Hi everyone,
I have used salon geek alot to gain advice but just decided to join as I feel in desperate need for support.
I qualified in beauty therapy a year ago after 2 yrs of training. I have held a few jobs, starting in spas and then salons. Spas just felt like a conver belt of massages to me and I love the variety of treatments that a salon environment provides.
I am not the youngest at nearly 40. My reoccurring problem seems to be my timings. I am continually running over and am really at the point of asking myself if I am cut out for this. I feel under such pressure with it as the salon is very busy. The boss and other therapists are always pulling me up. I feel so deflated and depressed and just feeling completely useless.
I know I do a good job and have lots of return clients and positive feedback it's just the timing thing with in particular nails and waxing. The other girls charge about the salon and maybe it's an excuse but am feeling my age is against me. I have been told I am a perfectionist but worry that if I don't do a job to my best that I will get complaints.
I know the other therapists are feeling annoyed with me and I feel I am always being judged and watched which makes me more stressed and slower. I also always seem to have the clients that require more work than initially expected...remnants of gel, late arrivals and ditherers etc. But this is an excuse that doesn't seem to wash with the other girls.
I feel that I am more used to working with certain utensils such as lint free wipes for nails instead of cotton wool, which always leave hair sticking to the polish and paper wax strips which I find I have more control over. Again though blaming tools seems like an excuse that won't wash.
Sorry for long post, just want to be specific and desperate for help/advice. X
I have used salon geek alot to gain advice but just decided to join as I feel in desperate need for support.
I qualified in beauty therapy a year ago after 2 yrs of training. I have held a few jobs, starting in spas and then salons. Spas just felt like a conver belt of massages to me and I love the variety of treatments that a salon environment provides.
I am not the youngest at nearly 40. My reoccurring problem seems to be my timings. I am continually running over and am really at the point of asking myself if I am cut out for this. I feel under such pressure with it as the salon is very busy. The boss and other therapists are always pulling me up. I feel so deflated and depressed and just feeling completely useless.
I know I do a good job and have lots of return clients and positive feedback it's just the timing thing with in particular nails and waxing. The other girls charge about the salon and maybe it's an excuse but am feeling my age is against me. I have been told I am a perfectionist but worry that if I don't do a job to my best that I will get complaints.
I know the other therapists are feeling annoyed with me and I feel I am always being judged and watched which makes me more stressed and slower. I also always seem to have the clients that require more work than initially expected...remnants of gel, late arrivals and ditherers etc. But this is an excuse that doesn't seem to wash with the other girls.
I feel that I am more used to working with certain utensils such as lint free wipes for nails instead of cotton wool, which always leave hair sticking to the polish and paper wax strips which I find I have more control over. Again though blaming tools seems like an excuse that won't wash.
Sorry for long post, just want to be specific and desperate for help/advice. X