well i have been given more shifts at the bar, and after having a good long think about it and talking to a few of my clients, and to andy, i've decided that i'm going to resign from the salon.
its been a difficult decision to make but i think i'm finallt ready to do it.
warning... long winded outpouring follows...spoilered for your convenience
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i've always been a bit of a workaholic. i have put off doing lots of things, like travel, to better my skills and move forward in salons i have worked in, in the past. there was always a better incentive to stay. better positions, with better money etc. now don't get me wrong, i love what i do, even after 14 years. and there is always time to travel. doing those things while i was younger meant that i had better opportunities and it made total sense to do them when i did. like buying my first salon.
when i bought the salon it had a bad reputation for having a high turnover of staff, poor customer service and the quality of services offered was below average. many of the clients had already stopped coming in to have their hair done or were thinking about doing so.
i was fortunate enough that i have a large number of clients who continued to follow me to whichever salon i was working in at the time. this made the decision to buy easy for me. i had a space to work in straight away with my clients and so the fact that my new salon had hardly any cients was not my main issue.
i gave the salon a makeover. new name, new look.
i painted the walls, replaced all the fixtures and fittings. my aim was to create a professional, inviting looking salon with a friendly and calm vibe, and well trained staff who would be there for the long haul.
apparently i achieved this. we were busy! and our clients continued to return.
then my marriage fell apart and i was forced to sell the salon. part of the agreement was that i stay on for a period of at least 6 months. 6 months turned into a year and a half.
throughout that time, and more specifically the last 6 months, i have watched what seems to me to be a disinterested salon owner, who is rarely there, let her business slide. to the point where clients are having trouble making appointments (i only work 3 days a week there now) because there is nobody to take their calls, or they can't walk into the salon because there is nobody there, even in posted business hours.
its sad and frustrating to see this happen to what was once a thriving business.
so now i'm done with it.
i have plans to open another salon when i'm financially able to. i know the things that worked, the things that i would do differently.
but for now i need a break.
wow, that was longer than i had originally planned.
i'm off to pick up a few supplies for dinner. i'm making grilled salmon with a savory blueberry sauce for andy and i, tonight. then snuggletime!!!
have a fantastic day!
zn.xx
Yum dinner sounds tasty can you send some my way
I would def love to get the recipe