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View Poll Results: How often do you work in your salon weekly?
2-3 Shifts Weekly 35 13.46%
2-3 Full Days Weekly 22 8.46%
5+ Shifts 63 24.23%
5+ Full Days 77 29.62%
Never- I am an absentee owner. 25 9.62%
Daily- I don’t have staff. 38 14.62%
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Old 06-26-2010, 03:54 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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Re: How often do you work in your salon weekly?

Between my business partner and myself we work every shift. We just hired a girl to train to help out, but we are the major players at this time.
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Old 07-01-2010, 01:39 PM   #12 (permalink)
 
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We've only been open a month, so right now I'm here at least 4 hours a day/6 days a week. I had someone who handled Sunday's, but he's gone now so I'm looking at working 3 Sundays a month. Have 4 PT gals working and between them I have most open and closing shifts covered and should only have to work behind the counter 2-3 afternoons a week and Sunday. I'll be in and out all day because I have to know what is going on here at all times.
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Old 07-01-2010, 05:30 PM   #13 (permalink)
 
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Reading everyone's response I get the feeling that my salon must be doing terrible. I have one employee that works 13 hours a week and that's all the help I have. I can't afford to pay for more help. I'm sure there must be more salons that are in my situation. Business has fallen off the last 2 years and in Oct. & Nov. I need to pay rent, electric, not help. Who else is in this boat?
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Old 07-02-2010, 01:54 PM   #14 (permalink)
 
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I would guess the 42.85 that have no staff and/or work 5+ Full days.
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Old 07-06-2010, 04:49 PM   #15 (permalink)
 
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We are the new new salon in town (opened 6 months ago) and have a lot of start up expense. I work 9-5 mon-fri and 9-6 on sat, then my husband takes the night shift of 5-10 mon-fri and the sun 10-4.
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I've been here 5 years, if I can't pay staff at this point its time to close. I can make minimum wage anywhere with alot less headaches.
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Old 07-08-2010, 01:10 PM   #17 (permalink)
 
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Reading everyone's response I get the feeling that my salon must be doing terrible. I have one employee that works 13 hours a week and that's all the help I have. I can't afford to pay for more help. I'm sure there must be more salons that are in my situation. Business has fallen off the last 2 years and in Oct. & Nov. I need to pay rent, electric, not help. Who else is in this boat?
It's cheaper for me to pay a gal to work at the salon (7.25/hr) than to pay my nanny to watch my 3 toddlers while I work (9/hr).
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soon to be celebrating our 3 year anniversary at the end of next month. Just took 7 weeks off due to having my 1st baby I feel so blessed to have been able to do that. In the beginning I would have never been able to do that... I worked, worked and worked!! Now my new schedule is mon-wed 9-4 thurs & fri 9-2 and wed & thurs spray tans I will return in the evening to do for 1 to 2 hours and no weekends unless an emergency. Now things will probably change once busy season comes back around we shall see!
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One of my girls just left So I am now working full time to save some$$$$$$$ I will hire another girl in January.
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I work 5 days opening until either 3 or 6 (depending) I have one gal that starts massage school next month so I am not replacing her to save some $$$ at this time of the year (we are seeing only like 40+ per day and we can handle that with one person)
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