Thanks for those URLs.
Do you think it would be more acceptable if a provider gave a reference but still contacted the hobbyist about being available and offering him more time or since some have a limited hobby budget, a discount? I mean this is business for the provider and competition is the number one consideration for a business to succeed. Not saying that she should confront him about seeing someone else but just say some like she had been thinking about him.
Originally Posted by theotherguy1
Maybe. It's still pretty low from the provider perspective, I think, but I guess one could make the case that it's just the free market at work.
From the client perspective, if she did that then he's the one being a douche if he takes her up on it and backs out on the original provider he sought out. He would run the risk of alienating that provider, I think.
However, another consideration is that it's poor provider etiquette to initiate a call or text to a client, as a well known provider here told me just last night. Too much risk of someone else answering the phone or seeing the text. Discretion is key.