My target group is anybody who passes my screening and a fair few don't, but I can't see what a punters occupation has to do with that? The majority I've seen in the last few months have been key workers of one sort or another (at least when they've mentioned it) and I can understand why it would be quiet if you're refusing to see such a massive group of people - mine range from teachers and social workers to legal professionals, civil servants, engineers and at least one firefighter. I rarely see tourists irrespective of the circumstances.
I like some of them more than others as you'd expect, but not because of how they earn their money. Are you actually asking callers what they do and refusing them, or is there something on your ads which is (deliberately or otherwise) putting them off? I only mention it because it seems a bit counterproductive to turn perfectly good business away and then complain that it's quiet - I'm not rushed off my feet but I'm fine on a couple a day (in fact I'm happy with that given that my neighbour is in all day atm) 
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I screen everyone on the phone for safety reasons (like we should all do), I don't ask for their occupation because a)that would be quite intrusive and b) their occupation has nothing to do with my safety. Nice people come from all walks of life: from builders to CEO's (
although I do find from personal experience that these last group tend to be on the self-entitled side of the spectrum), the problem is that I do attract a certain "niche" (usually the office, the city crowd and the tourists). Most probably it's the way I market myself or the wording on my site, my rates
or god knows what, but it certainly has been an issue lately. Unfortunately for me I don't get the builders and the key workers (and I say "unfortunately" because I really like these guys) but... they don;t call me
Pre-covid this was not a problem but with no tourism and everybody working from home my business has been hit more adversely than other ladies with a different business model. On the other hand I'm aware this pandemic has changed the economy, eg: my local bike store that was always empty nowadays has a long queu and have doubled their staff whereas the super busy italian restaurant around the corner is now doing pizza deliveries and have had to downsize their staff to a third. We (the people on this forum) as independent businesses have been affected in very different ways. I was just trying to point out how
in my case have been affected. No need for putting down people.
