I feel for anyone who's right to safety and employment are hampered. I empathize. The closest I've come to this situation was getting laid off from a job about 15 years ago. It paid crap to begin with, and I ran up credit card debt making ends meet for a few months. That sucked. But in no way was my safety jeopardized so it wasn't the same.
Screening is, obviously, both ways. While there's way more risk to safety on your end, there's some on ours as well. We can get robbed, harmed, or deal with LE.
Personally, my biggest concern has always just been loss of time. I'm a workaholic with an unpredictable job. Finding a reputable date, getting screened, and getting to and from the location usually takes hours. I hate making that time commitment and getting stood up or having a bad time. I've always been happy to provide my TER, p411 details, and references. And generally don't see anyone without reading a few TER reviews or looking at a Twitter profile just to ensure there's some history showing the person is real.
The past month has made it difficult for clients as well. I haven't been able to schedule an appointment here at home. I've gotten a "I'm not taking new clients", or general lack of response over email. I traveled to NYC last week. Before I left I made my usual "I'll be in town" post on TER. But between then and the trip TER went dark for the US. I discovered Switter, booked an appointment for my first evening in town, spoke to her on the phone when she was "on her way", then got stood up.
I, too, am wondering how clients are managing. How have methods changed, and what seems to work? I've tried Switter, and am leaning more on p411.
