Think before you speak

Sometimes I wonder about people. Well, actually I wonder about people a lot! There are a lot of strange people out there.

Last week I had an older man in for a treatment. He seems nice enough. And then it begins....

Him: "Do you do that thing where you paint the ladies nails?"

Me: "Yes. Does your wife get her nails painted?"

Him: "Oh, no! My wife doesn't even wear make up. I don't think women should wear make up. My mom didn't wear make up and neither did my grandma."

Me: " Oh..."

Him: "I don't even think that women should have their ears pierced. I don't understand why anyone would want to put hole anywhere on their body. Men either."

Me: "Oh..."

Him: "I don't think that people should have tattoos either. It use to be in our work handbook that you don't hire anyone with tattoos."

Me: "Well, I guess you can't really do that anymore. Huh?"

Him: "Well, not officially. We just give them another reason."

Of course the whole time I am thinking to myself  'oh dear! seriously?' I myself wear make up every. single. day. I have multiple piercings and many LARGE tattoos (I usually keep them covered at work. Especially in the winter)

He left and I thought "Wow! I wonder if his granddaughters know this is how he feels?"

Oh well.... on to the next....

How to be the boss of your boss....

I run the show. I just need that to be known.

I have demands put on me daily by my boss (who is the spa owner). I am so sick of it. I do my best and go beyond every. single. day.

I come in to work after being off for the weekend and my boss does nothing. Things cannot always wait for me to get to work on Tuesday. People need answers. They know that she works on Mondays but she never responds to email, though how could you would would need to check the email to be able to respond to them, she never checks the voicemail. This is getting ridiculous! I am at my wits end!

I know that I don't get paid enough but feel that I can't ask for a raise because we are not always that busy, so I feel that there is probably not enough extra money to give me a raise.

Some days I feel more like a personal assistant than a manager. I should not be calling to activate her visa!!!

For someone who is a business owner, and has been for over 15 years, her personal skills are rather lacking. I know that she think that she sounds professional when speaking to others but in reality she sounds like a B*%$h! She has lost more that one client because of this.

How do I become my bosses boss and tell her that she needs to make some major changes?

I am tired.