I think the beauty industry really needs a wake-up call starting at the ground level. All the Boards of Cosmetology/Barber need to get off their behinds and restructure the curriculum’s. They’re too archaic and so out of the realm on how the industry works in the real world.
It would take me, on the average, two full years to properly train a new graduate from beauty school to successfully and competently succeed and shine behind-the-chair.
Salon owners who exploit new talents for their own ability to “pay bills” didn’t grasp the entire concept of “building and honing” champions who, through proper training and leadership, have a genuine respect and admiration for what they’ve learned and, through this, they pay homage to their leaders by remaining faithful to the very establishment that made it all possible.
It’s called LOYALTY not SLAVERY!
Allure Salon in Florida…I sure hope you’re reading this posting. It sounds like you made huge personal investments in all the things that could attract a potential “CHAMPION” and lost their attention in an instant when you didn’t provide a ‘WIN, WIN” opportunity!