Also my fave client has said the way I get treated is totally unacceptable and reiterated what you have said which makes me trust him even more.

One girl I work with at this place used to be independent but got attacked a few times which really scares me. Although this place is not ideal she feels safer cos if anything happens  there is someone here to help.
There are some nutters out there which is my biggest concern if n my own.

I fully agree with what the other girls said.

Your "boss" manipulates you into believing that you are more secure with him than if you are alone.

Pure bullshit.

The first step is the hardest.

Personally I have been doing this job for 10 years. In the first years, I worked for an agency. And for seven years I have been independent.

 It's really better.

Thanks lotus300. So was your experience at the agency similar to mine?

No, they were good agencies in Montreal (Canada). They were women-led agencies.

But it is better to be his own boss. And when you are an indy, that's what you are.

Jessie

Do some research on this forum and look into ways that you can go independent. I am sure if you have any questions you can also PM members as well. All the best of luck. 

One girl I work with at this place used to be independent but got attacked a few times which really scares me. Although this place is not ideal she feels safer cos if anything happens  there is someone here to help.
There are some nutters out there which is my biggest concern if n my own.

I don't see who would help you and how.
I understand this is what your "boss" keeps telling you. But this is because he's trying to brainwash you so he can keep you working for himself and make profit out of you.

If the flat where you work serves as a work flat to more than one lady then it qualifies as a brothel. That's illegal. Your boss is a pimp. That's illegal as well. So if something happens to you at work I really don't see a pimp helping a working girl report to the police that she got attacked in a brothel...

Just try to see it from a different perspective.

If I work alone am afraid of safety. It's what I want to do eventually but just finding the guts to go it alone.

How are you any safer working for this pimp who is clearly exploiting you and making you accept bookings that you wouldnt accept if you were working independently? Even you know that deep down, the only thing your boss is interested in is money. He doesnt care about anything else. He makes 50% of your money and what is he doing? Hes set up a profile for you on AW which is free to advertise on (which you could do yourself, for free) and is not screening the clients therefore putting you in much more security risk. There are lots of girls who have virtual security buddies and this can be just as successful (to a degree) as physically having someone there.

As others have mentioned here, you could easily provide incalls from a hotel to start with and do the odd outcall. I did this for 6 months before finding an appt to work from FT.

Also don't have enough clients yet so hoping to build up the good ones.

But when you go indi you will loose these clients so building up good ones for the time being is futile, unless you intend on taking their number and contacting them when you go indi.

When you eventually leave, this pimp is going to continue selling your content and making a profit on it so its in your better interest to get out ASAP