An old client that you are no longer seeing (as you are retired) repeatedly texts your personal cell phone number. This despite numerous requests to stop and respect your privacy???
What do you do when...
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I would warn him that if he keeps it up you will post his personal details somewhere embarassing. He is harrassing you and if given a chance to stop and he doesn't then the outcome will be warranted.
You shouldn't have to change your number because some guy is stalkign you.
You shouldn't have to change your number because some guy is stalkign you.
I have the non work numbers of a few ladies. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who has private numbers. Seems she may have mis-judged his character by providing him with her personal number.
Probably best to contact Wendy.
Probably best to contact Wendy.
It is not the content of the texts as much as the disregard for privacy. The mistake was sharing the number with him in the first place.
SO LADIES: Take this as a lesson no matter how close/nice/great you think a client is NEVER take the risk!
SO LADIES: Take this as a lesson no matter how close/nice/great you think a client is NEVER take the risk!
I don't mean to down play the guy being a jerk but isn't this a tad dramatic? The same could be said for anyone who has a bad relationship. You chose to go from a business relationship to a personal one but giving out your personal phone info.AliseAmery said:
Blocking calls or changing a phone number, while isn't always easy, it isn't a hugely dramatic undertaking either. A lot of people, retired SPs or not, deal with the kind of crap all the time.
Good luck I hope the jerks stop calling.
It is not about being dramatic, I hardly think my tone or comments suggested anything of the sort. The problem is this...Being in bed with your boyfriend and getting 3 text messages before 7am-raises suspicion. Getting text messages throughout the day on the phone you also use for your current job in the financial sector-bit of an issue.
I have made some changes. Thank you all for the suggestions. Just wanted to pass on the lesson to other ladies
I have made some changes. Thank you all for the suggestions. Just wanted to pass on the lesson to other ladies
hitchcock said:
Don't bother with Wendy Leaver. I know a MPA who contacted her for help this year because she got some information about a guy who was beating up MPA, and she did absolutely nothing to help. She just talked to the MPA; didn't even get a proper statement from her or anything, and pretty much just sent her away. They had a video of the guy at the spa, and she didn't even go take a look at it or anything. Call the real police instead.
Yeah I realize the problem but isn't rule #1 in "the business" is to be safe? Disclosing your personal phone number to clients seems to break rule #1... I just assumed most ladies already knew to keep themselves safe.AliseAmery said:
In addition the solution to the problem is fairly simple/common sense.
hitchcock said:
That may be a good idea, but I wouldn't go that route. Time may have passed a certain length and the person contacting her may not be in a proper mental state, so involving TP may do one of 3 things:
1) Put fear to the person and hopefully not be heard from again.
2) Put the person into a retaliatory state and make things harder
3) Turn the person into a stalker that could be dangerous.
Changing the cellphone would be the best way so he can get the hint and if that doesn't solve the issue call the police hand have him charged with harrassment and stalking that way he will be known to police and on a watch list
My 2 sense
2WJ
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