Pros
Your coworkers. They are the sweetest, kindest, and supportive people there.
Cons
The previous reviews say it all. The problem is the toxic and disrespectful shop owner. The saying that a bad manager makes or breaks your job experience applies here to the tea.
- Completely predatory; lures in young, enthusiastic artists into a completely toxic environment.
- Terrible pay and overworked. You do the work of 8 different people while the tattoo artist just sits there or occasionally tattoos.
-You manage the entire shop. From the initial client consultation to the completion of their tattoo, you handle every step of the process, including communication and custom design. Beyond client care, you take on all administrative responsibilities (running errands, maintaining inventory, bookkeeping, and paying bills) ...while the artist receives ALL of the credit.
- Criticized for every little mistake
- Yelled at, berated, belittled, and spoken to condescendingly
- Everything that goes wrong is your fault
- Everything is all about pushy "sales"; if a client doesn't end up getting a tattoo, you "didn't do your job right"
- Crazy, expensive, and unrealistic tattoo prices, and the owner wonders why they are losing business
- Disrespectful and talks badly about clients, for example, calling them "cheap"
- Incredibly high egos for self-taught artists. Blames their declining business on the "competitive industry", other tattoo shops, and you.
- Considered incompetent when you are completely new to the job and the managers don't help you; expected to learn everything yourself or through other overworked veteran designers
- There is no formal training; you have to figure everything out as you go
- Short-tempered boss who creates tension in the studio environment
- The unsolicited and LONG lectures that are unhelpful, repetitive, and an ultimate waste of time
- Expected to do more while the artist doesn't do anything
- Will lie to your face when they lay you off because "the business isn't doing so well," but then go behind your back and tell other employees you were fired for "not doing the job correctly" when all you've done is listen and obey their unrealistic orders.
- You are not an assistant, you are a lap dog
- If you don't have experience in the tattoo industry or little knowledge on tattoos, PLEASE avoid this place because they will not teach you anything
- Oh, and no benefits (healthcare or 401k)