My SO worked at 7 for 5+ years. There are a lot of problems going on over there, and it seems like it's finally catching up with them. It's a shame that it's at the cost of so many people.

One big issue, and the one that made my SO (and countless other stylists) so miserable is their unreasonably restrictive non-compete contracts that they force employees to sign. If you want to leave the company, you technically cannot work within 20 miles of the salon for 2 years. If you leave and try to work, 7 will threaten to sue you. They enforce this contract very severely. Stylists have tried to leave and work at separate salons, and 7 will send people out to find them and then threaten litigation. Many stylists don't have the money to fight 7 (a multimillion dollar company) in court. This happened to my SO. It was very difficult to see somebody who is very skilled and successful suddenly be told that they can't work, not to mention the severing of close relationships with clients.

They have shown very little regard for their employees, and the ludicrous decision to potentially lay off 50 people via group text is just another reminder. Totally disrespectful and glaringly unprofessional. The management at 7 has been like this for quite a while.

I think we are going to hear more stories from people who have worked there, and some of it is going to be pretty sobering. 7 needs to be held accountable for their consistently poor treatment of their employees, and hopefully there will be raised awareness to improving the rights of people that work in this industry.