It seems to me you believe the right thing to do is not ignore people. I agree with you. But it went bad once, or more, and some veteran ladies tell you to do what you don't feel good about, ignoring, and you get the same result anyway. But in this case, you know you didn't do what you believe in; to politely decline. The veteran ladies are just saying what they think you need to hear and what is easiest.
Originally Posted by JohnnyCap
Sometimes, yes, and particularly in this situation. Generally I don't feel obligated to pacify everyone, and I am resolute in my decisions once made. But I guess because the decision to ignore this guy was based on my trust in the advice of other providers and
their knowledge of his prior behavior, rather than my own assessments, my sense of humanity wrestled with my sense of logic. (And before you get your panties in a wad, this isn't a case of girls dogging a client for personal reasons to screw with the dude; the issues brought to my attention are legitimate safety and health concerns).
Now, TO BE CLEAR, I have no regrets about my decision to trust in the advice of more experienced providers when handling this situation. I do trust their perspective with this issue of safety, and agree that a lack of response was the sensible decision given what these ladies learned the hard way through their own personal experiences. But I'll admit: the dumb-bitch part of me felt a little bad for not providing him with a response, as the gentlemen here have clearly acknowledged they would like to receive.
Thankfully, when that doubt creeps in and I start to lose sight of logic and reasoning, her Majesty Davenport swoops in and bitch-slaps me back to reality......
Sorry gents, but your insistence that she should have verbally declined him is coming from your perspective, not hers. There is some logic in simply never responding to someone who failed screening. I know you don't see it that way, but that's because you've never dealt with the myriad of problems that can arise from rejecting someone, no matter how nice we are about it. I saw someone say that a guy would want to know why, not to annoy her, but for his own benefit. In my experience, this is wrong. When I was naive enough to actually answer why I would not see a particular guy (too young, too PSE, reputation for bad hygiene, etc.) all they wanted to do was argue and try to convince me to see them anyway. Not a one just said "Ok, thank you" and moved on. Most get angry. Most will try to pass screening again under a new name and with new references. Some will threaten bad reviews or worse. It is a huge headache. Usually, when you just stop responding, you get none of these headaches. They send 2-3 more emails, get the picture, and move on.
I'm not saying you're wrong for wanting at least a "No, thank you," I'm saying your brethren screwed that up for you by being jerks about it.
Originally Posted by CarolineDavenport
So when can I expect this guy to realize he missed the "send 2-3 more emails, get the picture, and move on" memo and adjust accordingly Miss Davenport?
***FYI in case anyone found themselves wondering if this post sounded a little too familiar (is she talking about me?!?) -- you can relax. This guy is not a contributor here (although no doubt a lurker
) so the provider contributions to alerts and client intel mentioned in this post aren't specific to members of this site.