The plight of people in the Spa, Massage and Wellness industry?

Question

Hi Everyone,

I would like to pose a question to members of this forum who are into the field of spa, massage, facial therapies, wellness and related fields. Kindly give your occupation/designation (example: spa owner, massage therapist, aesthetician, massage student, etc.) and kindly enumerate what are the three most common concerns, problems or dilemma that you have encountered while in this industry. This might be work related or the industry as a whole. What do you think would be the possible solution/s to solve it?

Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts, answers and comment.

Hats off to all of you. Maraming salamat po.

Mabuhay po kayong lahat!

Eunice

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Answer 1

My most common would have to be:

1. Extremely slow times

    -right now due to the economy and the after holiday mess,

     nothing to do but wait it out and try to offer deals

2. Having to deal with male clients who seem to think that all

    massages are Vegas style.

    -I personally give those clients a stern talk and ask them to

     never come back. I also cut the session short, but still

     charge them!

3. My spa has too many massage therapists and not enough

    clients to split. I have no idea why my boss just hired one

    more!

    -I've started looking for another place to do on call work!