If prostitution is happening at nail salons, I want us to help those women and girls get out. But along the way, I want to talk about ways that job exploits the women (and some men) who perform it in far more subtle and insidious ways. And I want us to stop blaming the victims and to stop talking smack about Asian nail salons in general. Enough already.
Entries Tagged as ‘Career Opportunities’
July 14, 2010
Spa Work is not Sex Work. But Some People Are Confused About That.
The Al Gore/massage therapist sex scandal was a reminder that spa workers deal with this kind of crap every day. And nobody has any idea what to do about it.
July 13, 2010
[Last Ten Weeks] Time to Hustle? Or Not.
We’re down to our last month or so at Beauty U. So how come everyone is just sitting around?
June 30, 2010
The Crackdown Continues. (And This Time, It’s the Teachers Who Are in Trouble.)
More weird Beauty U policies. Delivered with a double handshake and a smile.
June 28, 2010
[Beauty Overheard] Beauty School is Not Hot.
But beauty school students are. And the distinction is key.
June 22, 2010
Estheticians Are Not Doctors.
But sometimes we talk like doctors, and dress like doctors, so I can see why you would be confused.
June 8, 2010
[Last Ten Weeks] Why I Spent Sunday Making 12-Year-Olds Look Like Tiny Hookers.
We have 13 Beauty U students, poised to give haircuts and makeovers at PopFest. We’re pretty popular, especially when word spreads that we have false eyelashes. Because 12-year-old girls LOVE false eyelashes.
June 7, 2010
Back to Makeup: You’re Also a Client.
To be a good esthetician, you have to buy what you’re selling. Otherwise, what’s the point?
May 5, 2010
Do you want fries with your McFacial?
The different types of spa employment. Nobody is jazzed about the idea of reining that in to perform McFacials step by step. But nobody is too sure how they’re going to give up even a semi-steady paycheck, either.
