Yesterday afternoon Rich was presented with a dilemma. For years he had been going to this one girl at a salon to get his hair cut. It was never a great haircut, it was just ok. Then a few months ago she had a baby and was gone for a little bit. In the meantime, Rich started going to a dude at the salon to get his hair cut.
This is where it gets complicated. The girl that had been cutting his hair is back from maternity leave and can cut his hair again. The thing is, Rich likes the way the dude cuts his hair better than the girl. What does he do? How does he explain to his old hairdresser that he’s moved on and is seeing a new one?
He almost feels like he has to break up with her. It’s one of those jobs that is very hard to see someone new, and not feel guilty because you’ve been seeing someone else for it for a number years. How does Rich handle this situation? Have you ever had to “break-up” with a professional, or someone who provides you a service on the regular?
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Just let her know that when she was on maternity leave you had to go to someone to get your haircut, and you prefer how they cut your hair. I am sure that she will understand.
Tell her it is ,what it is!!…. then have a short pause and say…. SORRY.
Agreed. If she’s professional, she will understand. And if she gets mad, then why go to her anyway, if she is petty like that! Surely she has enough clients to understand your position.
Just ask her if she thinks that she could cut your hair the way that the other guy did, that you really liked it……if not ask if it would upset her if he started going to the other guy.
You stop showing up and stop paying them. That’s it.
I work in a salon and we know that if we go on leave for any reason we may lose clients it is just part of our work, she will understand that you perfer the male hairdresser over her and if for some reason you can’t get in with him on the day you can go back to her really it is no big deal …….you are paying for the cut and it should be exactly how you want it
oh and by the way i am sure she has found out by now that you don’t like the way she cuts your hair now that it has been posted all over the world ……it is too bad she had to find out this way ……. you should have just grown a set, and told her right out ………..good luck
Just keep going to the dude. Be friendly to the girl, ask how the baby is or whatever, but don’t even act like anything’s odd. Although Kandis is right, she probably knows now…
When I went on maternity leave I fully expected to loose my clientele. It was a nice surprise to have returning clients but I did but fault those that left!
I really don’t think she will care much, it seems like your stressing over the situation more then she will be. Your too nice if your stressing about something this silly tuffin’ up man!
You actually paid someone for that haircut, I thought you cut it yourself, my bad.