Is it normal to not be good at being a hair dresser?

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i just finished school in june as a cosmetologist. But in school we hardly learned because the teacher was always on her cell phone. now i am working at a hair salon and don't know anything. they are trying to teach me but sometimes when i do cut or style, they tell me it not right. I also go home frustrated with myself because i feel that i cant do it or i wont learn. is this normal?

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  • wigsplitz
    11 years ago

    Judging by how many good hair cuts vs bad haircuts I've got in my life, YES, it's TOTALLY normal to do a shitty job.

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  • dirtybirdy
    11 years ago

    Precisely why I've always done my own hair

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  • cindy23
    11 years ago

    thanks ldozzy123 for sharing your experience with me. Actually I wanted to tell you that you should take the stateboard test. Trust me, you are not the only one who is nervous. Let me tell you that even the judges know what your passing through. I say just do it and you will see that you will pass. Good Luck!!!!

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    • Ldizzy1234
      11 years ago

      Thank you Cindy. I have been thinking about it for a while now. But I don't know. Its actually been kinda a long time. I haven't done it in 2 years. I might need a refresher class first. But its definitely something good to get into. And I think its great how far you've gotten. Don't give up! :)

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  • Ldizzy1234
    11 years ago

    I took cosmetology. I graduated from cosmetology school with a really good average, got my temporary license, but then never went through with taking the actual big exam with the judges because I was scared to have to do it infront of them. I was too freaked out by it, and never scheduled a date to go. Still to this day, my teacher who is in contact with one of my family members, asks about me and I feel guilty for not going through with it. Its very disappointing. My teacher always said I was very good at cutting, but needed to understand that theres no such thing as perfection, to have more confidence in myself. I'd stand there trying to tweak every little detail and get angry if I thought it wasn't going the way I wanted it to. Can't be like that.

    Now, I'm working in a friggin kitchen, and really don't like my job. Knowing what I could be doing and what I'm not doing, makes me feel like a loser for letting my nerves get the best of me. I totally regret not facing my fear.

    Be happy that you've come as far as you have. And from what I know, through my friends who did continue cosmetology, they told me you still can get trained on the job. Its one of those things where I think you just never stop learning new techniques. And don't get frustrated if something isn't falling as perfectly as you wish it would, because there isn't a such thing as perfection anyway. As long as your clients are leaving happy, no worries. Best wishes! :)

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  • NotStrangeBird
    11 years ago

    I went to school to get some training and a license for my job. When I got out of school and got a job I realized how little I knew. I have been learning ever since. Never stop learning!!!

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