tanu01

You didnt say wether or you have any employee's now or not. if you do the smart thing to do would to promote one to a team leader. EXplain to them whats on your mind as far as the future is concerned. Let this person work with you side by side for as long as your feel it is needed.After awhile slowly start turning duties over to THEM,Dont slap everthing on them all at once. This way your teaching someone to follow in your foot steps.
Doing it this gives a time to digest what you really want. Even if you have to hire instead of promoting you should still follow the same steps.
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top250tansyou

Laura I see what your saying. He is not feeding his family with this salon. It is one of his many business's. He has been in the industry for over 30 years he was a manufacture of beds until he sold the company a while back. If you have a capable manager you dont need to be invovled. He makes x numbers of dollars a year for not doing much. There is no reason for him to spend alot of time on the salon as long as it is being run properly. He also lives out of town. We are getting new spray tanners tomorrow and he will be in the salon all day. He doesnt have to be he wants to be - he seems to like to work. A man of his resources I just dont understand - but I guess making a money for some people may be a hobby. I wish it were my hobby.

Tanu why should I train someone to do my job? Its my job. When I go on vacation I have very capable people to run the place when I am gone. I work 45 - 65 hours a week because i like my job. I am not looking to dump stuff on other people. I am paid to keep labor down and that is what I do. I see managaers on her griping about work they have to do. You wont catch me complaing. I have no college degree but am doing what I consider well. As my boss gets back into making tanning equipment and opening other salons I am getting my foot in the door to help with that. I hope to own several salons someday but right now I am very satisfied with my position.

I do get a kick out of people on here that do this and that in the industry and make it out to be a big deal. Dont take this the wrong way. Most of the people on here that do that dont know what and who big time players are in this industry. I work for big time people in the industry. Not bragging. I hope doing well in this job is a stepping stone. I do what I do very well. Cost down sales up. Nuff said.

tanu01

Duh, I think Susan said at the bigging of this thread SHE wanted to hire a mang. MY thought on HER question.
THANK YOU.
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tanu01

I think alot of people here have caught brag-flu
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susanlatte

Tanu01,

Ha! YOu have a way of getting back on the original subject.

Yes...I have employees..of course I will promote from within. I think I will clarify this subject..

I need to know when is the time to step aside and have a full time manager ...when have other salons done this?? That is all I am asking here!!

tanu01

When you feel like you need too. But from experence it wont be easy. I have 3 stores and decided this year that I needed and over-all mang.Went through 2 and the 3rd is turning my hair gray. Your store is kinda like your child,you dont really want to let go,and no one will do things or care for things like you do.
Never let go completely or you'll start loosing money.
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Standby

So true.

bbicknell

If you only have one store I would not advise it. I would promote one of your staff to a lead position, with a list of policies, and requirements. If you plan on opening multiple stores, then you may want to hire a manager for your first store, to groom them for mutilple store management. I did not hire a manager until I had three stores to contend with.

Girl7

I was recently hired to manage a salon that already had employees as well as assistant managers. It's hard to make the transition because they know more about the salon then I do. One of them has even been trying to tell me what to do as well as doing my job for me while I am on another assignment say for a newspaper ad or whatnot. Promoting from within is the way to go on this. I was hired because the salon started out with an amazing impact but sales have went to almost zero due to staff, I'm there to make sure it goes back to where it is supposed to be. I like working along side my owner because it gives me insight into what he expects of the salon. I am also redecorating, I know that money comes from the owner, on this I call and we do the larger parts together. If you feel that you may not want someone other then yourself to run the day to day activities, maybe hire an assistant for yourself.