And do you still need to leave a tip? Here’s what they say.
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Therelationshipbetweenanailtechandaclientisinherentlyintimate,oftenmakingitespeciallydifficulttoexpressdissatisfaction.Thisishowitgoes:Thenailtechnicianappliespolishtoyournailandasksifyoulikethecolor.Youhateit.Youtellthem,“It’sperfect.”
Ifyou’veevergottenyournailsdone,youcanprobablyrelate.TikTokisfloodedwithvideoconfessionsofwomenwhodisliketheirmanicuresbutcan’tbringthemselvestoadmitittothenailtech.Wewouldratherpayfornailswedon’tloveandwearthemforweeksuntiltheygrowoutthanspeakup.Thephenomenonissouniversalamongpeoplewhogettheirnailsdonethattheaudioofsomeonesobbingoverabotchedmanicurehasbeenreusedinhundredsofthousandsofvideosofpeopleunsatisfiedwiththeresultsoftheirbeautytreatments,clothingordersandeventattoos.
Sowhycan’twesayanything?Conflictavoidancecertainlyplaysarole,butit’salsomorecomplicatedthanthat.I’mnotapeoplepleaser,butwhenIdon’tlikemymanicure,Isuddenlybecomeone.I’mnotafraidto(politely)tellawaiterifthe
