The low, low prices of the services that make it impossible to earn a living wage. I started doing hair in the 1990's. The least I ever charged was $20 for a haircut and that was when I was a junior stylist. It's actually fairly insulting that the prices are so low. It makes the public think that Hair Cuttery is a chop shop like Supercuts. After talking to a few of my co-workers and finding out how much they made ( after working their tails off there for years) I knew I wasn't going to stay very long. Hair Cuttery also screws over its stylists by not allowing appointments to be made. The wait is usually an hour at the shop I where I used to work. It makes customers angry and the stylists get blamed. And having such an a la cart menu and cheap prices, really makes it so the clients don't value your time or your work. I spent at least 20K getting my Cosmetology License, and taking advanced training a Vidal Sassoon and other places. Most of the ladies I worked with were annoyed at how we are supposed to push products at the clients. Professional products are being sold at drug stores now. They are easy to get at cheaper prices, elsewhere. I tried to take education classes, but they were few and far between. And they were always filled up, so I couldn't sign up, if I wanted to. The higher ups really could care less about their stylists making a living wage. I also find it hugely disrespectful that the salon is even open on Sunday. Oh yes, and I had split days off, which is ridiculous and disrespectful as well. I quit because I felt like a slave and most stylists make under 30K a year, which is beyond the pale.
