I visited this salon around 12:30 PM for a haircut, an experience that quickly became one of the most uncomfortable I've encountered. My stylist was a woman in her mid to late 40s with watercolor tattoos on her arm, including that of a turtle and a flower. Initially, the salon was quiet, with only my stylist and me present. We did very minimal small talk and then we we're pretty silent for the first 5 to 10 minutes. Other staff members were in a back room, their conversations faint and unremarkable.
However, as more clients arrived and were promptly attended to by other stylists, my stylist's behavior took a sharp turn. She began to loudly and unprofessionally complain about her coworkers, covering a range of grievances. These included claims of unfair work schedules (specifically about someone having Thursdays off), dissatisfaction with the pace of her colleagues' work (asserting she could complete three haircuts in the time it took them to do one), and cynical remarks about family emergencies, questioning their validity and offering her own skewed definitions of what constitutes an emergency. She also launched into a tirade against the "younger generation" (of which I am clearly a part), generalizing about our supposed lack of work ethic and laziness. The complaints even extended to a person she knew, criticizing their generosity in allowing their son and his family to live with them while saving for a house, and specifically attacking the pregnant wife's water usage with exaggerated claims of "9 loads of laundry and 4 baths a day."
This constant stream of negativity was not only unprofessional but also deeply uncomfortable. To compound the issue, amidst her complaints, my stylist continued to haphazardly cut my hair, leaving me with a final result that I literally cannot process right now.
I very much feel for the younger ladies that have to work with this individual every day; I hope they're able to brush off her negativity and continue doing what they need to do. I won't be returning to this location unless I can book with one of them in the future. read more