STUDS Reviews

I’ve worked for plenty of corporations but none as bad as this. They make so many false promises of promotions and insanely stupid rules. This company is run by a lawyer. It FEELS like it. Not only do they treat their piercers like crap (which are the backbone of the company), FOH gets abused too. I missed so many breaks. I endlessly covered shifts and even opened when the SM forgot to schedule an opener. They told me they couldn’t promote me for 6 months and would hire externally. Cool? So I asked for at least full time since I was working the hours for it and just wanted the benefits. “We don’t currently have another full time FOH position open but we’ll let you know as soon as one opens.” I got sick and was pressured to come in due to THEIR under-hiring tactics. This was the last straw for me. I resigned and 8 hours after, I saw a job posting for my position except it was full time. PETTIEST, GREEDIEST, AND WORST COMPANY EVER. Oh, and that piercing you got from them? Probably botched since they RUSH their piercers to make an extra buck. Do NOT work here.

HR and HQ are a joke. Working here reminds me of when they say “don’t meet your hero.” I thought this company was cool at first, but then I worked for them and peeked behind the curtain. Not inclusive like they say they are. Racism is tolerated, borderline Sexual Harassment, Verbal Abuse, and more were reported and absolutely nothing happened. “Zero tolerance” policy is a joke. The Queer community at Studs are frontline tokens and nothing more. Diversity within HQ is lacking and we all see it. There’s an uncomfortable hierarchy, too. In my experience, I’ve seen top talent leave the company due to HQs allowance of insubordination, lack of safely measures (for both clients and staff) and pure chaos (lack of formal FOH training). Piercers are treated differently than FOH. I’ll leave that there too. Growth is limited if you don’t live in NY. Overall, I’d explore your options. Know your worth. Are you okay wearing the Golden handcuffs at the expense of your mental health, work life balance, and potential safety? Who knows, maybe you’ll work here and your experience will be different—maybe things have changed by now. Best of luck, and remember, you are Kenough.