While I agree this is a business, it can be hardly conducted as a normal business, face it, there is nothing normal about this. While you can't give dinner away, you do have to give them a reason to stay for dessert or return for another meal. My take on this. Whatever YOU can accomplish in an hour is up to YOU. With abundant encouragement from me!
Being nervous is a good thing, when you stop being nervous, you are headed for trouble.
Bad reviews? Sometimes you will have them. If you are tough enough. And good enough, you will weather the storm and should give you the incentive to review your game to make sure it doesn't happen again. And no recourse, what do you think a bad review is? It can kill a girls business. If the service was bad, then say that, if she just wasnt "your cup of tea', then say that. Sometimes it is just a clash of personalities. You have to click with your provider on some level, if you do not, then it will be bad for both sides and no one is having fun. But ripping her apart on a board isn't always the best thing.
I do agree with the comment about respect. And that doesn't mean just being nice. Freshen up if you can. Would you want to spend time with a provider that has forgotten where the shower was or what a toothbrush is for?
And one last comment. Since when is being over 50 such a bad thing? The lady in question may be a crackhead, but was it that important to point out her age? I am 53 and I know I can run circles around some of the young ones and many of my "friends" will say the same thing. Age is but a number, but when you lose the desire, then it is time to move on. Us and you!
Be safe everyone!
Cc.
[QUOTE=Chadcarpenter; 1183636]Not really wanting to get in the middle of this debate, but here I go anyway.
If you consider this your profession / business and you consider yourself a professional, then I'd say the practice of advertising an hour of service for whatever price, but then delivering 20 minutes or 30 minutes, is highly unprofessional. Regardless of whether the customer finishes up early, he's paying you for what you advertised. An hour of companionship.
Imagine yourself as a restaurant owner. You sell a three course meal for $50 appetizer, dinner, dessert. The customer eats the appetizer and half of his dinner and feels full. Does that mean you take his plate away, give him a check and send him out the door? No. You offer to box up the dinner and also send him home with a box of dessert for later. The restaurant that tosses the customer out the door without giving him what he paid for will quickly find itself out of business.
I don't see what makes your business different than any other. Treat your customers fairly. Deliver what you promise (an hour of companionship). Be friendly and always bring your A-game. You'll never hear a complaint and you'll have more business than you could hope to handle.
I suppose the only thing that allows the women in your business to deliver less than promised is because the customer has little or no recourse, other than to complain here. It's not like he can report you to the better business bureau or file a lawsuit to get his money back.
Think about it a little bit. The choice is yours, of course. But good business practices lead to good business success, no matter what your line of work.[/QUOTE]
