So it looks (gulp) like I've hired an employee. HELP!!!! What am I doing? I was planning on doing this about a year from now, but as it currently stands I have absolutely zero openings after 5 p.m. FOREVER-- until somebody quits or dies. I'm turning away business daily and that doesn't include how many people may be unable to book online that I never even know about. It's time. I'm kinda, sorta aware of how much an employee will cost me in the way of payroll taxes, disability, unemployment, worker's comp, etc, etc, and so on. I'm guestimating about 20% of what I pay the employee. All current research indicates it should be closer to 15%. ???? Our profession seems to fall into the exemption area for paying straight commission. I'd like to be able to pay her hourly, but that's not going to happen just yet. So I've been trying to work on a sliding scale commission structure from 50/50 to 60/40 to 70/30. Now. I know there are some of y'all out there who've been down the employee path... I need information. I need guidance. I need comfort. I need a stiff drink. What am I getting myself into? What am I not paying attention to? What's going to bite me in the butt later? What am I missing? Mostly-- can anyone help me with my commission structure? My goal is to make this (eventually) more profitable than renting the booth out at the going rate of $100-$125 a week. Naturally-- that won't happen till my new henchman is more established. I'm not JUST about the money, I want to groom a good nail tech who will be a valuable asset to not just my own salon, but our industry through out her future as a tech. But dang! If this isn't just scary as all heck.
Maggie Franklin: Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz, Visalia CA "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." Maggie Rants [and Raves]@Nails Magazine Facebook -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
