So since getting on this website, life has got in the way of keeping a gold-plated reputation. My current day job was a lot busier these past few months and would sometimes require me to cancel on short notice, leave people hanging, etc. It happens to the best of us, and it happens more often to some of us also. With a "on-call" job, I don't have much choice in the matter because at the end of the day that job is paying my bills and providing me with a legitimate paystub, whereas hobbying is well, just that... a hobby. I look at the hobby as an escape and also a way to have "play money," or supplemental income if you will.
With that being said, It bit me in the ass this week. I set up an appointment with a client from P411 on Sunday. I provided him with the location I wanted to meet at, the address when he asked for it, and a confirmation text the morning of (something I promise I am getting better with and many of you have already seen).
He told me he was on his way.
5 minutes before meet time he asked for the address again, which I sent.
I had already been waiting near the hotel for about 10 minutes before our meet because I had another session around the corner about a half hour before.
I texted him 10 minutes later and he was confused and giving me different intersections nearby so I gave him step by step directions to get to the hotel.
Still not response after 10 minutes, which I tell him it has now been close to a half hour past time and I have a laser hair appointment I had to make in an hour and 15 minutes. I told him I would need to drop it to a 30 minutes if he still wanted to see me.
He texts me back a few minutes later saying he is about to arrive at the hotel and would like to meet me in the parking lot to make sure he still wants to see me.
When I get to the hotel, he compliments me and asks about still doing a half hour, but stating that he wants me to drop my half hour rate by $50 since HE HAD TO WAIT AND HAD TROUBLE FINDING THE PLACE....
What???
I've arrived at sessions where the guy suddenly got called into work and still paid me for full session, Ive had people have to leave early an still pay me. I just couldn't believe that after wasting my time and everything when I gave him address and everything in advance (mind you he said he was actually familiar, wtf?) he not only wanted a discount on top of that, but didn't offer any compensation when he decided to not see me after all.
I felt so pissed and like my time had totally been wasted. & it was then that I realized how much it must have sucked when I did something of the sort to clients. I know some of my clients have to leave their wives or work, make up stories, etc. to come see me and then to have someone cancel, or worse waste your time and make you believe they were coming or going through with it, sucks. Sometimes we depend on these sessions, clients and providers both.
So this is for all of you, all of you that got stood up, no call back, wasted time I am sorry. I would also like to extend a $100 off credit to any client I may have done wrong and have not seen previously. There is about a dozen of you I remember.