Generally, the career advice you will find from most human resources professionals is to stay at the same job for at least 6 months, sometimes a year or more in certain careers. I agree with this advice, however, there are times when it is better to run, no sprint, as quickly as you can from certain spas!
There are times when a spa is not run efficiently and effectively to sustain life, and unfortunately that directly affects your income if you are working for that spa. Just because someone gets a loan to open up the doors to a beautiful facility doesn't mean they have the ability to keep it operating. Sometimes, when we work for someone else we tend to think the money will always keep flowing, but the truth is our employment is ever dependent on the success or demise of the business. Below are some red flags to be cautious of:
(1) Non-industry person running spa--this is not a 100% true in all cases, but in my opinion I have seen some spas mismanaged because the owner was not an industry person and did not care to understand the industry, or they did not hire a manager with industry experience.
(2) Overuse of price reductions--too many prices reductions=customers left wondering what is wrong with your spa.
(3) High Turn Over of Staff-Before you accept any job as an esthetician, always inquire how many estheticians preceded you. The reason being is, if there is a HIGH TURNOVER rate, there might be a reason and you might want to keep looking for another position.
(4) Owners who lie about the efficacy of the products/or replace the products with cheaper versions. They are unethical to begin with and will most likely get caught and you don't want your good reputation going down with them.
(5) Landlord calling a lot--might be a sign of lack of rent payments. Matter of time before they put the locks on the door.
(6) An owner who says "we aren't going to close."
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