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One of those Saturdays where every chair was booked and I still lost money
Last Saturday was wild, 12 cuts straight from open to close, never sat down once. But three no-shows in the afternoon left me hanging for almost 45 minutes total, and my walk-in rate was way down compared to last month. Also the clipper guard I dropped on the tile cracked, that's a $30 replacement just to keep my kit solid. Felt like I worked harder for less than a normal Tuesday, which just messes with your head. Anyone else have a day where the numbers made no sense even though the chairs were full?
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johnson.paul1mo ago
Counting those 45 lost minutes as pure dead time really puts it in perspective. I've had days where I'm slammed back to back but every slot was a trim or a kid's cut, so the till looks like a slow Tuesday. It's like the universe punishes you for staying busy. Then you gotta tack on that $30 guard, and suddenly the whole day feels like you paid to work there. Honestly, sometimes I think the shop ghosts just mess with the numbers to keep us humble.
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