The salon owner is not your boss or your employer, they are your landlord. They do not pay you , you pay them.

You don’t need to ask to leave early. You don’t need permission to take time off. You’re not an employee. You’re a fully functioning, independent, rent-paying grown-ass professional.

People-pleasing is poison. And I’ve been detoxing for years.

I really started breaking the habit when I was working on set. I was constantly thrown into situations with big personalities and high expectations,