@LiamSits Thank you. That’s exactly how I feel too.
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That’s an assumption… and we know what they make of you and me
@Lassie Why on earth is it ‘passive-aggressive’ not to leave a review?!! No one is obliged to leave a review! Its pure choice. In the old days (pre blind reviews) if a sitter had a bad (or less than great)experience they (ourselves included) often did not leave a review. And they certainly did not leave one before getting the host review- for fear of retaliation. And since the host could/can always respond to the sitters negative review aggressively it was a great reason not to leave a review at all- less agro- just move on.
All experienced sitters know that the odd missing review is OK but multiple missing reviews is a red flag. Many people are also naturally sensitive to saying anything negative especially if the pets or hosts were nice. Many people would rather say nothing than risk offending others. Its human nature. So for those folk the path of least resistance is to leave no review. I don’t see it as passive aggressive at all. In our case it was always about self preservation. Not wanting to risk damage to our hard earned reputation.
I’m with @LiamSits & @andrealovesanimals on this point.
@Newt you are fortunate not to have yet had a negative experience- that’s great! I hope that continues. Its super easy to give great reviews both ways when everyone is happy. But the problem is when something goes wrong- on one side or both. That’s when it gets tricky to know what to do or say, or whether to say nothing at all. One day you may get caught out on a sit, despite due diligence, and have a negative experience (most of us do eventually) Only then will you properly understand this dilemma.
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I will edit my post because it wasn’t clear. I think it is passive-aggressive to not leave a review under the blind review system AND hope that this sends a message that there was a problem. It is the idea that not leaving a review is a sign of unhappiness that I dislike. If someone doesn’t want to leave a review, that’s OK, but those people can’t assume that they are signalling anything to others.
I understand the real fear of retaliation under the old review system, but I would hope for more honesty now. The axiom of not saying anything if you can’t say anything nice doesn’t work for reviews. It could be “if you can’t say anything nice, say it carefully”.
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I already understand.
I have had a lot of life experiences outside of THS which have led me to the place I am at now where I am confident and assertive enough to stand up for myself and state my views.
If I have a negative experience I will give an honest review in order that the next sitter can read it and act on it or not.
No - Your expectations of walking times are completely reasonable. Your cameras not so much.
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