as far as I know I'm the only one from my nail class and the one after that is currently working in nails. And I'm not going anywhere!!! Cira
--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Pati <[email protected]> wrote: From: Pati <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 8:53 PM Jennifer, You have a wonderful, refreshing attitude! I love it! Passion is a very important part of succeeding in any career.... Pati Everyone has a photographic memory. Some, like me, just don't have any film. -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Hopping <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:32 am Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? Hey Lynnette Wow in Chicago ?? You go girl !! Wish I was there with you even if its cold ! I am used to it out here on the Island .I agree with you on that thread !! I am the only one in my class that is doing anything in the biz very sad . I saw people that thought they could do nails really can't they just did'nt "get it " .Not me I have the rest of my life to apply myself to this biz as the chop shops close I will still be here !! Have fun !! Jennifer --- On Thu, 3/26/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 6:50 AM One thing that I am seeing is an overwhelming amount of commercials for tech schools. I DVR one of the talk shows because my daughter works on it. EVERY commercial break has at least 3 commercials telling everyone that they can make out in the "insert job here" industry. And they even got to wear scrubs the first day!!!!! Woo hoo!! On the radio station I listen to this god-awful commercial tells everyone they are replaceable at their job. But hey, if they go to their computer school the jobs will be begging for them to come. I think these schools are taking advantage of the loss of jobs. They will get an influx of enrollments and wind up making money off the poor souls who do not have it and are holding put on false dreams. This makes me sad. When I first started looking into going to school for nails, I was seeing the vietnamese shops sooo busy. I decided that I was going to do that but much better. The number of women getting their nails done at those places surely would apply to me too. I had a large class considering the size of the school and the area. I think only three of u s are still in the business. I plan on staying through the long haul. What a great thread!!! Buenos dias from freaking freezing Chicago!! Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Maggie in Visalia <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:05:26 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? Wed, 3/25/09, Melody C Montgomery <[email protected]> wrote "There are a great many nail techs who will quit the business… all the better for those of us who study and improve our craft!" ******************************************************* I know it sounds harsh to a lot of ears and many of my colleagues will cry fowl and accuse me of not being supportive... but I think Melody's words only begin to touch on a very serious truth. When the economy booms, it allows businesses to flourish for no other reason than there are more than enough customers to go around. When the economy slows, it tends to weed out the bussinesses that are less cometitive. I'm seeing older, well-established bussinesses close because the owners have already weathered many econominc storms. They have done well for decades and are just plain ready to retire. That doesn't necessarily mean they were no longer viable, just that they are not willing to-- and don't have to- expend the energy to stay in business through one more economic downturn. These retiring businesses leave room for younger, more enthusiastic bussinesses. Some bussinesses will fail because they didn't have any skills to stay competitive when their market base narrowed again. I'm seeing a lot of that around here-- especially in the home and garden and real estate industries. All those individuals who quit their jobs at larger firms to open their own businesses when the real estate market was hot. Now the market has shrunk significantly and there's not enough customers to keep all those little businesses alive. With our industry, some of us have been around long enough to have seen the economy rise and fall-- some of us will pay no mind to the news. Some of us won't have to, we'll sail through this without even noticing it. Some of us might "pooh pooh" the forecasts for doom and gloom thinking "we've seen this before, it'll be fine" -- and it's possible that we won't be fine. It's possible that things will get worse before they get better and that things might get worse than we are prepared for-- forcing some more of us out of business. A great many of us will just panic and jump ship without putting up much of a fight. And some of these people will spend a good amount of time insisting that they gave it a genuine try before they "had" to find a "real job." Those are the people who will be taking your insurance card at your next dentist appointment, or asking if you want paper or plastic at your local grocery st ore soon. Those are the people who will notice your nails and ask where you got them done, and when you tell them you do nails they will respond by saying, "I used to do nails." Some of those people will be some of you. Us. Here on this list, and on the message boards. I've seen that happen over and over again since becoming a nail tech. And we're about to see a lot more of it! Because not only are a good number of us who are here now, worrying about our future in this business... but has anyone else noticed that their local beauty school's enrollment has SKYROCKETED? Because people are getting laid off and a lot of those people are going to beauty college. Because they have always thought it would be a fun job. Or because Unemployment will pay for them to get "retrained." Or because they think we are recession-proof. My prediction is that over the next couple of years we are going to see a huge increase in the number of new licensees who leave the field with less than a year experience. The sad truth remains: it doesn't matter how much you LOVE doing nails, it's possible that you aren't cut out to make it your career. It's possible that you aren't that good at it. Or that you rock your technical skills but don't have the people skills to build a clientelle, or that you suck at business (believe me! I am SOOOOO lucky I don't have kids or I'd be working at the grocery store myself by now!) or maybe you li ve in an area that just isn't able to support one more nail tech. There are a lot of reasons businesses fail. The salon industry has always had a high turnover rate, but it's about to get much higher because there's less market share to go around and because there are more people getting INTO our business right now and over the next year, with visions of money-coated sugar plums dancing through their heads. Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA Now Blogging for Nails Magazine online! http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/ http://www.nailsbymaggie.biz "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Melody C Montgomery <[email protected]> wrote: From: Melody C Montgomery <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 11:56 AM Well Dayna.. et al, I am looking into my crystal ball and I am seeing CHANGE coming in our economy much sooner than originally anticipated. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EARS, LET THEM HEAR…. There is a shifting of wealth coming …. There are a great many nail techs who will quit the business… all the better for those of us who study and improve our craft! Keep on keeping on, SisA 6.. Let those who choose to quit quit! Those clients will be coming your way! Does that sound bad? I dunno…. Just the nature of the beast! Melody Montgomery From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of Dayna - Days of Beauty Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: are we a dying breed??? I cannot believe the Nail Techs out there that are just not interested in more education! I have heard, “Why should I take another class when I already have my certificate to do nails” too many times! There are Nail Salons in my area that are closing due to loss of clients they are blaming on the economy, yet I am new to this town and I gain at least one new client every week! Clients aren’t leaving because of the economy, they are leaving because they are unsatisfied with their nails. What is wrong with this picture L Is this relatively small group of Nail technicians that frequent this mailing list, and the BT Boards, the ONLY ones that see the necessity on taking more classes to improve our craft? Thanks for listening to my vent, it’s good to have such a wonderful group of Nail Tech Sista’s Dayna Days of Beauty Ontario - CANADA No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.26/2020 - Release Date: 03/25/09 07:16:00 Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
