The client who timed every haircut made me lose it

Had this guy last Tuesday, older fella, sits down and pulls out his phone with a stopwatch running. Says "I got 22 minutes, start now." I laughed thinking he was joking but he was dead serious. Kept his eyes on that screen the whole cut, didnt say a word, just watched the timer. When I finished at 19 minutes he just nodded and walked out without tipping. Next time he booked I told him no, and now he's leaving me one star reviews on Google saying I'm slow. Has anyone else dealt with a client like this? How do you handle people who treat cuts like a race?

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christopher5941mo ago

You ever see someone freak out over a timer like that? My buddy runs a barbershop and had this one guy who'd set a watch on the chair, then complain if he finished even a minute early. He finally told him to go to one of those 10-minute chop shops, and the guy got so mad he started telling people my buddy was overcharging for "slow work." Some people just can't enjoy a good cut, they gotta race it.