OK, since I'm on the IPad not only does my spelling suffer I can't get the quotes thing to work. lt.'s do it old school.
Shorty, you said:
BF, Husband, or another family asks how many date's you have lined up or tells you need to run a special because we need the money, then your not an Outlaw or Independent. Then, your a lady working for someone else.
Hmmm, so, if your wife asks or tell you to pull some overtime cause X Mas is coming and the kids want a new XBox.......are you bein pimped by her? (What about if she's gonna make your life a misery if you say "No, 60 hrs a week is plenty. I'm tired!")
I totally agree with both Kristen's excellent summation of the types of pimps/managers and Chica's estimation of the # of ladies with some form of management. I'd say it was easily 60% of independents have either/all/part of the following list: SO with input into household work vs budget ratio, booker or scheduler, security, driver, money manager, etc...
Why is it kept on the DL? For the reasons already listed. three is a wide range involved in that list but all most clients think of is a big, mean, ethnic minority, male, armed, dangerous and exploitive.
A girl friend of mine who is a provider has seizures, they took her driver's liscense. She uses a driver. This lady is upscale, successful and independent. Any complaints?
90% of every provider I know has Someone who always knows where she is, who she's with, where's she at, and what time she should get there and be back in her car. How many of you have daughters? Any complaints?
Some of you see hot, smart, but also dingy and Young girls. You really think she's the one handling screening 15-30 e mails and calls a day and scheduling and rescheduling at least 5 clients a week? And, working that schedule around her schedule at her job at victoria's secret and her college classes. Really??
See what I mean? And, that's just three scenarios.
Kat