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.
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Nov 08, 2011 8:31:34 am PST #5392 of 30001
information libertarian
Sue - Nov 08, 2011 8:32:09 am PST #5393 of 30001
hip deep in pie
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.
Ginger - Nov 08, 2011 8:33:23 am PST #5394 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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
Jessica - Nov 08, 2011 8:37:47 am PST #5395 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
$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.)
brenda m - Nov 08, 2011 8:41:55 am PST #5396 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
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.
Oh that reminds me Hec, insent.
Ginger - Nov 08, 2011 8:51:50 am PST #5397 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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.
Jesse - Nov 08, 2011 8:53:09 am PST #5398 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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?
Jessica - Nov 08, 2011 8:53:59 am PST #5399 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.)
Ginger - Nov 08, 2011 9:09:35 am PST #5400 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 08, 2011 9:27:49 am PST #5401 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Thanks for all the kind words of support, gang.