You hit the nail right on the head curious! I do the exact same damn thing.
You never know who or what you're going to encounter.
Curious gives excellent advice - leave all your valuables in a safe place.
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You never know who or what you're going to encounter.
Curious gives excellent advice - leave all your valuables in a safe place.
The comment made about PK and GP getting lockers for the ladies and also about screening -- we do have a portable cubbie organizer for the ladies but do not see it necessary to lock anything up as we do interview ladies before hiring them. I like to know who is under my roof (be it an apartment, hotel, whatever) because I like to not have to worry constantly about anything being stolen. The girls at GP share a lot of costumes, a lot come from my Tickle Trunk, and since we don't take a percentage, the girls are very loyal and enjoy being treated as equals. Just my two cents when GP was mentioned.
I only ever hobbied in the daytime. Sometimes my wallet stayed locked in my desk at work...D/L, bank card and donation only in my pocket.
I booby-trap pimped my ride.
1st unauthorized attempt to enter: Mild electrical shock from the door handle + car issues a stern voice warning.
2nd unauthorized attempt: Car starts jumping up & down + alarm. I got air compressors in my suspension.
3rd + last unauthorized attempt: Car sprays indelible dayglo green florescent dye from the keyholes, windshield washer nozzles & underbody. Car also hops up & down to ensure adequate coverage of the perpetrator so he looks like a fucking green Goblin as he runs down the street. Oh, and the car also screams like a Banshee getting plugged up the ass (for the first time).
ok, so as you can probably tell - I exaggerated about the voice warning thing.
My South African friend who lives in Johannesburg (apparently the car-jacking capital of the world) told me about this popular method of avoiding being car jacked. See the link for the Youtube video. I guess in Ottawa, with one of these installed, then when you leave your valuables in the car while visiting an unknown SP, you do not need to worry about having anything stolen while you are having fun upstairs.
That's great for your company, and makes me feel a lot better about GP. What percentage of other agencies do you think actually interview?
One of the reasons I tend to be a repeat customer is because it provides me with piece of mind and security. If an SP is trustworthy and good at what she does I tend to repeat. It's hard to relax and maintain wood in a sketchy environment where you are afraid that you might get an unpleasant surprise. Just sayin
Well I worked for two very well known agencies and neither one gave me an interview, took my ID, or even a home phone number or address. I don't think they care as long as they are getting there 35%+ share of your earnings. Hopefully this will start to change with GP being open now and giving an alternative option for SPs who want to work together for safety reasons and the support we can give one another.
If someone is obviously Older than the age of majority, ( and I don't mean that in any negative way) there is no real reason to ask for ID for that purpose. That said, we run our business like a business. And with respect, and with out criticizing your model there are positives and negatives to your business model as well.
One of the reasons our agency has been so successful is the fact that there is an impartial person answering the phones on the ladies behalf. This makes it a situation that if someone is popular she will do well, and if she isn't.. she ends up leaving. This ensures that the best ladies will always be represented. In the case of a few ladies that end up going independent, well it is probably the best move for them because they don't get as many calls.
This thread is about our company and the fact that there is a changeover in management, so instead of hijacking the thread perhaps you could start a separate thread. thanks
One of the reasons our agency has been so successful is the fact that there is an impartial person answering the phones on the ladies behalf. This makes it a situation that if someone is popular she will do well, and if she isn't.. she ends up leaving. This ensures that the best ladies will always be represented. In the case of a few ladies that end up going independent, well it is probably the best move for them because they don't get as many calls.
This thread is about our company and the fact that there is a changeover in management, so instead of hijacking the thread perhaps you could start a separate thread. thanks
Why don't you interview the people you hire? Doesn't that jeopordize the safety of not only clients but also your employees?
what kind of interview process do you think is appropriate.? We have a different way of doing things. And there is a way we screen people and for the most part things are really under control. In fact we don't have too many issues at all. Reason being is that the ladies are surrounded by other ladies and everyone keeps an eye on each other. If there is someone who is deemed to be a problem and affect the others, we ask them to leave.
This works a lot better than having one or two ppl working on their own.
Other than out of towners I dare say we have probably one of the safest situations going for both ladies and the gentlemen. That said, anyone who is dedicated and dead set on being a problem will always find a way to do so.
This works a lot better than having one or two ppl working on their own.
Other than out of towners I dare say we have probably one of the safest situations going for both ladies and the gentlemen. That said, anyone who is dedicated and dead set on being a problem will always find a way to do so.
I'm just trying to suggest a way for you to help protect your girls. Your girls got robbed. That is not good. I think interviewing them would help at least deteriorate the problem.
Interviews are always a good thing. I have interviewed a lot of people and during an interview you learn a lot about the individual's rapport to the others, his/her sense of reasoning/thinking, what bothers him/her and if he/she can be trusted. It also gives the interviewee a sense of pride when the potential employer shows interest in his/her thoughts...etc. and that he cares.
Interviews are like foreplays in intimate relationships: if they are not well done, expect the worst when it comes to the main act.
Interviews are like foreplays in intimate relationships: if they are not well done, expect the worst when it comes to the main act.
Interviews are always a good thing. I have interviewed a lot of people and during an interview you learn a lot about the individual's rapport to the others, his/her sense of reasoning/thinking, what bothers him/her and if he/she can be trusted. It also gives the interviewee a sense of pride when the potential employer shows interest in his/her thoughts...etc. and that he cares.
Interviews are like foreplays in intimate relationships: if they are not well done, expect the worst when it comes to the main act.
Interviews are like foreplays in intimate relationships: if they are not well done, expect the worst when it comes to the main act.
Please don't apply real world sense to this industry as in many cases it really doesn't apply.
This is not a corporate environment, nor retail.. and the rate of stupid things occurring are much higher and the recourse for anything much lower.
We do our very best, and we have a very low incidence of any real issues happening. And when things do occur we learn from them. IE purses not being left unattended. Hell you could work in a bank and these things can happen.
It is the world we live in today..
This is not a corporate environment, nor retail.. and the rate of stupid things occurring are much higher and the recourse for anything much lower.
We do our very best, and we have a very low incidence of any real issues happening. And when things do occur we learn from them. IE purses not being left unattended. Hell you could work in a bank and these things can happen.
It is the world we live in today..
Interesting, perhaps the lack of discipline in screening is the direct cause of the rate of stupid things occurring being much higher. Kind of like the chicken and the egg, which came first. Some discipline should be adhered to regardless.
General, it's pretty hard to screen a thief or a potential thief and give anyone the benefit of the doubt. If they seem nice, and genuine, like these 2 did.. there really isn't much you can do.
No I would attribute it to the industry as a whole as well as many of the people that it attracts, unfortunately there are some beliefs about the industry that are well deserved.
Don't get me wrong, there are some AMAZING people that work in this industry.. there really truly are and I have a lot of respect for them..
but there are a lot of people coming in on their last dime and are in desperate situation and therefore act accordingly.. Not always using the best of common sense.
They are not all Emily J's and Cleo Catras
I can say this without any hypocrisy as I am on my way out of the business ,that it certainly isn't for everyone, in fact the people that do it properly, professionally and really have it together are actually the exceptions to the rule.
Much respect to them.
No I would attribute it to the industry as a whole as well as many of the people that it attracts, unfortunately there are some beliefs about the industry that are well deserved.
Don't get me wrong, there are some AMAZING people that work in this industry.. there really truly are and I have a lot of respect for them..
but there are a lot of people coming in on their last dime and are in desperate situation and therefore act accordingly.. Not always using the best of common sense.
They are not all Emily J's and Cleo Catras
I can say this without any hypocrisy as I am on my way out of the business ,that it certainly isn't for everyone, in fact the people that do it properly, professionally and really have it together are actually the exceptions to the rule.
Much respect to them.
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Sorry Cleo, I just don't know why anyone would not spend half an hour asking questions and getting a sense of a person's over personality and integrity as part of having them join. I am not say that would prevent the problems, it is just a prudent thing to do. Even this doesn't prevent issue or bad choices, but it at least reduces the likelihood of issues. It doesn't even have to be an in person interview, although that is best, but just as some tough questions about them as a person. And it seems that the theft was almost on the first day, which in itself tells something.
