I don't know, if you read the article, basically no wonder we are NOT considered "valuable", "smart" "educated" , We only go to cosmo school because we can't do anything else. How sad. You know the statements we have gotten over the years,"oh, a nail tech?". Or the look. Or a family member or hubby or friend wants you to get a "real" career. Or the daughter or son that wants to go to cosmo school and the disappointment on the parents face or in the tone of their voice.
I don't know, even though I do have a college degree, plus went to cosmo school, after all my accomplishments, still get the "attitude" or "look". I shrug it off, because these people have ZERO clue, just a career that is general knowledge is not respected. I think part of the problem is how many that are in the business that don't respect the career, which in turn gives us ALL a bad reputation. The 98% that do not make it and how much damage did they cause in that short period of time. WOW, how many careers are out there that 98 PERCENT do not follow thru? No wonder we have a problem!!!!! Lordy Be. SHOCKING!!! But then again, according to the article only 1 to 2% actually are in the industry 5 years from now, which means we are the cream of the crop.And for those people that "look down" on our careers, they sure do count on us!!! by spending billions of dollars. (would like to see a national average on graduates on the 5 year rate, this 1-2 % is for this area only) Just a couple of quotes that I thought was interesting about our careers, read the whole article http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/article1044637.ece diana from indiana "More than $2.3 million in federal economic stimulus grants have gone to eight Tampa Bay area cosmetology and massage schools to pay tuition for the hairdressers, masseuses and nail technicians of tomorrow. " "said Monica Ponce, owner of Muse The Salon in Tampa. "Instead of encouraging more people to go to beauty schools," Ponce said, "they should probably help the stylists who are unemployed." "industry lobbyists say beauty school is rarely a ticket to a thriving career. " Only 1 to 2 percent of beauty school graduates will be working in the field five years from graduation, said Bonnie Poole, treasurer of the Florida Cosmetology Association. "Yes, it's a good trade," Poole said. "But it's only for a select few who want to wade through the mud to get to where they want to be." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
