Shadeseq
Tucson,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, June 14, 2009
I am outraged by the school director Mark V. He hates women and is mean to them. He likes to touch the gay guys at the school. He touched my friend and Empire didnt do anything about it. The teachers dont show up for work cause they hate it there too. There was once a protest at the school to get him out of there, but they didnt do anything. The director is a mean nasty jerk who should be ashamed of himself. stay away from that school. go to Regency like I am. Many of us are dropping out of that school because of him. Also he picks on us for our monthly payments ,when he looses them he lies about it and has his financial aid helper "sara" help yell at us in his office as if they are some sort of mob collection branch. scary stuff. empire sucks !!!
Nomoevilempire
Lake Placid,#3UPDATE Employee
Sat, June 13, 2009
Dear Disappointed Student in Boston, I hear your complaints and yes they are true of Empire Education Group and their beauty schools. I have worked for them for some time now and have seen many abuses from false promises to the staff on advanced education to lies given to the students about making all sorts of money when they graduate. It's sad how they dont even give new students flat irons in their kits, when flat ironing is the most popular technique in the industry today. Furthermore they have us teach you matrix color in the freshman level classes then suprise you with a different color line when your on the salon floor. The teachers are under tremendous pressure and often times the executive directors are very cold and malicious individuals who dont understand our industry and have no background in cosmetology. that is why there is such a huge disconnect. I know from first hand experience behind closed doors the company is consistantly trying to find ways to improve itself, but wont take the simpliest measures like asking the students and teachers what can make them happy. Instead they have their monthly phone conferences with the executive directors who's only job is to enroll more victims. I witnessed the enrollment of students who were mentally handicapped who didnt understand the legal documents they were signing. That is why I am proud to say that I have obtained a lawyer and am giving my resignation to this horrible company and hope and pray schools with true positive core values come out of the dust. Just know that there has also been many protests by students that havent hit the media yet all over the country. Empire has been good at keeping this sort of this shut up. They also dont want to tell you of all the great people they have lost from their company due the abuses from other directors. Its as if they dont want to hear it. It is very scary.By all means go to another school. Run as fast as you can !!!! Good luck in the cosmetology field..Dont look back!!!!