Hi Ladies

 I received an email from a girl who ive  met and spoke to in person, shes been working for about a month now and wanted some advice, i answered her questions and i also directed her to this forum. Im posting her email here for a collective response so i can email her the thread link for more info.

here is her questions:

''For Outcalls i have someone who i call before and after my booking, i pay her ?10 if its an hour booking becose she will need to keep me in mind for about 1 and a  1/2 hrs (including my travelling time). If its a longer booking i pay her a little extra (?5 per extra hour)  does this seem about right compared to what you pay, i dont want a buddy becose i dont want to be responsible for her,  am i paying her enough  or am i over paying?

For incalls i work on my own for obvios reasons from a rented flat, no body knows when i have clients visiting me as the cost of doing this is too much and my friend carnt always be there due to the short notice, as far as safety  goes all i have in place is a bat under the bed,   do you have any incall safety measures in place just in case and what do you pay?''

thanks ladies

I've never heard of paying a security buddy.  Especially ?10.00 an hour (and ?5 after)!  

That sounds a bit much.  If the girl is not a fellow WG and is a friend doing a favour or even if it is a fellow WG then certainly a bottle of wine or a little gift at the end of the week or whatever to show your appreciation but not ?10.00 p.h.........or is it cos I is Scottish?  

God no, me neither (although I was born Scottish and am now in Yorkshire, which probably makes it even worse ).

I would tell her to either get some better friends or get herself a buddy - this has nothing to do with being responsible for each other and everything to do with safety. It doesn't necessarily mean she has to reciprocate - I'm sure lots of ladies would be happy to help even if they already have a friend or partner to cover their own call ins.

Hey

Yes but why would you pay him/her?  I have security buddies and do security buddying.  We just look out for each other and don't expect to be paid.  xx

I've edited this cos I was replying to Harlow - I completely misunderstood your post Harlow and thought that you were replying to mine.      

I've never heard of paying a security buddy.  Especially ?10.00 an hour (and ?5 after)!  

That sounds a bit much.  If the girl is not a fellow WG and is a friend doing a favour or even if it is a fellow WG then certainly a bottle of wine or a little gift at the end of the week or whatever to show your appreciation but not ?10.00 p.h.........or is it cos I is Scottish?  

No, I've never heard of anyone being paid to do security either. S'not 'cos you're Scottish.