An Interview with Tania Rice Who had the experience of going back to work after lockdown in her country and is happy to share feedback from her journey so far.
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y name is Tania Rice. I am a Journeyperson Esthetician in Regina, Saskatchewan. I have been working in the esthetics for over 12 years and have owned my own studio for the past 8 years.
in place. I have had the same clientele for years so I trust them and they trust me. I was also very clear about the new protocols in place and communicated that through social media, my website, email and text reminders.
Clients said they had set their alarms and even had their husbands log on to book appointments for them. They were pretty excited!
Tania, you have had your restrictions lifted a while ago, were you apprehensive about being in close contact with clients?
How did your clients react to the fact you were able to offer appointments and treatments again?
(PPE, spacing out in the salon, limiting students in courses)
I emailed my clients to let them know that I would be turning my online booking on a certain date and time. Then when it was that time, I had 37 appointments booked online in the first minute.
The protocols weren’t very detailed. One of the items was you had to wear a mask. But they never explain what kind of mask. After a few emails back and forth to the government, we were able to get more detailed protocols.
We have been open for about 6 weeks now. I wasn’t worried about being too close to clients, I was more worried about getting all the protocols
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What precautions did you have to put in place?
