A Note to the THS Team: Let's Talk About Fair Exchange and Transparency

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@Rainaire, what constitutes stressful conversation probably varies significantly by person. As we have gained experience then we try to have friendly, structured, proactive video call conversations. We read listing. We ask simple questions about property, pets and travel. Most of the time, any omissions in listing have been accidental. We have not found that pet parents to have been stressed or offended by such questions. Recent related post.

List of questions to ask a potential sitter

@Roxy, welcome to THS Forum. @WeRPAWsome has given some great questions. Our whole approach to video calls has evolved materially through experience. Initially we had employer-employee mindset and let PP ask us questions in manner of a reactive interview. We found that ineffective as we encountered surprises, on topics that we had not asked about. Ugh. We now proactively approach video calls as peer-peer exploratory conversation on preset topics … situation/travel (where, booked, PP dates, HS d…