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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
When I worked at a hair salon, there was a customer who would constantly be on her phone, using the speaker phone. The stylist would stop whatever she was doing, and say she wouldn't finish if the customer didn't get off the phone. After a couple of times, the customer stopped coming in, like it was the stylist who was being rude. I saw this gal try to use her phone while her head was in the shampoo bowl.
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I find this slightly ironic, because, while it never rises to the level of something I'd need to vent or rant about, my frequent issue while getting my hair cut is getting the stylist to shut up with the small talk. I get they are trying to be, maybe even trained to be, personable and friendly, but I'm always looking for a polite way to communicate "I don't want to chat with you about my job or family or plans for the weekend, please just cut my hair and let me sit here quietly." At the dentist office I wear ear buds and tell the hygienist "I'll be listening to my book, so if you need me, tap me on the shoulder." But that never seemed appropriate with a hair stylist.