Many providers completely blow off many of their emails and calls. This is another form of poor service, especially with emails, when all they have to do is respond with a one liner that they are not interested in seeing a particular client.

Should this be noted?

If so, how and where?

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These days, no big deal, it really isn't. I still make anywhere from just 1 call to as many as 3 and then move on. I'll try again a month or few months later.

If she isn't available, she should indicate that on her VM. Some girls only work a few days a month and just don't bother returning a call unless it's a day or two prior to being available.

Don't really see this as a major issue where it needs reporting. Might be a lack of courtesy, certainly, but nothing really noteworthy where you need a forum for reporting.

I suspect many times that a call is not returned because either a specific time frame to call back was not given (probably #1 reason).

The last thing many of the "better" girls want to do is call at a bad time for you and don't have any idea if it is OK.

Fault may also lie with the caller leaving a VM offer of 100hr when her rate is clearly 200hr. A return call would be unlikely.

Most of this could just be chalked up to a simple misunderstanding. She might not have an active Ad running that has been updated recently or taking a few days off but leaves the Classified rolling with the auto-bump and no indication that she is "unavailable" for a few days.

I'm sure there are other reasons besides just plain rudeness.

If this is something that others feel strongly about, then it would only be reasonable to give her the opportunity to reply, so the SF Bay Area Lounge would be fine it seems if Redbook gives the OK.

Wouldn't be anything suitable for a NW post IMO.

Either way is probably unworkable though. Its probably unfair to the provider simply because no provider is going answer emails from guys with inappropriate verbage or someone she just feels iswasting her time. Thats the same type of person to complain.

She's running a business and needs to manage her time as effectively as possible. Besides, she knows from experience that a lot of guys will leave a message, dial a few more providers, and hook up with the first one who responds. She also risks your wrath if she calls back in good faith, but catches you at an awkward moment.

If she makes the appointment with you and then flakes, I would agree with you that her behavior would be hard to excuse.

When I wrote "providers who never return emails and/or calls"....that means a client makes several attempts to contact. Not something stalkish like 3 calls per day, but something reasonable like 4 emails in four weeks.

When you repeatedly attempt to contact a provider and get no response?

Are you supposed to ASSUME she doesn't like you?

Or ASSUME she's too busy?

Or ASSUME she's on drugs?

Or ASSUME she's irresponsible and immature?

Or ASSUME she's preoccupied with getting her PhD?

Why MUST we assume at all?

Over the years, non-hobby business models have regularly been compared to provider business models. We've often seen the lines -- "would you expect (fillintheblanks) type of business to give extras?"

If they want to enjoy the benefit of the doubt of a straight business, they should act like a straight business and answer a query.

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However, it would be great to have a "rate up" system that award providers who do return calls well.

As observed by others, it may be an issue with the particular monger.

I think about my behavior. Many days at work, I receive 30 phone calls and 200 emails. With that volume, it's triage. I focus on responding to communications to folks who mean most to me, i.e., long-term customers and intriguing, high-value potential long-term customers. I am a high-demand "provider" of a different sort. I will bet there is some set of RB providers with an analogous situation.

I really don't give a shit why a provider doesn't return a call and it is not the end of my life as I know it if she doesn't. I would be nice, however, if I knew beforehand that a certain provider doesn't return calls; that way by calling I don't waste my time and, as well, that I do not bother her when she obviously does not want to be disturbed.

Truth is the providers here know that most of the pathetic losers here will be back and back again no matter how badly they are treated. For the guys who call only once or twice (myself included) they are probably a mismatch for this type of provider anyhow.

Personally, I look at the lack of response as the single best screening tool out there. If they don't respond, I consider that my clue to call someone else regardless of her reason for not responding. I may call a second time, but never, and I mean never, a third. It has worked for me so far.