lolologann
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Hey guys, I've posted in the past about specific instances. I am still a new nail tech but I have recently switched to an asain owned salon with a mixture of techs from different cultures. (It is very far from being nss) I love it there and am learning so much.
Going from a very slow shop, to a very popular high volume shop has it's highs and lows but I'm happy with my move.
I'm the newest and least experienced tech. I'm also coming from shops that hand filed and refused to do acrylic.
My boss has been training me on acrylic, gels, and e file. And man the pressure is on! I'm so appreciative that I want to deliver great work.
But I run into small issues, it seems people expect a lot more than they did at the other shops I worked at. I have a hard time getting out of my head. I'm slower than my co workers while using e file and when I struggle I ask for help. I can see some clients become uncomfortable when I ask for help, and have even had clients tell me they'd rather wait for someone of another ethnicity,(RUDE)
I am receiving the same training they did on site (everyone where I work is also state board certified)
I guess what I want to know is, do you guys ever feel like a client might be uncomfortable with you, and if so how do you not let that get to your head?
(Just some background info I'm not saying it's completely because I'm american I feel people are uncomfortable, the salon is mixed I'm not alone, but I look very young and I think that turns people away, I think also when I struggle it shows on my face)
I haven't had many complaints. A chipped nail here & there , taking too long on a lady in a time crunch. Or having to go back over a nail that looks uneven. These issues are so small to everyone else but they like destroy my day and I can't figure out how to finish the service without thinking that client won't come back because I've had to fix a nail or ask for help.
Are these things common ? Am I doubting myself to much? Is this normal for beginers to feel this way? How do you trouble shoot with a client ?
Going from a very slow shop, to a very popular high volume shop has it's highs and lows but I'm happy with my move.
I'm the newest and least experienced tech. I'm also coming from shops that hand filed and refused to do acrylic.
My boss has been training me on acrylic, gels, and e file. And man the pressure is on! I'm so appreciative that I want to deliver great work.
But I run into small issues, it seems people expect a lot more than they did at the other shops I worked at. I have a hard time getting out of my head. I'm slower than my co workers while using e file and when I struggle I ask for help. I can see some clients become uncomfortable when I ask for help, and have even had clients tell me they'd rather wait for someone of another ethnicity,(RUDE)
I am receiving the same training they did on site (everyone where I work is also state board certified)
I guess what I want to know is, do you guys ever feel like a client might be uncomfortable with you, and if so how do you not let that get to your head?
(Just some background info I'm not saying it's completely because I'm american I feel people are uncomfortable, the salon is mixed I'm not alone, but I look very young and I think that turns people away, I think also when I struggle it shows on my face)
I haven't had many complaints. A chipped nail here & there , taking too long on a lady in a time crunch. Or having to go back over a nail that looks uneven. These issues are so small to everyone else but they like destroy my day and I can't figure out how to finish the service without thinking that client won't come back because I've had to fix a nail or ask for help.
Are these things common ? Am I doubting myself to much? Is this normal for beginers to feel this way? How do you trouble shoot with a client ?
