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I think as an artist in general and now a tattoo artist, you learn to spot a problem client a mile away. I've taught people music, leathercraft am blacksmithing. And some people now want me to teach tattooing.
I can tell the serious ones from the lazy dreamers. Proving you have the stamina and constitution to see things to furition is not easy. No one will give you an A for effort, we live in a world of results.
Seeing your in NY then you know by now you have tons of sub-par shops to get your start in, none of them are going to make any history, maybe a magazine add or fifteen minutes of heavily edited reality TV.
So congrats to you on your apprenticeship, stick with it even if this particular gig falls out. And make this art form a good thing in your life, regardless of the pros and cons. And now that you see what it looks like on both sides of the counter you can maybe bride the gap of customer and asshole. I'm definitely an abrassive person, it's a NY thing.
As a heavy metal guitarist, it's balance with charisma, at least i hope so.