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 I have been a hair dresser for several years and until recently, I have always loved it.  It was my passion.  I could wake up every day and look forward to the day ahead.  I truly enjoyed my job.

After getting married, I moved to a new place.  I had to find a new salon.  For those of you who don't know, for a hair dresser, a new city means starting over.  It means building a new clientelle and trying to start rebuilding from the ground up.  I ended up finding a job in corporate chain, which I absolutely hate.  But, the pay scale was good and they were very busy.  I liked several of the girls I worked with there, so that was a plus, but then the corporate non-sense would kick in and I would hate it again.  The manager got fired and the new manager was great.  I actually started to love my job again.  But, my husband was in the military, so it was time to move again. 

This time, I landed a job in a small, individually owned salon and I loved it.  The owners made some bad decisions and the money wasn't good, but I made some close friends and the atmosphere was easy.  Then, unexpectedly, it was time to move yet again.

This time, I ended up in another individual owned salon.  The girls were really nice, the pay was good, and the atmosphere was good.  At least, it was good until the owner would come in.  Most of the time she was gone and it was nice.  Then she started coming around more.  She decided that the salon wasn't making enough money.  She got rid of the cleaning service and told the hair dressers we had to do the cleaning after our shifts.  This doesn't go over well with commisioned employees.  She also told us that if we took too long on a hair cut, she would dock our pay.  I had had enough.  I told her that I was not going to be her free maid and pointed out to her that the pay deductions she was implementing were illegal in that state (which was true).   She didn't take kindly to that.  The next day I had a voice mail saying my services were no longer required.

All of this, and some other things, have made me bitter.  It is time for a career change. 

What should I do with my life?  We shall see!