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A typical day

You come in before your first appointment to draw the stencil and set up a clean station. Then a consultation, then the tattoo itself, which might be an hour or might be five with breaks. Between clients you break down the station, disinfect everything, set up again, answer messages and book the next month. Evenings are drawing for tomorrow. Saturdays are the busiest day of the week, so this is not a career with normal weekends.