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General Category => Questions and Answers => Topic started by: workingmum on 22 April 2019, 08:11:08 pm
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I have recently returned to escorting after having a baby, the money is coming in super handy but I am coming to realise that although I enjoy it, there seems to be more TW etc and when the babe gets older I don't want him to stumble across what mum does for a living (there are no face picks of me on the net etc), I am thinking of stopping all togeather but will need a plan B. Thinking about studying for a profession maybe counseling (well what we do is counseling in a way) or nutrition, would my current job prevent me working in these fields if I want to register with a professional body?
I love all things foodie so thinking down the nutrition line and I once went to a free talk by a local lady at my yoga studio and she charges 150 and hour!! Now obviously there is work to prep for meetings, a bit like now, but at those rates my income level could be the same! How have people found a career change and the transition from escorting to civi street?
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I have recently returned to escorting after having a baby, the money is coming in super handy but I am coming to realise that although I enjoy it, there seems to be more TW etc and when the babe gets older I don't want him to stumble across what mum does for a living (there are no face picks of me on the net etc), I am thinking of stopping all togeather but will need a plan B. Thinking about studying for a profession maybe counseling (well what we do is counseling in a way) or nutrition, would my current job prevent me working in these fields if I want to register with a professional body?
I love all things foodie so thinking down the nutrition line and I once went to a free talk by a local lady at my yoga studio and she charges 150 and hour!! Now obviously there is work to prep for meetings, a bit like now, but at those rates my income level could be the same! How have people found a career change and the transition from escorting to civi street?
How many clients does this nutritionist have?
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"Nutritionist" is to our decade what "homeopath" was to the 90s. Snake oil.
If you're really interested in nutrition, look at getting qualified as a dietician. Then you'd be eligible for employment by the NHS rather than relying on private referrals.
£150 an hour is complete bollocks, she's trying to sell you something.
Becoming a counsellor is something I've considered. Escorting certainly teaches you to listen to people pouring their heart out to you. But for me, although I find those sessions very satisfying with the knowledge that I've helped someone, I also find them exhausting.
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Professional bodies aren't generally interested in past or current jobs. You pay your yearly dues and your professional indemnity insurance and abide by their rules and ethics. I agree so much with everything VC says. I worked as an independent counsellor and it's just as time consuming and money draining paying for clinic space, sorting advertising and drumming up trade as this job. I could make £250 for very specialised 2 hr sessions but it wasn't 6 a day everyday. The majority of counsellors were charging £80 for similar services.
It's still better than a poke in the eye tho! If you fancy training for something just go for it!
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Professional bodies aren't generally interested in past or current jobs. You pay your yearly dues and your professional indemnity insurance and abide by their rules and ethics. I agree so much with everything VC says. I worked as an independent counsellor and it's just as time consuming and money draining paying for clinic space, sorting advertising and drumming up trade as this job. I could make £250 for very specialised 2 hr sessions but it wasn't 6 a day everyday. The majority of counsellors were charging £80 for similar services.
In many locations charges and income are a lot less, around £40 for each session and it's not back to back work. Also no shows which aren't replaced as easily as can be in sex work. Most counsellors I know have either a second job or a partner as main earner to support them.
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Just to continue yes I retrained spent a lot of time and money doing so. My sex work caused issues it didn't stop me, but I had to do a lot of explaining and experienced fear as well as discrimination.
Be aware if the police know about your sex work, it may appear on your DBS check as your job.
Sex work is easier money, and in my opinion unless you hate it very difficult to replace or get out of.
Counselling and other work can sound lucrative, in reality unless you have a niche or are in a good location, and or can work from home very difficult to make a full-time income.
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Just to continue yes I retrained spent a lot of time and money doing so. My sex work caused issues it didn't stop me, but I had to do a lot of explaining and experienced fear as well as discrimination.
Be aware if the police know about your sex work, it may appear on your DBS check as your job.
Sex work is easier money, and in my opinion unless you hate it very difficult to replace or get out of.
Counselling and other work can sound lucrative, in reality unless you have a niche or are in a good location, and or can work from home very difficult to make a full-time income.
I know of a counsellor who charges £30 an hour who works from home and has a husband who provides everything.
Not a great job if you're on your own. I think you can make more cake making.
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Be aware if the police know about your sex work, it may appear on your DBS check as your job.
That Is Absolutely Not True.
A DBS shows criminal offences and warnings. It does not list your jobs. Enhanced DBS or standard. It is not a CV check.
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Be aware if the police know about your sex work, it may appear on your DBS check as your job.
That Is Absolutely Not True.
A DBS shows criminal offences and warnings. It does not list your jobs. Enhanced DBS or standard. It is not a CV check.
It's true because it happened to me.
Although occupation is not asked for on the application form, the DBS certificate (or at least the two issued to me 6 years ago) has a 'Last known occupation' on it, it isn't in the convictions section of the certificate. It's at the top up with your personal details, name, address, date of birth, place of birth (which incidentally they got wrong), last known occupation.
The police wrote in "Escort self-employed'.
One was enhanced the other enhanced with barred list, which as far as I understand the deepest.
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i really suggest to find something else if you should feed a baby and pay rent.
not great for income sadly!
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Plan B is always a good idea. Thankfully, I have plan B, C and D!
Any criminal convictions will show up on DBS checks.
We are not criminals for doing SW, so no need to worry about that.
SW is good money but should never rely on it forever as people's circumstances change. Everyone is different and we are all grown ups so can make our own choices.
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OP, if you want to retrain at something I'd try to make sure it's something you enjoy for its own sake. It's bloody expensive to study. What do you love? What is your passion? Try to make a plan. Sex work is brilliant for being a flexible well paid job so take advantage of it for now.
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Plan B is always a good idea. Thankfully, I have plan B, C and D!
Any criminal convictions will show up on DBS checks.
We are not criminals for doing SW, so no need to worry about that.
SW is good money but should never rely on it forever as people's circumstances change. Everyone is different and we are all grown ups so can make our own choices.
It was put on the top of 2 I had some years ago in the personal details section. After seeking advice I was told how to challenge this in future although at the time it was too late.
This morning I have Googled DBS certificates 'what does a DBS certificate look like', the images of ones issued more recently do not have 'Last known occupation' on them. It seems they've changed and if the same format continues next time it shouldn't appear.
Unless the police deem it relevant - as I understand it they can include intelligence and any other info on the certificates. I researched this a lot at the time, and will refresh that.
By the way I've always worked within the law, and do not have any sex work related convictions.
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"Nutritionist" is to our decade what "homeopath" was to the 90s. Snake oil.
If you're really interested in nutrition, look at getting qualified as a dietician. Then you'd be eligible for employment by the NHS rather than relying on private referrals.
£150 an hour is complete bollocks, she's trying to sell you something.
Becoming a counsellor is something I've considered. Escorting certainly teaches you to listen to people pouring their heart out to you. But for me, although I find those sessions very satisfying with the knowledge that I've helped someone, I also find them exhausting.
My nutritionist in London charges £150ph and she only qualified 5 years ago or so?
That's the thing, she is entrepreneur and working privately, then you can set your prices accordingly.
NHS you won't see that much of income. But also as I said you have to be entrepreneur to charge around that much and have stable income with that.
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My nutritionist in London charges £150ph and she only qualified 5 years ago or so?
That's the thing, she is entrepreneur and working privately, then you can set your prices accordingly.
NHS you won't see that much of income. But also as I said you have to be entrepreneur to charge around that much and have stable income with that.
Does she receive a good amount of bookings, some members here probably charge similar amounts but that may not mean they make a particular level of income or profit.
How much are her premises, what about insurance, professional registration, advertising, CPD?
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Does she receive a good amount of bookings, some members here probably charge similar amounts but that may not mean they make a particular level of income or profit.
How much are her premises, what about insurance, professional registration, advertising, CPD?
How de heck I know :D she works in one of Marylebone clinic and does Skype bookings too. Her Skype bookings are like £105 so I guess she always pay that percentage to clinic from 150ph
Yes, she is accredited.
Probably yes, although I do not think she works 8h a day. Surely not 5 days a week too. I guess she works like 3-4 days a week?
But it's her only job and she affords to live in central London.
p.s. you are asking about advertising so that's why I mentioned that she is entrepreneur. She knows seo, she links herself much. she has active insta and fb pages. she writes articles and yes, everything goes by getting yourself known. I wouldn't say you just start and suddenly by being in clinic you get 10 clients a week, no. you have to do pretty much similar stuff that escorts do