I’m a native Floridian. There’s no way I’d survive! Any lower than 70 degrees (Fahrenheit) is “cold” to me, lol.

Please move to Canada 🙂 Honestly!!

Absolutely agree. I would love to find a “unicorn” salon and settle in for the long haul; it seems like everyone wants the title of “owner” while laying the cost of doing business on the team, blaming staff for failure to grow and maintain salon profitability. Despite all that I’ve experienced, I completely respect what it means to be an owner and I consider myself a “unicorn” stylist in that regard. Thank you for being an advocate in the industry. You give unicorns hope; maybe we will survive extinction!

This is why our industry is so fractured, with so many people working independently. Most, like you, actually WANT to be part of a salon that operates properly, but finding one is like finding a unicorn. Self-employment is expensive and a ton of work. It sucks. I’m so sorry you can’t find a good place to work. I’m really hoping more owners will wake up and realize the reason they’re struggling with employee retention and failing to thrive has everything to do with their refusal to take responsibility for their businesses. 🙁

Without a doubt! What incentive do professionals with a following have to work for someone who clearly doesn’t know their ass from their elbow? I wrote about this in another post here, but yeah, this is exactly why rental is so popular right now.