So, I made a comment a few days ago about some providers simply being flakes. Here is a perfect example (a rather long one after I realize how much I wrote...oh well, skip to the end).
I attempted to contact either of them after quite a bit of effort, and decided to setup an appointment with both of them (would have been a first for me...) for 9am. I know that is a bit early, but they told me that they could accommodate 9am. I exchanged a few additional emails the night before, and we agreed that I'd give them a 30 minute call ahead to let them know I'm on the way to meet them, as it was on my way to work.
Well, 8:30am comes around and I call them. Nothing. I try at 8:40, 8:50, 9am, nothing. I'm a very punctual person. I try to respect the provider by being on time, and if I'm running late, even 5 minutes, I'll let them know. So anyway, I bailed and drove off to go to work. Of course, at 9:10am, one of them returns my phone call, and says, "Ughhh. Hey...I'm sorry. I over slept." No shit? Really? Of course, they didn't offer to meet me right then, nor would I have wanted to as I'm sure they were...not ready.
So I tell them, fine...let's do 12pm. Monica told me that would work. I said, okay, I'm going to call you around 11:30am to make sure we're in sync. So, 1130am rolls around and I leave and head over to their incall, and of course, at 11:30am, no one answers, neither of their numbers. I called a second time at 11:35, and Monica says, "Hi, um... yeah, 12 should be okay, but you're not coming right now are you? We've got a client right now...but he'll be gone by 12:00" I'm like, okay, whatever. As I'm driving to meet them, the wheels begin to turn in my head, and I'm just getting more and more angry as I drive because I'm thinking, yeah, I know you see other guys, but did you have to tell me that? Plus, did you not space out the schedule enough?
So, it is 11:55am and I call them. No one answers. I call a few more times and finally Korena answers and says, "Hey, we need 5 more minutes, and then we'll call you when we're ready". At this point, I'm just freaking pissed because clearly they didn't respect the fact that they stood me up earlier in the morning and space out their schedule to accommodate me later w/o complications. So, I'm driving by their incall at 12:05 and she calls back and says their other client is now gone and I can come over. I pause....a long pause....and say, "yeah, you know what. Nevermind. Why was there a guy there anyway right before me? That doesn't make sense, and we say bye.
Then a few minutes pass and Monica calls me back and says, "hey, we were ready for you... we called you back at 12" (it was actually more like 12:08). I said, "yeah, you stood me up this morning, and then I was very clear that our appointment was at 12 noon, and yet it was difficult to get in touch with you, and then you tell me you scheduled someone before me". She said, "yeah, but it was only 30 minutes...only a 30 minute appointment". I asked her whether she scheduled at 11am or 1130am, because that would obviously create a problem, and she finally admitted 1130am and told me it was rude of me to cancel on them...it was just...rude.
I went on a short lecture, "Look...I know what you do, and I realize I'm not the only guy wanting to see you two, but let me pretend to live in a small fantasy where I don't have to think about you two banging a guy moments before I'm supposed to see you. Plus, don't call me and tell me that you have a client right now...that is just weird for me and the dude you are with. I know I'm not a provider, but I know enough to know that if you schedule me at noon, you can't see someone else at 1130am for a 30 minute appointment and not have me wait around, especially after this morning." Again, she told me I was rude, and finally I said, look, I'm sorry, oh well, stay safe, buh bye.