Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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The hairdresser has a side-business of servicing customers out of her home, cutting out the salon owner as a middleman.
I actually hope she does. I know she's a single mother, so I basically think it's great that she's not working crazy hours, but I do honestly wonder how the bills get paid.
I also got my hair cut during the middle of the day (when I had a job). I called it "my lunch hour" though. And there was no waltzing, no flamenco. Maybe just a skosh of the macarena sometimes.
My hairstylist is having a baby and doesn't know how much she's going to work when she comes back. (It's her own salon.) It's already insane getting an appointment with her, it will be probably be a 6 months wait if she goes part time. She's good, but not that good.
How does my hairdresser make a living, working noon-6 and not on Saturdays?
Eight haircuts/day @ $50 = $400 + $100 in tips = $500
4 days/week = $2,000 x 50 weeks = $100,000 - ~$10,000 for chair rental
$100,000 - ~$10,000 for chair rental
Dang. I guess that explains why my old hairdresser has a pool.
(That and she lives on Staten Island.)
Judging from my ex-boss, Exempt employees go and get their hair cut in the middle of the day or whenever they like. "I'm off to get my hair cut," she'd say breezily and waltz out at 3pm.
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Dang. I guess that explains why my old hairdresser has a pool.
Chair rental varies widely, and sometimes stylists also pay a percentage of the pay for support employees such as receptionists and shampooers. Independent stylists also have all the expenses of any contractor. However, they also sometimes have $1,000 days. A stylist with a loyal clientele can rake it in.
Eight haircuts/day @ $50 = $400 + $100 in tips = $500
4 days/week = $2,000 x 50 weeks = $100,000 - ~$10,000 for chair rental
Huh. Is chair rental that cheap?
Chair rental varies widely
She's the owner's daughter, so I assume she's paying on the low end. (Or she may possibly be a co-owner. Also her husband works in construction so she also got a deal on the pool.)
I forgot supplies, which the stylist may buy for herself or may pay an additional fee to the salon for. Color and perm supplies are expensive, but color and perm pay more.
Chair rental is a high risk/high reward game, so some stylists are happier at salons that pay a salary or a fixed percentage.