Carolinas
Punctuality = Respect
cocktail-party
posted
4 / 16
Have had too many things go wrong when time was of the essence
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NO MAS!!! Isn't that what that boxing fellow said a few back when he was getting butt whipping(?
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I tend to an elderly person with alzheimer's who is also handicapped, and am a single parent.
So I try to juggle VERY WELL,
at times, no matter how I rush, there just isn't enough hours in the day to do IT ALL.
I try to keep my ducks in a row, so to speak, so I can show the respect that comes due with clients who pay me hundreds of dollars. I'm not trying to make excuses, simply trying to make people see reason. I also respect the fact when a man tells me he has very limited time, so that every domino can fall into place, with perfect timing. Again, in the real world, it doesn't always happen perfectly, but I TRY to do so without fail.
Luckily, I have a pretty loose clock (as in, I arrange what I do, so I can try to shift stuff around if need be.... although it is a LOT of stuff to shift & a challenge at times..) and most of my clients have or can deal with either of us running early/late, without complaint. If a provider has offered you a half off session, she has extended herself as much as she can in apology, to show you that she does value you as a client.
You should at least give her that much credit.
My personal two cents-
I have a family friend who is consistently late, 2 hours to every family event. Every.... single...time!!! Argh!!! I have learned to tell them... that our 4pm party is at 2pm!!!!
Just sayin! Foxy
So I try to juggle VERY WELL,
at times, no matter how I rush, there just isn't enough hours in the day to do IT ALL.
I try to keep my ducks in a row, so to speak, so I can show the respect that comes due with clients who pay me hundreds of dollars. I'm not trying to make excuses, simply trying to make people see reason. I also respect the fact when a man tells me he has very limited time, so that every domino can fall into place, with perfect timing. Again, in the real world, it doesn't always happen perfectly, but I TRY to do so without fail.
Luckily, I have a pretty loose clock (as in, I arrange what I do, so I can try to shift stuff around if need be.... although it is a LOT of stuff to shift & a challenge at times..) and most of my clients have or can deal with either of us running early/late, without complaint. If a provider has offered you a half off session, she has extended herself as much as she can in apology, to show you that she does value you as a client.
You should at least give her that much credit.
My personal two cents-
I have a family friend who is consistently late, 2 hours to every family event. Every.... single...time!!! Argh!!! I have learned to tell them... that our 4pm party is at 2pm!!!!
Just sayin! Foxy Set up an appointment with a nice lady I had met through P411. She was great.....great chemistry...mutual interests....very erotic time; only drawback was she was 20 minutes late, had to sit in my SUV waiting for her to call me to tell me she was ready. I figured this was our first time, and in the future this would not be an issue. Maybe this is my pet peeve, but tardiness is a huge turnoff. I explained to Miss Provider that the worst thing she could do was have a client wait, especially if he drove across town to meet her. 5 minutes is acceptable....10 minutes is trying my none to gentle patience.. 20 minutes TOTALLY UNREASONABLE!
Today was to be our 2nd rendezvous. We set this up 5 days ago for 12 sharp. I get an email at 11 that she is running a few minutes behind...can't see you till 1215, but 1230 would be ideal. I explain I am on a tight schedule, I have business deals that will go down if I am late. I cannot commence any later than 1215. She says that's fine.....no problem. Show up at 1215, and I call her and she tells me she needs 10 more minutes.....I bail after almost 30 minutes waiting. I sent Miss Provider an email, apologizing, but my time is more valuable than this. I explained that I had driven an hour out of my way, had revolved my schedule to accommodate a mutual agreeable time, and then adjusted it to accomodate her, and at the very least she could accomodate me by being on time. Ms. Provider sent me a long apology, explaining that she was not trying to be inconsiderate, and offering me a future rendezvous at 1/2 agreed donation. No hard feelings.
I realize that I should not attempt middle of the day rendezvous. Like my childhood principal explained, First comes work, than comes play. (No puns intended). I probably will not schedule with this lady again. Hobbyists, has this happened to you before, and how did you handle it? Is 20-30 minute delay totally unreasonable? Providers, I am interested in your opinion about this.
Today was to be our 2nd rendezvous. We set this up 5 days ago for 12 sharp. I get an email at 11 that she is running a few minutes behind...can't see you till 1215, but 1230 would be ideal. I explain I am on a tight schedule, I have business deals that will go down if I am late. I cannot commence any later than 1215. She says that's fine.....no problem. Show up at 1215, and I call her and she tells me she needs 10 more minutes.....I bail after almost 30 minutes waiting. I sent Miss Provider an email, apologizing, but my time is more valuable than this. I explained that I had driven an hour out of my way, had revolved my schedule to accommodate a mutual agreeable time, and then adjusted it to accomodate her, and at the very least she could accomodate me by being on time. Ms. Provider sent me a long apology, explaining that she was not trying to be inconsiderate, and offering me a future rendezvous at 1/2 agreed donation. No hard feelings.
I realize that I should not attempt middle of the day rendezvous. Like my childhood principal explained, First comes work, than comes play. (No puns intended). I probably will not schedule with this lady again. Hobbyists, has this happened to you before, and how did you handle it? Is 20-30 minute delay totally unreasonable? Providers, I am interested in your opinion about this.
As you know I've been a little tardy getting all PURDY for you. Ahhhhh the memories-sigh....
Steph xoxo