One Big Clusterfuck

My life has been one big clusterfuck of ways to screw me over lately. I'm pretty pissed about it too. All these "opportunities" are no longer worth it anymore because people are jealous and spiteful ass holes.

I've been working in a salon and cutting hair. I had waited for this opportunity for years and now it's being robbed from me because I'm getting too many customers. How the fuck is that fair? I left for vacation hoping to return less enraged than before but that isn't exactly how it worked. If anything I'm more pissed off than before because I've had time to ponder how fucked up the whole god damn situation is.

The "owner" of the salon is not exactly the owner. Her daughter, who is also an apprentice and had been cutting hair illegally for two years before I got there, is technically the owner because the shop is in her name. Apparently Saturdays are not busy enough and there are too many stylists on the floor so they thought it necessary to cut me unless I am needed. However, the apprenticeship agreement states that I am required to at least make minimum wage or equal to it in commission, which I am not. The other days of the week I get approximately 3 customers. How am I supposed to learn anything let alone make any money? The fake owner's thoughts on that little tid bit of info? "I'll just cut the apprenticeship program for you then." On top of that, our payment agreement was 50% commission. It then changed to 1$ service charge added to that. On payday I took a good hard look at my paycheck and something wasn't right. I had 19 customers but they took $38 out for service charges on top of taking half of what I made. Basically I'm getting fucked in the ass and there's not much I can do but take it until I find some other way to get an apprenticeship.

In a nutshell: They're fucking pissed I'm taking their clients because they don't know how to cut hair or how to treat people, and I've been doing it for a fraction of the time they have.

I've been working with a friend of the family who owns her own salon business and she's looking for space but there's no funds. We've all worked so hard to get where we are and it's like the world is in fucking motion to defeat us. She has started from nothing and had her credit cards stolen and her credit ruined but no one wants to help. Crystal, the family friend and owner of Youth Salons, had worked at my current salon when it was previously owned and successful and now is wanting to start a new children's salon. Honestly there's maybe two around here and they are terrible and could be shut down by the state board for health violations. It gives a bad rep to child stylists and it's a bunch of crap. We're scrambling to find options but it seems like there are none. We're so desperate we're seriously contemplating sending a fucking letter to Ellen, Tyra, Oprah, Dr. Phil and all those folks begging for some damn pity and help.

These shenanigans at the salon that shall remain nameless for the time being are not only happening to me but to all the people that work there that don't "own" the place. I'm seriously at the point of reporting them but am afraid of the consequences. Will we be able to take their place? Will they end up being so pissed off that they key my car or vandalize our property? Will I even be able to get another apprenticeship after that?

WHY THE FUCK CAN'T ANYTHING JUST FALL INTO PLACE?!

So much for having a relaxing vacation.