The most common reason that nail technicians leave a salon is to make more money. I have done it myself, you always need to improve and lets face it, money talks. If you get a better offer and all things considered it is a good move, you need to take it.

If the salon you are at is not helping you grow your clientele it may also be time to leave. I always recommend that you start out salaried if possible. A salon will be more likely to give you clients when they are paying you to be there, they want you to earn back the money they are paying you. While they need to be fair and give new clients to technicians that are on commission, a salaried tech will always win out in the long run.

Another reason to leave a salon is when new management or new owners come in and take over a salon. Now do not automatically assume that new ownership will be bad. Quite often it is a great experience and you end up happier and making more money then before. But there are times when this is not the case and the environment at the salon changes for the worse and you need to find a new salon.

One of the biggest mistakes a nail technician can make is sticking it out too long at a salon when it starts to go downhill. If someone new takes over or buys your salon and the atmosphere changes for the worse you need to be aware of how your clients feel about the change. If you are getting mostly negative feedback make a move to a more positive salon before you start to lose clients.

Although it is not very common for a salon to fire a nail technician, it does happen. It is hard to find talented, hard working nail techs that show up for work, so salon owners usually give a little more slack to their employees then they would get at traditional 9-5 jobs. Unfortunately there are techs that take advantage of this.

Regardless of what leads you to a new salon, you need to be prepared to make the move. It can happen when you least expect it. This means you need to have your client information and a marketing plan ready to go. Once you leave a salon time is of the essence and you need to get the word out to your clients as soon as possible so they know where you are and don't make an appointment with another technician.

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