Things that cheapen our industry
The BIG one..allowing yourself to be misclassified. There's nothing wrong with 1099, it's the way many of us began. You have to keep track of deductions etc. However, don't accept such a position and allow yourself to be treated like an employee or held hostage by a contract that limits your growth. Learn the law. Start reporting anyone who 1099's you but sets your schedule, etc.
Begging to be seen as professionals- If you help people get results and work well with them you'll earn professional respect.
Demonization of natural products-some estheticians prefer them over synthetics, enjoy them, and obtain good outcomes using them. It becomes obvious you're mad because you can't make money off of them the way you can from say..selling Glymed or more synthetic-based lines.
The constant talk about "hustling". To hustle is to scam someone out of money. It's the opposite of the way I'd want to be received personally. As someone who works in a high-end spa, I can tell you no one speaks or behaves that way, not me, not my co-workers, not our manager, and certainly not the people we serve.
Posting reels with background music that contains offensive language-I don't know what to even say about this one, but I can't get over how much of it I see.
Shaming other estheticians for having different techniques-if you're a professional who gets results and has good rapport then you have no reason to trash someone else's technique publicly if it works for them. It's ok to disagree and do things your way, but no need to publicly humiliate someone because let's be real, you're maybe a bit jealous. I say this because I noticed people coming for a certain waxer who offers a technique that's a little different. It works for her. She makes more than probably 90% of estheticians so sit down.
The paranoia over being seen as a sex worker as a Brazilian waxer. I've seen this one more over the years and really I don't get it. If you don't have sex with your clients for money the you're not a sex worker. People will believe what they believe. If you choose to do male Brazilian waxing know there will be men who do come in as a kink/for sexual release. Sometimes you will not realize it until the session is about over. You can choose to block such people from booking. If you have that big of a complex don't do male Brazilian waxes.
Stop Shaming estheticians who are unwilling to serve clients who willingly choose not to have good hygiene. I saw an esthetician get dragged for this. If you don't mind having dirty clients, more power to you. Some estheticians (me included) are unwilling to serve people who don't have the respect to wash their ass.