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Why does this exist? Are we not adults? What ever happened to talking to work out our problems? We have 2 women where I work who are not speaking to each other, a stylist who has been there 4 months, and the manager. The problem is when the manager has something to say that could be critical to an employees actions or habits, she will blame someone else telling the one that she needs to talk to that the other one said it. She has always done this. Everyone says she needs to get a backbone, and now calling her a coward behind her back. What is really embarrassing, is that clients hear everyone talking. Am I wrong, or is that bad for business? I would rather someone come to me and tell me what I'm doing wrong, rather than feeling uncomfortable thinking I'm not getting along with anyone. The newer stylist who is fighting with the manager says that at the salon she came from which is across the street, there is fighting worse than this going on all the time. The same one that she said that I would make more money over there if I brought my clientel. No thanks! I don't like to fight, and I prefer just to work and keep mostly to myself. I wish the district manager would come in here and settle all of this, I don't like to work in a hostile environment.

Well, I guess I've been lucky because I have yet to work in a salon where the so called 'salon drama' happens. The employers that I have had always did their job and there was never any problems with the 'rules' of the salon. We all have different personalities which amazingly enough worked for us! I would suggest a staff meeting which should include your district manager. Get everything out onto the table; everyone should share their feelings and express how such an unhealthy environment is causing major stress. I wish I could give you an example of what I went thru, but this is one area where I don't have experience. Good Luck!

2 of the upper managers were in a conference call with one of the girls this morning, and she was tellling them everything. Somehow they either found out or sensed something. This is new to me too, because other places where I worked everything went like you said. This is really where management needs to step up, because they are being taken advantage of today. Oh, and the store manager just says "everything's fine everything's fine", when I asked her what was going on, I said no it's not, she said yes it is, so, oh well, we'll see what happens.

Well, this is getting out of hand. Things were ok for a while, one of the girls left, and 2 new ones were hired. I don't have a problem with either of them, but one of the girls has a problem with one of the new ones. If she stays late, she gets mad because she's there when it's not busy, after the manager asked her to come in. Then, and this is a really stupid and petty thing, but the girl who has the problem with the other one got mad because she was handing out her business cards to new clients. Now, isn't this what a new stylist with no clientel is SUPPOSED to do? I was already warned by the manager not to get involved with people's problems, so I'm staying out of it. I still can't help but feel like I'm in the middle. Know what I mean?

Feeling like you are in the middle is so horrible. Why does this profession have to be so emotional!!!!

I hope you can work thru this.

How is everything going with your coworkers? Is it all straightened out now? Hope for your sanity it is. Marla

The two who didn't get along promised each other not to talk behind each other's backs to keep the peace. One of them is the one who's moving to Florida, so there will be less of a problem now. Aside from getting annoyed by people complaining about things that you can't change, I don't really have a serious problem with anyone there. I think the best way to keep my sanity is to just ignore it, and not make it my problem anymore.

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