Women can be quite nasty to each other, and extremely competitive - much more so than men.
Oh yes - men are never competitive about anything, and are never mean to each other, either.
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(Sorry; [binary] gender-based generalisations make me giggle/sigh every time!)
I think the reality of the matter is that if you're going to be in a situation where two or more individuals in the same venue are directly competing against each other
for the money they need to survive, things are can get nasty very easily and very quickly.
I 'share' (sublet) an incall apartment from another escort and if we both weren't extremely organised, up-front and clear about absolutely everything (e.g. exactly who is in the apartment on exactly which days and for what hours, plus all the other general admin re. sharing a place like rent, cleaning, etc) then it could easily be a disaster. But we both know that, so we're both careful and considerate.
It's not the same situation as described in the OP, exactly, but any sort of sharing between any sort of human beings can only go well if people are up-front and open about their concerns, and if they know how to handle any conflicts in a way that is constructive rather than letting things get out of hand.
I'd recommend avoiding sitting about with people you don't really know/can't really trust, though, while waiting for clients - "the devil makes work for idle hands", and all that. Not saying anyone there is being idle, but doing incall appointments is stressful enough without having an audience of people you don't even know possibly getting grumpy with you because they're thinking about their winter gas bill or council tax payment being due.
Also, if I'm reading the OP right...
...I said I didnt want to put her client off with me in the next room. He reassured me it would be fine, the only one to watch out for was "such and such girls name" as she hates it.
The client reassured you? And then started talking to you about one of the other escorts there? Crikey almighty. You DEFINITELY don't want to be listening to clients talk about other escorts,
especially not if they are sitting in another room of the same blinking flat!
While most clients are far too busy living normal lives, it's known that there are certain ones who haven't got much going on aside from visiting escorts and who therefore get off big time on stirring up 'entertainment' by being catty and talking about girls behind their backs. If a client starts talking to you about another escort, smile and change the subject immediately!
If you want to stay safe and sane in a high-tension situation (e.g. a bunch of sex workers all sitting about waiting for an agent/pimp to send along clients - none of them having their own income or business in their own hands, all of them depending completely on the whims of random blokes) then you need to keep your nose well out of everyone's business. If anyone talks to you about anyone else, just smile and say that you're really sorry but you're just there to work so only want to talk about light-hearted general topics rather than risk causing any upset.
If you can stick to that attitude firmly, people will eventually respect you for it and will leave you in peace.