bluesmith5
Well-Known Member
Hi everybody. I am writing this struggling with stress, frustration, anger, and sadness. I think I should be looking for a new salon to move to or place to rent a room to do my nail business out of because my salon owner/manager casually told me last month that she was closing down the side of the salon that I am on because she can't afford the rent anymore. So, this room that I rent from her will soon no longer be mine. That didn't make me happy because I just paid to have a sink installed in it. But she said she would build me a new room, buy a pedicure throne for me (because the comfy chair and pedi tub setup I have now is too big) and I will move into the new room. Well, I tried several times to talk to her the past couple of weeks to find out what is going on...but there's always some drama going on or something else she is dealing with. Finally, the other night I see an opportunity to talk and I learned that it would cost her $3,000 to put in a water drain to my "new" room, which is really just her old office, so my pedicure throne (which she hasn't bought yet) is going to have to go in the corner next to a well used bathroom, over 20 feet and around two corners, across to the other side of the salon. So, no more quiet room with big comfy chair and private, relaxing pedicures for my clients! Now they are supposed to get their pedicures next to a bathroom (the flushing and potential smell, and the constant interruption of passersby). The back bar is back there so stylists will be coming and going. I have health issues so now I am expected to add thousands more steps to each workday? Another manicurist has her own pedicure station just outside her door but mine has to go across the salon? Ugh! I am so upset! This is her solution? I have paid her more than $3,000 in booth rent...why can't she spend some money on what I need? Did I mention that her office is dimly lit with no ventilation? How the hell am I supposed to do nails like this!? I have been building my business based on my nice, private nail studio where people can come to relax. Clients take one look at my big comfy chair and they want a pedicure! People have even submitted online reviews about my pedicure setup and how much they love it and my private, relaxing room. Now I can see losing clientele because they get a pedicure next to the bathroom. I am so upset! But wait! There's more! I still don't even know WHEN I am supposed to move over to the other side of the salon so the building owner can reclaim the side I and two other girls are on (one is a stylist and the other doesn't do pedicures). So, because I am upset I figured I would talk to the salon owner/manager about all this. I sent her a text yesterday asking to talk about all this. She sent back..."OK." I was between clients today so I texted her to ask if we could talk after my last client later on. She texted me that she had a date. I texted her back and asked if we could talk tomorrow after my last client. She texted back saying she has another date with the same guy. So...I texted her back and asked her what day and time is good for her? So far it has been several hours and she has not responded. At this point I am pissed off and hurt and offended by her behavior. I ran a discount deal, which I will never do again, and have brought over 400 people to her salon. I have never missed a booth rent payment. I don't think she cares that she is going to cause me to lose customers. Either new clients won't come back because they will be grossed out and offended by being next to a bathroom or it's not relaxing :sly: and/or current clients won't return because they like the way my setup is now and will hate the new setup in comparison. Should I just leave? Because I think it's obvious she doesn't want to talk to me. She would rather be on time for her dates than give me 10 to 15 minutes to talk. Wow. I am so sad and frustrated that I just want to cry.
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