06/10/2024
Geez. These floral Facebook groups are something else. So much criticism, so much unnecessary rudeness. People who are trying out this creative venture as a hobby, innocently post a picture of something they've made, and they get slapped with harshness by self-proclaimed experts. It's at a point where people posting literally have to request that the feedback "PLEASE BE KIND". 🫣
I've worked in some flower shops where my bosses were unnecessarily critical - I've had managers say I would never be a good designer, that I didn't know how to make an XYZ arrangement. I even had one floral shop owner REDUCE my hourly wage because she said my arrangements were crappy.
You want to know what I did? I left her little flower shop the next day and got a better job at the MGM Grand. For more money.
Her opinion was nothing more than her opinion.
The manager at MGM had a different opinion, which amounted to "you're hired". 💸💲😎
The bare truth is the only opinion that matters is your own. If you think you need to improve your floral design skills, then do that. Experiment, look for inspiration everywhere, and work on learning techniques and design styles. If you are proud of your style and your creations, then find an audience who loves it as much as you do. They are out there. They are ready to applaud you, pay you, and refer you to others.
I wouldn't go searching for that in a floral group on Facebook. They really seem hellbent on discouraging new designers.
