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Originally Posted by Pibb26
The credit card issue is an interesting one...I personally have never booked a service at a Spa anywhere and NOT been required to provide a credit card number.
I would also think that if they only charged $37 for a perm people would be lined up out the door. You cannot get a perm for $37 at the beauty school much less a business with licensed stylists.
I also have never liked the "tiered" pricing, but to say that someone right out of school should make the same as someone who has been in the industry 30+ years has zero validity. Does a person with a high school diploma make the same as someone who obtained a Masters?
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I respectfully disagree.
Booking a hair appointment is completely different from booking a spa experience. MOST salons do NOT require a credit card # to book a hair appointment.
$37 for a PARTIAL perm is typical and reasonable.
Someone right out of school is a novice. They are almost NEVER hired to work in an upscale salon because of that, unless the owner is desperate for a 'warm body' and can't find better. Shame on THEM if they squeeze them out of salary in spite of that and even a novice should NOT accept those terms.
Small places, charging modest prices are typically where novice barber/stylists gain their experience and develop work ethic, before moving up to a high end salon. That should be disclosed at school, but today is NOT. SHAME on the schools.
It is my opinion, and was my practice that all barber/stylists be on an equal pay scale, including myself. Some made more money because they did more work, or more INVOLVED work that day. Our pay was determined by work performed, it was not a weekly salary. You didn't work, you didn't make money. You took time off, it was on your dime.
If clients asked for you, they were booked in your chair. Walk-ins or new clients were given to EVERYONE on an equitable basis and everybody knew how to book them.
To do it any other way is a breeding ground for resentment. I treated them the way I would want to be treated, always. There were no divas in my shop, That applied to me, too.
If you are in the industry, don't be sold a bill of goods on this one, no matter if you are a stylist or owner. It truly is poor practice.
And I will say again, years under your belt do not automatically give you better skills. The DESIRE to focus, devotion to improving, continuing education and ALWAYS being open to learning, do. There are many professionals out there for whom mediocre is good enough for the duration of their careers.... no matter WHAT field they are in.