Think lots of barbers and hairdressers make fuck all as they often need to rent the chair, their equipment is really expensive etc, so make up a lot of their money from tips. Lived with a hairdresser once and that’s what they told me anyway
I don’t like tipping as a concept and think it should be eliminated. So I’m reluctant to do it in any situation where it’s not already basically mandatory like a restaurant. Paying employees should be the responsibility of employers (and governments to ensure a living wage). In the case of hairdressers having to rent a chair, the more customers are willing to pay for haircuts, the more salons will charge hairdressers. Customers giving some cash directly to the hairdresser doesn’t really get around that in the long term.
I agree. I’m just awkward in situations like that. I already find the experience of getting my haircut stressful, although I go to the same hairdresser and can chat away to her.
I didn’t want my hair blow dried (just going straight home what’s the point? And it’s boring sitting in this chair and I’m hungry) but I ended up having it done anyway…
BFFs coming to stay tomorrow @avery is making dinner on Saturday
Friday dinner
Long winded option 1. Sumac salmon with yellow courgette and tomato gratin
Easy option 2. Simply slow roast a load of tomatoes, onion and garlic and stir through pasta, serve with some crusty bread smothered in garlic and parsley butter
I’m making a pudding which will take over an hour to prepare
Option 1, make an effort!
Option 2, you’re giving yourself too much to do, they’ve come to see you and enjoy your delightful company
Was in a seminar today CW: violence, police brutality, killing
One of the activists who was present at the Lekki Toll Gate massacre gave us their first person testimony today. I was in bits but the courage on display was so inspiring at the same time
…and then you click ‘leave meeting’ and pop you go from being in a completely open-hearted room with 80 colleagues to being completely on your own