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Originally Posted by ApK
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.
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Any stylist worth their salt would be totally fine if you nicely told them that. There were many customers who didn't want to chat, something the stylist would have figured out if they paid attention. Just tell them, you're paying them for their service. They may be relieved as well to not have to keep up the chatter for a while.
I worked with one stylist, she was excellent at what she did, but she never shut up. After we no longer worked at the same place, I went to her a couple of times, and couldn't take it and ended up switching. Her political rants were off the chain. It was too bad, because she knew how to cut/color/style, you name it.
We had one client who had been thru some major trauma and the owner met her early before the normal hours so she didn't have to deal with more than a couple of people in the salon at the same time.
For a time, I was going to a large full service salon. It was so LOUD, even with the separate rooms, the music was obnoxious, the hair dryers, the stylists yelling over the music... I wore earbuds and used white noise on my phone while I sat with color on my hair. I no longer go there. (Also no longer color my hair, Covid grey won the battle)