For Di or Karen or anyone else that wants to jump on the forums and help Quinn out..
http://beautytech.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=223659#223659 At 12:24 AM 5/7/2009, you wrote: >This is posted for another tech that goes by the name of Quinn on the >msg brds. >***I did not write this info but am posting it for the author*** So I >will not include my signiture at the bottom. >I have a question and I am interested in answers from everyone but am >particularly interested in receiving a response from Diana Bonn and >Karen Hodges. (a friend suggested them as a good source) > >Let me give you a little bit of background: >~I am a booth renter. I also contribute extra when the shop >advertises. (advertises only occasionally) >~there was no contract signed nor any verbal agreement in regards to >these issues listed below, when I began booth renting. >~The owner does take bookings through a shop phone number and >delegates any new clients how she feels. > >In a recent meeting the owner stated that "all" of the clients >serviced at this shop are "shop clients" and not our own individual >clients. I have had referrals "stolen" by other nail techs because the >referral called the shop number vs. my cell phone number. I have had >messages left by my clients that have never made it to me for whatever >reason. I try and get my clients to use my cell vs. the shop phone >number but this is making the shop owner angry. She has stated that >all clients must use the shop line. She has told us she is overwhelmed >by all that it takes to run the shop and keep up with her clients so >she has asked us to take on a job like dusting, cleaning the bathroom >etc. so things will be a little easier for her to manage. I do not >mind doing this, because i consider her a friend, but i feel like she >is not recognizing that we are not salaried employees. Again, i do not >mind helping her because the tasks that she is asking for help with >really are minimal time wise. But if I didnt feel this way and decided >to take a stand that I am not "an employee", i would be the bad guy. >We just had a recent situation where I went out of town and tried to >book a client that I service with a specific nail tech in the shop >(not the owner). This client does not like the way the owner does her >nails and was very clear that she wanted a specific nail tech to do >her nails. Because she is a regular client of mine, i offered to call >the shop and reschedule her with this other nail tech while I was out >of town. The owner booked the appointment and let me hang up the phone >thinking i booked with someone else but she put it in her spot. To >make a long story short, it ended up causing some drama the actual day >of the appointment and when i discussed this with the shop owner as to >what happened with the appointment and how did she end up in her book, >she got angry (probably because she was caught in a lie) and hung up >on me. When we did talk again about it (a week later) she said it is >her salon and her appointment book and that is the way it is gonna be. >She could rebook my client with whom ever she wanted. I again pointed >out to her that i kind of felt she was being deceptive because she let >me hang up the orignal call thinking i had booked my client with this >other nail tech. She basically said that was too bad and kept asking >what the problem was and i finally had to tell her that my client >didnt want her to do her nails and my client had a right to request >any other nail tech that she wanted. > >*there obviously is more to these stories, I just gave you a quick >synopsis. > >It is so frustrating at times to deal with this stuff. I just want to >go to work, have fun, do my job and go home with no stresses. It seems >like the drama and immaturity is making this place unenjoyable. > >Is there a place or website that specifically outlines the rules for >booth rent vs. employment. If i do decide to bring these issues up >with her the only way i will have any foot to stand on, is by giving >her these rules from an independent source other than myself. Thanks >in advance for taking the time to read this and respond. > >from "Quinn" > Regards, Debbie ^v^ ^o^ //\o/\\ ^o^ ^v^ Webmaster - System Admin - IDSR Bookmark our new Blog/Journal featuring News, New Arrivals and special deals. http://nailgdsss-beautytech.blogspot.com/ [email protected] (AOL or AIM - NailGdsss, GTalk - wkdwich, MSN - [email protected]) WWWeb Services, Ronkonkoma, NY & Rocky Mount, VA 631-981-1273 fax 631-981-7557 ONLINE STORE http://www.beautytech.com/shoppe http://www.beautytech.com & http://www.beautytech.INFO for Professionals for Consumers --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
