roc
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hello
not sure if this is in the right place.
im just looking for some others views on my situation. sorry if this is long but ill try and keep it as simple as i can .
I am fully qualified beauty and body therapist since june this year. I was offered two days a week in a local salon and the owner was aware and happy that i have a home salon also.i had only just started out and delighted to have a nice mixture of experience. the salon is very old school ,but have been in business sucessfully for over 20 years . I am very respectful of the experience of both the owner and other full time staff member. However so much goes against my training . they double dip and spatulas are re used for days . no paper wax strips are used , we must cut up curtain lining . they use strip wax for everything and the pots are probable about 20 years old and impossible to clean. they say they never had any problems . i find it so hard to get used to even after all this time. im the new girl and so i understand that i will take time to build up clients but im not "allowed" to do leg waxing or bikini as im not up to speed apparantly . I only ever get a little tset now and again and then im so nervous it takes me a long time. yesterday i had a challenge to do an underarm, half leg, eyebrow and lip wax in 40 mins. it took me 60 . I was mortified and annoyed with myself . the other girl asked me what happend , that she is an easy wax and always quick to do . i said yeah but her hair was growing in lots of different directions . it was going every which way . she said yeah but its still the same . I said what do you mean . she says its still just a case of on with the wax and off again that if i went by the growth direction i would be there all day .this goes against all my training. im getting very fed up of it all. i admit i actually didnt have a leg wax client in a while and she says you need to be at it every day . i cant just magic clients and im not getting the experience they want in their salon. im begining to think they just want a cleaner. im under so much pressure and i feel im given any allowance for being new to it all and im just meant to be up to speed straight away . its a few months now and i still feel like the new girl . iknow i should be up to speed by now but i feel stuck at the moment. i am quick at home with my clients and try to be as efficient as possible . any tips ?????
not sure if this is in the right place.
im just looking for some others views on my situation. sorry if this is long but ill try and keep it as simple as i can .
I am fully qualified beauty and body therapist since june this year. I was offered two days a week in a local salon and the owner was aware and happy that i have a home salon also.i had only just started out and delighted to have a nice mixture of experience. the salon is very old school ,but have been in business sucessfully for over 20 years . I am very respectful of the experience of both the owner and other full time staff member. However so much goes against my training . they double dip and spatulas are re used for days . no paper wax strips are used , we must cut up curtain lining . they use strip wax for everything and the pots are probable about 20 years old and impossible to clean. they say they never had any problems . i find it so hard to get used to even after all this time. im the new girl and so i understand that i will take time to build up clients but im not "allowed" to do leg waxing or bikini as im not up to speed apparantly . I only ever get a little tset now and again and then im so nervous it takes me a long time. yesterday i had a challenge to do an underarm, half leg, eyebrow and lip wax in 40 mins. it took me 60 . I was mortified and annoyed with myself . the other girl asked me what happend , that she is an easy wax and always quick to do . i said yeah but her hair was growing in lots of different directions . it was going every which way . she said yeah but its still the same . I said what do you mean . she says its still just a case of on with the wax and off again that if i went by the growth direction i would be there all day .this goes against all my training. im getting very fed up of it all. i admit i actually didnt have a leg wax client in a while and she says you need to be at it every day . i cant just magic clients and im not getting the experience they want in their salon. im begining to think they just want a cleaner. im under so much pressure and i feel im given any allowance for being new to it all and im just meant to be up to speed straight away . its a few months now and i still feel like the new girl . iknow i should be up to speed by now but i feel stuck at the moment. i am quick at home with my clients and try to be as efficient as possible . any tips ?????
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