I am going to catch hell for this, however my situation fits this concern perfectly. I am usually easy going and I dont care if youre short, tall, overweight, or thin as long as good hygiene and respect are good. I had a session in which I should had CLEARLY ran when he opened the door. I did screen and had even seen a picture of him. I should had turned and walked away, however this was the first time I had ever been in this type situation and I honestly let guilt take over because I didnt want to hurt his feelings. I made the best of the situation. I will be the first to admit, it was NOT my best and probably deserved some negativity. However next day I was told that I was tied for his ATF.. so maybe I did do well?
The kicker- it got out that I pondered the thought of turning away immediately for "personal preference" and suddenly I was the worst provider known to man. A negative review was then threatened.
I think it is a catch 22. If I had turned and left, I would had received a horrible review. If I did what I did, I still receive a horrible review. I think honesty is the best route however keep in mind, feelings could be hurt. I wonder if a situation such as mine would had been better if suddenly I claimed the "flu bug" or "aunt flow"?
Originally Posted by LusciousLacy
Hmmm, interesting "
it got out that I pondered the thought of turning away immediately for "personal preference" means you talked about said client(a bit low class and something you have done to your other clients) to someone you shouldn't have since it "got out and back to him". Since as you said he seemed to be happy with you or also being nice about what happened, you should have said nothing about him. If he wanted to see you again you could have found a polite reason to not rebook with him and let that be it.
You clearly say it wasn't your best performance and you expected a less than great review. But from the statement that he claimed you were an equal ATF sounds like a good review would have been posted. Seems your mouth screwed you out of that review and if this had been done to me I'd be very inclined to give a bad review as you broke the trust by talking about said client behind his back. The only time a provider should be discussing a client is when she is called for a reference for said client. We(clients) are paying for a service and part of that service is that you over look minor things about us. If you know you have issues that don't allow you to do this they should be made known, if it happens that you could not know until meeting him in person then be the professional we expect you to be and politely cancel the appointment at the time you arrive. Sure you'll get a bad review over it to let others know your extreme YMMV
"personal preference" nature but it'll be nothing compared to the review you'll get for doing what you have said you did here.
Quoting you again:
"I think honesty is the best route however keep in mind, feelings could be hurt." Seems to me you did more damage to his feelings by being dishonest and talking behind his back, than you would have being honest. We see it all the time ladies getting pissed when they find out stuff that is said in the reviews that was never said to them in person and going ape shit on the guy saying it, so it's very illogical to think the same won't happen in reverse, even more so since part of what we are paying for is discretion!!
In my opinion you get what you get from acting in this very unprofessional manner and guys should take what you have said here as a warning when seeing you. It happened to this guy, it can happen to them as well!
As to Miss Molly, I applaud her for knowing that she could not fulfill her part in the session due to her personal reasons and choosing to cancel rather than "power through" it. She handled herself like a true professional and not a money grabber!