I dont drive and I never been arrested-development.

I find this interesting if only for the peak behind the curtain aspect.  I have always been somewhat fascinated about how one actually gets into managing this industry as a business owner and what you have to deal with in terms of recruiting "talent".  

I would say from personal experience that at this point I almost assume everyone is lying about everything until proven otherwise.  I hate to be that way, but so often that is the case.  Resumes are almost always padded and exaggerated.  Checking and verifying constantly reveals their lies and they always lie on the issue of their past criminal records.  The irony is if they were honest I, not to be the world's largest hypocrite, would be much more willing to give them a shot.  

Oh well... I appreciate the info.  I find it interesting.

Consider this a peak behind the curtain.

As a rule I get about 1 to 2 job applications a day. Of those only about 1.5% are invited to an interview and from there only about .05%  make it pass level 1 training and work out. These figures are based on yearly averages.

As my regular clients know, I  'rarely' hire anyone who has worked in the business before agency or  independent.  It's not cost effective to break people of their bad habits to then retrain them to our company belief systems. Been there, done that multiple times and it just doesn't fails 98% of the time.

In the job section of our web site we have the following:

All information contained within your application will be verified.
   * You will be run through a full background check.
   * ID will be verified during interview.
   * If any information is found to be false or incomplete, the application will be REJECTED.
   * No use of illegal drugs, alcohol, or marijuana. This includes abuse of prescription drugs.


Pretty straight forward I'm very clear on what I expect. We also state this is a job application treat it as such.

With that having been said, let me share the latest applicant:

Education: "Currently working on Pre med and biotechnology degree."

When did you know you wanted to be an escort?  
"Ive been wanting to be  escort for years. IM 22 yers old. I found this website and decided to apply."

If you have fetish role play experince which were the most appealing?
" im interested to try all sorts of new thigns."

Those of you who are employers and read job applications on a daily basis know, I'm not exaggerating. The applications I get from 30 somethings are just as bad.

We then run a standard background check as our website clearly states we will:

Date:12/09/2006 Description: POSSESSION-MARIJUANA
Date:07/12/2008 Description: SPEED EXCEEDING LIMIT Speed Limit:  25  Recorded Speed:  95
Date:12/18/2010 Description: DRIVE VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
Date:01/08/2011 Description: EXCEEDING MAXIMUM SPEED: 57 MPH IN A POSTED 35 MPH ZONE
Date:02/09/2011 Description: DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLE ON SUSPENDED LIC. & PRIVILEGE


What part of we DO NOT tolerate drug use and we do run background checks did she NOT understand?

Experience has taught me there is a high probability she would have been a problem or an eventual security threat to my operation and my clients. This is an industry which has a tendency to amplify the worst tenancies  of certain personality types.

It has been disheartening to see the increasing decline of late in the lack of quality, effort and diligence in job applicants.

Those of you who are employers what has been your experience ?


Respectfully,

Lee Dreams
"It's all about integrity"

Listen...There is a good baseball game going on right now. Nats vs Phillies.  If you are not in baseball, you can catch NBA finals on ABC.

Don't mean to be a jerk, but why the heck are you sharing these operational details of your business with us?

All we care for is getting laid without drama.

What's with the no alcohol policy?  Sharing an adult beverage with a lady is one of my favorite seducations.  Why is it a problem?

He is sharing this information to show you what he goes through to allow you have an experience drama free. Very simple concept.

If there is a good baseball game on and the NBA Finals, WHY aren't you watching them? If you can view this site from "work" I'm sure you can also catch these events.  If you felt the post was bad, I would guess your response a close second and this comes from someone who has no affiliation with the owner and willing to post without an alias.

...he did say no alcohol, but this gal is obviously reckless and out of control.  I wouldn't want to fuck her and I certainly wouldn't trust her.  I appreciate the effort to keep my hobbying drama free.

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applicant quality has been declining severely. folks in their 20s-30s need to be told every little thing. that which used to be expected as common knowledge has become arcane: "how can you expect me to know that?"

it is nearly impossible to find someone with quantitative reasoning skills who can write. likewise finding someone who writes but can calculate..... it seems that increasingly "words" and "numbers" are regarded as sufficient grounds for declaring "specializations".

unfortunately one sometimes needs an extra pair of hands even if there is no discernable grey matter coordinating their activities.

0.05% make it through?  

with 2 applicants per day - everyday - that would take almost 3 YEARS to hire ONE person.

First, excellent effort!  As far as a decline in the lack of quality, effort and diligence in job applicants, I see the same thing in my office.  I try not to be a "kids these days" kind of guy though.  I chalk it up to the current job market.  Maybe more so in the hobby.  A few years ago there was more work then people - I swear, in this town, one could get a job painting 'help wanted' signs.  Employers were so desperate for manpower they either weren't doing the checks or they were lowering the bar.  Now the supply of labor way outstrips the demand so, in my office and I'll bet in many others, we can be a lot more selective.  Which means that some of the of people I may have hired 5 years ago don't stand a chance.  My guess is that some of those people assume (incorrectly as it turns out - and I for one am thankful for it) that employers in the hobby won't be as discriminating.  This is yet another reason I need to find some time and get myself verified with you.

Do you guys realize that a decline in the lack of quality would actually be an improvement?  Double negative !!

A pretty intelligent man. However, your intelligence seems to paralell your arrogance. Let me apologize on behaf of that woman who applied and every other simpleton out there, who overlook simple instructions.

So without further adux.............

Lee, I am sorry that people, especially 22 year old college girls who want to suck dick for a living, don't measure up to your expectations.

Jerk @ Work is just an alias. Didn't mean I was actually at work at the time. And, yes, I did catch both the games yesterday. Pretty cool.  Lot better than wasting time writing novels about great one is.

I like Lee, and think he is a pretty smart guy. But Lee, aren't you tired of telling us how great you are. Knock it off already !!!

well I for one appreciate the insight into understanding the stuff that an employer has to deal with when trying to hire someone to cater to we, the clients.  Like anything else, one can choose to read a post or not.

The way Lee operates the business is not how most agency owners do. While I'm not a big fan of agency owners, I do like most of the precautions that Lee takes for safety of his clients and his staff.

That being said, I still feel some of his procedures (like the one mentioned in the original post) are way over the top.

Your post is not without merit, although I wouldn't get so worked up over someone's post. However, I think watching sports is a huge waste of time; I would rather read Lee's post.

What exactly does "level 1 training" consist of?

I dont screen employees as hard as Lee but I should! Theres a reason Dreams has been around forever
Girls will promise they are the most honest, reliable and trustworthy girls in town....2 weeks later that same girl is asking clients if they have weed LMAO...sorry couldnt help it HA!

I just go to lunch with a potential new girl and talk about random things to get her take, see how smart, polite and nice she is. I try really hard to work with NICE NORMAL girls who dont look like escorts and who no one would guess does this kind of work. I ask about their goals and what they are currently doing, hobbies etc.
I dont want to work with girls who are going to give me a headache or get into trouble plus I really am friends with the girls here so I dont want to hire any one I wouldnt normally hang out with.

I meant around half of 1 percent or I hire about 20 to 30 women a year total and even then there is an attrition rate for those in the latter group.  I have been known to terminate before training is over because the person has obvious emotional issues, can't follow simple instructions, clearly has another agenda ie. using us to find a rich husband,  be a mistress or extortion victim. Then there is those with  do only the minimum to get by the system owes me welfare mentality.


Therefore, ( insert gracious bow here )  db911 thank you for catching my misplacement of a decimal.

Sincerely,

Lee Dreams
"It's all about integrity".

Lee:
Understand...however this is a post that should be on your company wall, not here.

I suppose I can answer that.
Training and orientation consists of a basic etiquette class, review of policies on behaviour and dress code, procedure during an appointment, etc.

You said it better than anyone else.

The no-alcohol rule is part of the general policy to avoid substances that may reduce a person's faculties or their ability to remain rational. While most people can still remain reasonable after a drink or two, there are always a few who don't know when to stop. That's enough of a risk to create a blanket rule.

I'd normally be the one to point that out (part of my job as a Certified Grammar Nazi and editor) but, I've come to find that it's futile when he's on a roll. :P

Do I think I'm special ?  Nope not at all.
Do I believe I'm superior?  Not on your life.  

There is a saying in recovery and those of you who are friends of Bill and Dr Bob (which I'm not) will know what I actually mean.

" No body is special".

I firmly believe that.  I am subject to the same rules and laws which govern human behavior and I'm not exempt from them.

To be truly 'arrogant' I would have to think and believe the opposite of the above. Which I do not.

However, let me say what I am guilty of.

I have a dream, vision and standards I set for myself and my business. Of course there are days when I fail to meet them like any other person. Yes, I set what some of you perceive as high standards to me and others  they are not. I know what I want, I know what I'm about and the lowest common denominator or mediocrity is NOT acceptable to me in many cases. Unlike others who also have elevated standards I'm NOT afraid to openly state what they are and not back-down. I believe the phrase is 'the courage of one's convictions.' Some of us push harder, reach higher simply because we can, win, lose or fail. I expect more and I'm not going to pretend I don't. To do so is emotional and spiritual dishonesty and frankly I don't care who I offend. I wont stop and if you're going to run with me, you'll do it because the status quo is not enough for you to.

Please get off your soapbox. This whole discussion stems from a girl who wants or possibly needs a job, who may have overlooked some simple details. Next thing you know, Lee of Dreams, our resident Rhodes Scolar puts her mistake on the board for all of us to read. That is fine, as the matter of fact it says more about you than her. Any Human Resources dept. employee would have simply hit the DELETE button and that would have been that.

Just asking a question here Lee. Did you actually feel better about yourself (if that is possible) when you posted a mistake that some random job aplicant made?

If you get 2 applications a day and only interview 1.5% of them, you're only interviewing 11 ladies a year.  If you hire 0.5% of those then you're hiring 0.05 ladies a year, not 20 to 30.  Unless you meant to say you hire one every 20-30 years, then your math is correct.

I've been on this site for many years and Lee has always come off as arrogant and "above" it all.  Along with the fact that he simply talks too much.  Just STFU and book the appointments.  I've never commented as such since I ignore him, his business, and the product his business offers.  Now was a better time than any to offer my .02 on the matter.  Next.

is sounding like someone who is way too impressed with himself and assumes that everyone else is equally impressed.

What you don't seem to realize is that these rants aren't convincing people that they ought to patronize your business but instead have made many question the wisdom of entrusting you with their personal info.


Stick to running the business.  These bizarre rants are not part of that.

I.M_Curious brings about some good points.  

You can't trust Lee with your personal information.  I would not have said this before his posted that BULLSHIT post yesterday.

And this is the guy who holds socials (Meet & Greets)? I am just glad that I haven't used his agency.

. . . walking with a book on your head?

Lee is ALL ABOUT THE INTEGRITY.  And when you are ALL ABOUT THE INTEGRITY you must remind everyone that you are ALL ABOUT THE INTEGRITY every chance you get.

At least now I understand better why he has never hired a girl I'd want to fuck.

It's "peek," not "peak."

Quote from OP: "Consider this a peak behind the curtain."

-- Modified on 6/1/2011 8:03:31 PM

Copy edits to Lee's posts in CAPS below; I focused on obvious errors and ignored punctuation mistakes and wording. Someone mentioned Lee as the Rhodes Scholar. In my snootiest English accent: REJECTED!

Penelope is hot, though, and I wish I could see her.
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from there only about .05%  make it pass PAST level 1 training

This is an industry which has a tendency to amplify the worst tenancies TENDENCIES of certain personality types.

To do so is emotional and spiritual dishonesty and frankly I don't care who WHOM I offend. I wont WON’T stop and if you're going to run with me, you'll do it because the status quo is not enough for you to.

If that is your only measurement and criteria CRITERION

Here's the amusing part and some of you will get it and some of you wont. WON’T

Actually the double negatlive was a quote from you, Lee, in your first entry in this string.

"It has been disheartening to see the increasing decline of late in the lack of quality, effort and diligence in job applicants"

Pride goeth before the fall.

There is way too much arrogance here and a tendency to blithely dismiss any constructive criticism.  

I woukd never trust him with private info----look at how he treats info on applicants.

If others wsnt to trust him go ahead but I just would not feel comfortable.

I caught most of those as well, and it is so unlike me not to take the time to point them out in circumstances such as these.

Bonus points for catching the criteria/criterion distinction.  Up there with phenomena/phenomenon, it is one that we (meaning Americans) so rarely make correctly.

Good catch.  Thanks!  Should have said "decline in the quality"

Go to any dictionary and look it up. While the application of a double standard to yourself might be consistent with arrogant behavior it is just one possible manifestation.

The word generally applies to displays of superiority or exaggerated self importsnce.  You may be unaware rhat you come across that wsy but you do.

Lets check out Lee's numbers broken out over a year........

* 1 or 2 applicants per day = 2 x 365 = 730

* 1.5% are invited to an interview = (730 x 1.5%) 10.95 girls invited to an interview per year.

* From there only .05% make it past level 1 training = (10.95 x .05%)  .005 girls are hired each year.

If these numbers are accurate Lee hires 1 girl every 200 years.

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Now if I misinterprested his wording and he actually meant .05% of the applicants are hired, it would still come out to Lee only hiring 1 girl every 3 years.  
((2 x 365) * .05%)

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And lastly, I thought for a second that he may have meant 5% of applicants are hired, instead of .05% of applicants are hired; but that couldn't be the case because prior to that he stated only 1.5% are interviewed.  I also thought maybe he meant .5% but that's highly doubtful as well because of the 1.5% that he lists before it.

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I'm not one to typically act like an a** hole, but it's not cool to throw people under the bus like he did in this email.  Plus it does get old hearing him talking about how great he is and throwing out numbers that are obviously false.