST, WHERE THEY FEEL MOST VALUED. 

The management will lie to you and make it seem like they are are different from other chains like European Wax Center, but they are not. This place is good to get experience as a new esthetician, but that’s it. The management makes it seem like you can make a lot from bonuses and tips, but they make it very difficult to meet bonus and it takes a few months to build up clientele. They also offer no raises, the management will tell you they only offer bonuses. You are also the janitor, receptionist, and waxer all for minimum wage. The turn over rate is extremely high because the owners and salon director do not care about their employees at all. They will make you feel guilty if you call out sick or have an emergency and harass you to see when you are coming back to work. They also make having time off difficult and will hardly let you take 3 days off in a row. They are not flexible in anyway and since they know all of their workers are easily replaceable, they do not care or treat their employees well. 

You either open or close up shop.  You start out with training,  then after about a month of training you're on your own. You will get check-in's with certain skills once every few months to make sure you're waxing correctly. 6 hour shift. You receive what you put in. I learned that if you focus on you and your clients,  that's all that matters.  Management is decent.  The culture is supposed to be a team of loving, accepting, and hardworking girls who support each other.  But personally,  they don't really care about you, they only care about money and themselves.  The hardest part of working there is keeping consistent with your goals and keeping the numbers up. Also,  not being able to move up in the company easily and no pay raise.   The most enjoyable part is  the variety of clients you get.  They are the best part of the job.  

Definitely not a place for much growth opportunities, high turn over, no holiday pay and  are very over worked. Bonuses can be reached with service value points and selling memberships/series, however, with the payment structure that is in place their bonuses are a joke. Every year they will increase their waxing prices and will only give their waxers a 50 cent raise. Doesn’t matter how long you’ve been working there or how fast you are able to complete a services. You need to be an licensed professional (esthetician/cosmetologist) in order to be able to wax there, you will be expected to do front desk work as well as daily cleaning in the salon and between every client. It’s a good place to start if you are starting out and are needing experience, but give it a few months and you will start to feel the burnout. 

The best part was building connections with your clients. You make minimum wage with tips and "bonuses". They hype up the bonuses to make it seem like you can earn a lot of money but it's almost impossible to earn what they say you can. Good starting job to gain experience but it's a dead end with a high turnover rate. Impressive training that is three weeks long and very thorough. You get a set schedule at about 34 hours a week so it's hard to get flexible hours unless you've been working there forever or they like you. Depending on the location, the girls can get "cliquey" and start drama. The owners are a married couple with no esthetic experience and can be unprofessional at times.

This was one of the worst work experiences I’ve ever had. Management and ownership were unprofessional and created a toxic, negative environment. For years, I was treated with disrespect, and instead of addressing issues, they even went as far as to slander my character while I was working there. On top of that, the workplace was messy, disorganized, and chaotic, with constant high turnover that made everything more unstable. Paychecks were often late or inaccurate, and even when they were correct, the pay itself was far too low for the amount of work expected. Overall, this was not a supportive or professional place to work, and I would not recommend it to anyone who values respect, stability, or fair compensation.


Lunchbox is literally the best place to work. My manager was the sweetest and most caring I've ever had. She can be helpful, stern when need be, goofy and a ton of fun to work with. The salon owner is the same way, really interested and involved with everyone. Super super sweet people to work for. Clientele was amazing, most being easy to talk to and it's like catching up with friends every day! Super convenient location, easy to market ourselves. Staff was awesome. Everybody got along beautifully with no competition or drama whatsoever, every one was there to help each other out to make an already amazing franchise even better. I could sincerely call them my best friends. There is not one thing I would change about Lunchbox!

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