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Miss BlueHair says there's no structure, especially for those who work on commission, and admits she sometimes leaves early. I'm guessing it's not to go wash her hair. Richie clocks that people will do as little as they can there and totally get away with it, pointing out that at other salons he's worked at, if you're five minutes late, you lost your money for the day and have to go home (and Tabatha is nodding her head vigorously, as it seems that's how she runs her joint).

Tami pipes up that she wants the clients to be happy and the stylists to be happy, she just wants everyone to be happy... "If you take advantage of me, you're the one who has to live with yourself at night!" Um, Tami-honey, judging from the vast working experience at my disposal, people generally don't feel bad about taking advantage of a weak manager, they just do it and do it until someone puts a stop to it... or fires them (and then they are always so bitter and wonder what happened, which always makes me giggle). Anyhow, she just doesn't want to have to tell people that they're not doing a good job. Tami should really quit the salon business and go into daycare, where the worst thing she'd have to chastise people for would be eating someone else's cookies or pooping in their pants.

So, DUH, they need a hairdresser who is going to manage the hairdressing part of the business, and now Tabatha is saying that if they dress as a team, they will work as a team, and that they need to go downstairs and get their new uniforms. What?!??! I'm not sure I understand this whole thing, she's never done that before (like, especially at Images a couple of weeks ago when the bitches could have used some slightly less hoochie-mama clothing). Looks like Pornlet Melanie isn't exactly featuring the uniform idea, either...

...don't worry, MelMel, I'm sure whatever it is you can make it look slutty...

...and hoo-boy, the "uniform" consists of teal polo-shirts and black aprons. Looks like my faith in Melly-Mel was well placed, too, as she's already practicing her "Stylists Gone Wild" dance audition...

...now all this salon needs is a pole...

THE ASSESSMENT

Lady T has once again produced some paid extras (I'm not striking through it anymore, let's face it, that's exactly what they are) who have come armed with photos of celebrities. Pornlet Melanie has landed a creepy looking guy who has a picture of Adam Brody. Cry-Ey Kelsey's client wants to look like Kelly Clarkson (minus the extra weight) and Markoan Crawford's client appears to have a less-psychotic photo of Denise Richards.

Mel's consultation failed to get a true look at the client's neckline without his jacket on, Kelsey failed to notice the black hair-dye streaked throughout her model's hair and Mark continued his scissorphobia ways. Surprisingly, Tabatha wasn't really super-hard on them about these things... and one person whose consult she WAS impressed with is Richie, whose client has a cheesy photo of a creepily grinning Reese Witherspoon...

Tell ya who's not impressing T-girl... yup, you guessed it! Poor Pornlet Melanie (and her vast 4 months of experience). Tabatha wants to know why she didn't bother to wash her grubby boy-client's hair before cutting it, instead of just spraying it down with water...

...my God, you'd think she'd have wanted to wash this greasy mop, if only for her own continued health...

Melanie sasses back "I guess I should have... but...", and she trails off. This earns her a Death Glare™ from Lady T, who skillfully stifles her urge to throttle the girl and asks what Mel needs to do to finish off the haircut. PornoMel says "I was cross-checking all of it right now, I hadn't even got to the very front of it yet, but you can go ahead!" Oooh, the White-Girl-Head-Bob'N'Weave™ is creeping back in again!

In a very dry voice, Tabatha replies, "Right, so besides the 'cross-checking', do you always have an attitude like that, or is it just reserved for me?"...

...Hmmmm, I think it's like Janet Jackson said, this is "all for youuuu"...

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