Pros
Busy clientele, great tips
Cons
Nuclear levels of toxic drama, beyond the norm, never a good barber who didn't steal or cut people excessively, owner had to be watched constantly for theft or misappropriation of pay, never in store except to close down and hand you your money without letting you see your daily reports or tips. Obvious shady vibe which telegraphed strongly to everyone, had drug addicts and employees with psychiatric issues constantly hijacking the work flow, never appreciative of his solid employees because they weren't naive or malleable, and very much a chauvinist. No floor mats for the chairs. Shop needed repairs and the computer was absolutely fraught with problems. Aside from providing services we has to answer the phone, handle appointments , clean, and roll towels, do laundry while being booked from start to finish, no team support. Often the owner would say derisive things about his own employees which was especially bad since he was only there to manipulate numbers to his own benefit. This was supposed to be a high end, luxury, treat yourself location and he ran it like a back alley chop shop. The clients paid most of the wages and he never paid commission on services or products. Which is frustrating considering he didn't care about his clients either, it was political. I brought in toms og business by word of mouth and he pretty much ingratiated himself to them and did nothing to earn it.