Here's and example. I'll post more examples in the future.
Example 1. A woman was hired as a freelance makeup artist to help during busy times at a Dallas high-end retailer. She did a decent job and staffing is light at this store, so they kept her on. Honestly, I think she's a personal friend of the account executive for the line that brought her in. It pays to know people!
She worked in our store for several months - 5 or 6. Very often I would see the business manager of the line shaking her head or just walking away from the Diva Artist. Then one day when she was off, I asked the business manager how things were going with her new freelance help. She said this woman in fact WAS a friend of the account executive, which was how she got the job. Also, she announced on her first or second day that she couldn't help with the cleaning or the stocking of the counter - which is expected of absolutely everyone. Why?
Her word for word answer was this, "I have very long nails and I can't take a chance on breaking one because I go to a very expensive salon. AND I wear very expensive clothes. I will not get them dirty by cleaning up after anyone, including myself. Someone else can do that."
Wow. Her makeovers were not that good. She is a local woman with no more experience or credentials than anyone else in the makeup department. She just thinks very highly of herself. Needless to say, she's gone back to Crazyville, where she belongs.
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