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Unpopular opinion: 50 client facials in one week isn't a flex

I hit 55 facials last week. Everyone in my salon was clapping me on the back. But honestly I felt like garbage by Friday. My hands were cramping. My energy was shot. I started rushing through extractions and skipping little things like neck massage. Nobody wants to admit that volume hurts quality. I see estheticians bragging about numbers on Instagram all the time. But my skin looked dull and my clients started noticing I was tense. After 50 you're just going through motions. Has anyone else felt like hitting a high number actually made your work worse?

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4 Comments

anthony_campbell8827d ago

Does your salon owner track those numbers and push for higher client counts too? Sounds like they're more focused on bragging rights than actual quality, but the real cost is burnout and rushed work that nobody admits to.

elliot_patel27d ago

The real hidden cost nobody talks about is how those numbers kill your creativity. When you're rushing to hit a client count, you stop experimenting with new techniques or customizing color blends because it's slower and less predictable. I've seen stylists stick to the same three haircut shapes all week because anything original takes extra 10 minutes. Then the salon wonders why their portfolio photos all look the same and clients start going to private booths for something fresh. The numbers look great on paper but drain the artistic soul right out of the booth.

mila_murphy2127d ago

Wait wait wait, your owner is actually tracking individual client counts and pushing them? That's wild to me, I thought that was just something managers talked about in meetings but never actually enforced. So they're literally checking your numbers and calling you out if you're too slow? That sounds like a nightmare, I can't believe salons are doing that to people who are already busting their butts for 8 hours straight. It's like they want you to treat clients like a conveyor belt instead of actual humans who need your attention and skill. Honestly that kind of pressure would make me want to walk out the door, not try to fix my technique.

ninas6727d ago

Oh man, I've been there. I capped myself at 35 a week after realizing my quality tanked and clients weren't rebooking, and @anthony_campbell88 is right that salon owners who push for crazy numbers just want something to brag about instead of steady, satisfied clients.