I was once one of those girls, too! I worked BP and CL solely and did not do much screening. I was lucky for the first year.... but I also was in a small city where busts only happened once every other year or so. The first time through a LARGE city (and I picked the wrong damn city!), I had begun screening, asked for his references, but did not wait until the girls called me back.... and I was sooooo sorry I didn't!
Since then, I have asked other providers how they screen, read and re-read posts on how to screen, and did a lil research on my own. Needless to say, EC and P411 are new, GREAT friends in my search! I have called other providers for refs and they have called me for refs.... Thank goodness everyone I have talked to thus far have been wonderful and helpful... But there are a couple of providers I will NOT take a reference from for personal reasons... Not EVERY provider has helpful intentions!
I suppose I can say my experience has made me ultra 'noid.... i have turned down many clients I'm sure would have been perfecly fine... but safety and staying safe for my family and kiddos is top priority now!!!
Good luck in your future endeavors....
Makayla
I am reading this thread and my jaw is on the floor!! I am one of those new, stupid girls that is NOT screening! A client told me on IM this morning about a girl that got busted...her neighbors got suspicious and called LE and they did an investigation on her! I was spooked and came to read some of the message boards and I found this one. I feel like a total idiot for not knowing about screening and not doing it for the past year! I have never had any problems, so I figured I was fine...big DUH!
Well like Maya Angelou says: When you knew better, you did better.
I'm on P411 as well, but I have never taken the time to figure it out. I am now! I have received emails from men I have seen asking if I will be a reference for them, and I always say yes happily. But I have never received a request from a provider. I am going to change the way I do business TODAY! Eyes wide open!
Originally Posted by Puffin