On one hand, I can't blame the tech schools. This is their moment to shine and they are, afterall, just businesses trying to stay profitable like the rest of us.
Unfortunately, a lot of the people enrolling in these tech school programs are going to have their education funded with grant and loan monies. What will happen to those loans when these students graduate and flood the job market? They won't be able to find work in those fields, or they won't stay in those fields, they'll default on their loans... and who pays the price for that ultimately? Well... in the meantime... I'm all about sending out some invitations for nail services to the staff of my local tech schools I guess. 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 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 us 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 store 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 live 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, Sis….. 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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