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[Guest N***he**Ont**y]

interesting ... I used to work in food & beverage service, and now I'm a prostitute.

 

I find my clients treat me much better than anyone I served at any fine dining or swanky resort establishment.

 

that irony isn't lost on me either ;)

[fortunateone 156618]

I read this earlier today, and took the time to read the comments. Surprisingly, some people read it and don't believe this is a real story. Whether the fact that she felt unscathed and undamaged by the experience, or because the clients she met were not monsters as she described them, or because it was well written, who knows. Someone actually suggested that, as a sociologist, this was probably an experimental piece to see the reactions.

 

Funny how they can accept sps saying similar things if they are quoted by a legit reporter, but not if they actually write the thing themselves.

 

I read one person's comment that they also found it interesting that the other time she felt diminished was applying at an agency.

[Studio 110 by Sophia 150333]

I wonder too if this is written as a story from a sociology motive too. I mean some of the story doesn't ad up. Would not an educated lady like herself look more into the way we work, specifically the common bawdy house statement. As we all know, how little risks there are involved with having a couple of friends stop in on any given day, especially a large city like TO. What about hotels?

Also her agency experience, well I suppose could be true, but in my experience most agencies are not run by a mid life ugly pimp...well not if you doing a bit of research on who is reputable for agencies. The interview is not servicing ( from my experience) Just seems like she talking from stero types rather then her experience.

 

I could be wrong, but just thinking it doesn't add up. I could see these experiences coming from a poor soul who did not know any better on how to research her business, but being a sociology student, research should be her strongest asset.

[fortunateone 156618]

I wonder too if this is written as a story from a sociology motive too. I mean some of the story doesn't ad up. Would not an educated lady like herself look more into the way we work, specifically the common bawdy house statement. As we all know, how little risks there are involved with having a couple of friends stop in on any given day, especially a large city like TO. What about hotels?

Also her agency experience, well I suppose could be true, but in my experience most agencies are not run by a mid life ugly pimp...well not if you doing a bit of research on who is reputable for agencies. The interview is not servicing ( from my experience) Just seems like she talking from stero types rather then her experience.

 

I could be wrong, but just thinking it doesn't add up. I could see these experiences coming from a poor soul who did not know any better on how to research her business, but being a sociology student, research should be her strongest asset.

 

 

While I agree you do expect more from a student, who would certainly have the resources to research this biz, but if she was only doing it intermittenly, maybe not. I wonder about the 'advice' she was given, since anyone who she claims is working in the biz giving that advice would certainly suggest doing free or inexpensive online advertising.

 

Actually it makes me think she is leaving things out, suggesting it was in the paper rather than online in order to avoid people who can google the internet and find her ads still out there. Certainly if it was a made up story, she would have mentioned online advertising unless she is writing a story about what she did some years ago. The media stories on the topic all talk about bp, and similar sites for escorts ads. If she worked for an agency, their ads would have been online as well. You can't work in this biz in the past 7 or 8 years and not understand that the work is online, not in papers so much.

 

However, I have chatted with or seen replies from sps before that make her lack of biz sense and understanding about forums, and advertising perfectly believable. There are a large number, especially part timers or younger sps, who don't have any interest in the marketing advertising part of the biz, and make no effort to learn about it. If she was being 'advised' by one of those types, who it seemed worked via an agency, that person wouldn't be giving good advice on how to look for places to post ads.

[Studio 110 by Sophia 150333]

While I agree you do expect more from a student, who would certainly have the resources to research this biz, but if she was only doing it intermittenly, maybe not. I wonder about the 'advice' she was given, since anyone who she claims is working in the biz giving that advice would certainly suggest doing free or inexpensive online advertising.

 

Actually it makes me think she is leaving things out, suggesting it was in the paper rather than online in order to avoid people who can google the internet and find her ads still out there. Certainly if it was a made up story, she would have mentioned online advertising unless she is writing a story about what she did some years ago. The media stories on the topic all talk about bp, and similar sites for escorts ads. If she worked for an agency, their ads would have been online as well. You can't work in this biz in the past 7 or 8 years and not understand that the work is online, not in papers so much.

 

However, I have chatted with or seen replies from sps before that make her lack of biz sense and understanding about forums, and advertising perfectly believable. There are a large number, especially part timers or younger sps, who don't have any interest in the marketing advertising part of the biz, and make no effort to learn about it. If she was being 'advised' by one of those types, who it seemed worked via an agency, that person wouldn't be giving good advice on how to look for places to post ads.

 

I like that!

Thanks for your very fair and true perspective:)

Very well could be the way it is!

Thank you for the reminder of how it can be for an uninformed beginner:(

It can be a struggle for sure! I am just happy to know she chose what she felt was best for her")