Going to scream at woman at hairdressers

[LunaTheCat]

Sitting at hairdresser, foils in , reading my book. There is a woman next to me using the hairdresser as her office - laptop, cell glued to her ear, shouting down her phone, trying to do a deal.
WTAF - total lack consideration for others around. She is probably under pressure so part of me is trying to think kind thoughts.

I wonder how many deals which are rushed through before Christmas have to be unravelled pretty quickly precisely because they were rushed through!

No, you don't make work calls in public places. That includes trains, cafes, hairdressers - and dentists - (my dentist has a sign up in the waiting room that says no mobiles, though you can use them silently to doom scroll).

No I do find it irritating. I also find devices in public places irritating, young kids on phones at restaurants, shouting on the train etc. Unfortunately that’s the world and people are allowed to do these things in public places.

I was in the post office one day and it was very busy in there. The one self-service till was hogged by someone doing her posting and taking a business call. She was loud and very slow.

I just want to see a pic of the cat, Luna! 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

Or we ask them politely to tone it down as you can't hear your own conversation.

Kids on phones (quietly) in restaurants doesn't impact those around them.
Shouting on the train - unless it was a threatening situation then I'm sure someone would ask them to behave.

I think it would be entirely appropriate to ask someone loudly carrying out their work calls in the hairdresser to be a bit quieter. Just because it's allowed (in law?) doesn't mean it's socially acceptable.

It would annoy me too OP. Not to the extent to shout but I'd be agitated. I also look forward to having my hair cut - busy life means it happens 2-3 times a year!

@dynamiccactus , my dentist has a sign up in the waiting room that says no mobiles, though you can use them silently to doom scroll
My dentist has had patients trying to take calls during treatment.

@LunaTheCat

Actually - I am not a lady of leisure. I am a GP who had worked 43 hours in the last 4 days.
i know the feeling of pressure.
I just think we need to be respectful that for a lot women - me included - the hairdresser is a treat and a chance self care.
TOUCHÉ OP
people are so righteous thinking they know every situation better than others... nowadays some ppl are so unaware and uncourteous of their surroundings ...
we are not interested in your convo on your phone call but are 'forced' to listen anyhow 🤷‍♀️
Hope your hair turnt out lovely ☺️

I look forward to my hair cut because I now regard my stylist as a friend and it's nice to have a good old natter. I don't want to sit there with headphones in to block out the noise of other customers.

@Resilienceisimportant To be fair, I have a DD with autism and although I make sure it's on silent, she always has my phone in restaurants/cafés. This is necessary as she becomes overstimulated in places like that.

Even though for that very reason, eating out is a rare thing for us, why should we not go anywhere, ever? Just because random strangers have an issue with a child with special needs, playing games silently on her Mum's phone in order to keep her calm?!
How else do we gradually get her used to being in these types of public places?

I do what I can to get her off it & engage her in conversation now that she's older but when she was small the phone (again, no volume) was bloody mandatory if I wanted a quick cuppa at the garden centre for example.

The issue is the lady shouting. I might take a call at the hairdresser, but I don't shout and I don't take a confidential call. I certainly deal with emails at the hairdresser/on the train, etc. Only a day or two ago, I was called on the train before 8.30am. "Thank you for calling me, x. I'm really sorry, but I'm on a train at present. Please could you call y and let her know and I'll catch up with you when I'm back in the office on 2nd January".

I think you owe the OP an apology.
On the plus side you win the prize for person who has made the biggest fool of themselves on the internet today.

I agree with you OP; I think is lack of consideration for the rest of the customers; thinking her job is more important than everyone else time. You go to the hair dresser to relax and be pampered.

If you have an important deadeline then you don’t have time to go to the hairdresser

@LunaTheCat
You could also have asked the salon to flick the wifi 🛜 off for a few seconds... that would have been hilarious... if a 'deadline' has to be met... don't get your hair done ... stay at work/office/home and work...

I agree.

It's also the place of work of all the salon staff, and part of their work entails listening to their clients so they know what to do with their hair, chatting a bit to help create a friendly atmosphere, and focusing on their tasks. It's rude and selfish to believe the demands of your job take precedence in someone elses workplace.

Could you imagine if the OP did her work from the hairdressers - those would be very interesting phone calls!

So crack on with your work and don't make a hair appointment in working hours.

It's not difficult.

I don't find the hairdressers remotely pampering. In fact I hate it, my best friend who is a from home hairdresser did mine when younger which was great as we watched films, listened to music, drank and had a girls night but nearly every 'go to the hairdressers appointment' has been shit.

They always fuck up my hair. I have very thin/fine wavy hair and they are OBSESSED with giving me an awful bob regardless of what I ask for which takes ages to grow back out, require loads of styling just to look passable and does NOT suit me. I also once spent ages getting my hair Ombre then a hairdresser cut off all the dye saying she thought I had really long roots and had never heard of Ombre despite it being everywhere at the time (completely ruined my hair).

I cut my hair myself at home now where I know I'm not going to get the wrong thing. Always baffled by the fact people think its 'pampering', almost everyone I know has utter horror stories from hairdressers, its not relaxing.

I am baffled as to how you can type or talk on the phone while having your hair done though. With someone moving round and pulling on your head or hairdryers going etc...

Do prople really go to feel pampered? Ì hate the hairdressers. Its a functional thing for me

Totally agree. Nobody needs that.