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Ivy @Nail TechMoney & Tips · Houston, TX

I didn't quit because of the work, I quit because of the missing tips

I worked at one salon in Houston for almost a year.

The owner was a woman in her early fifties.

When I first started, she treated...
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I didn't quit because of the work, I quit because of the missing tips
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Mia @Nail TechOwner & Nail Tech · San Jose, CA

I helped my best friend get a job, and she took the man I planned to marry

People always tell me to be careful who you help.

I wish someone had told me that three years ago.

I'm Mai, but everyone at work...
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I helped my best friend get a job, and she took the man I planned to marry
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Mimi @Nail TechAsk the Community · Honolulu, HI

Did I move too fast on our very first date?

I really need honest opinions because my friends are split right down the middle.

I'm a 31-year-old nail tech, and about a month...
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Did I move too fast on our very first date?
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My @Former Salon WorkerSalon Drama · New Haven, CT

The most toxic person in our salon never argued with anyone's face

I've worked with difficult people before.

But I've never met anyone like her.
Her name Trang.

She was in her mid-forties and...
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The most toxic person in our salon never argued with anyone's face
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Anonymous @Nail TechOne Night Wasn't Enough · Colorado Spring, CO

I Thought He Forgot Me Until He Walked Back In

I honestly thought it was just another customer trying to be friendly.

He came in late on a Thursday evening for a pedicure....
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I Thought He Forgot Me Until He Walked Back In
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