I have said it before and I'll repeat it again:
MANY of the providers are POOR business people. Some think the world revolves around them.
We have joked about a class "Providing 101" but figured the ones who need it most would forget about the meeting. LOL
Some do this part-time and have another job but don't tell us until it interferes with their schedule.
Originally Posted by golfnwine
Argh! I was going to let this one go, but it ate at me for too long. Your comment that providers think the world revolves around them is unfair. People are PEOPLE. MOST are self-centered. Dear god, that goes both ways!
Please, please, please realize that you've never escorted. OK? Let me try to put your comment about business sense into perspective.
Like any other business, an escort has to manage money, time, resources, scheduling, personal/physical upkeep, overhead, advertising, and "good public relations."
On top of the "normal" business duties, this "type" of business is very unusual in its additional skill set. Escorts provide companionship, entertainment, and physical relief.
It is marketed as "the girlfriend experience." As a desirable and satisfying "girlfriend," an escort cannot allude to the fact that she has any other "boy friends" or, gasp, a personal life outside the hobby! There are a whole host of other "skills" that I can go into, but won't. (Just, think about what you are looking for in a session, ok?)
So, not only does
a single person (not a manager and her 15 associates) have to figure out how to run a "regular" business, but she also has to learn other "artful skills" (physical and emotional).
THERE IS NO ESCORTING MANUAL! Literally, the only way to figure out this business is trial and error.
Its tougher than it looks.
Uparoundnoon, I'm sorry you had a bad day. I hope things get better. If its any consolation, I had a bad day too. I screamed at a j-walker. The elderly woman turned around, and looked like she had been crying. I felt like the biggest piece of sh*t... ever.