7:03 PM
Work has been really stressing me out lately. It’s difficult working in an industry where all of your clients think they know more about things than you do. I mean, I know that is essentially any other industry, but there’s so much room for gray area when it comes to piercing and body modification. Every professional has varying opinions on topics based on who their mentor was, how long they’ve been working, things they’ve experienced, etc. The worst part is that they believe their opinions are facts solely because they’ve never been exposed to something that differs from their bias. It makes it really difficult to trouble shoot clients piercings because most of the time when they go for a “second opinion” the other piercer just trashes the initial piercer because they’d rather take on the client and make some money. It’s really disheartening. Neither of the studio owners know how to pierce either so even on my days off I’m bombarded by emails and phone calls on how to handle questions. I’m still an apprentice for fucks sake. It was really fun running the piercing side of things for the few weeks that Alex was out, but now it’s all really draining. I don’t have enough years under my belt to throw my weight around, yet the knowledge that I do have isn’t taken seriously. I’m trying my best. I do genuinely care about every single person who walks in to see me. I only want what’s best for them and I never pull any punches. They are literally trusting me with their bodies so the least I can do is be honest with them about things. I love my job but man is it hard sometimes.
