Hey all, I’ve seen posts from sitters about this in the past so I’m sorry for being repetitive, but I’m just so frustrated at the amount of rude homeowners I’ve encountered lately!
I’ve had amazing experiences as a sitter on THS and wouldn’t trade them for anything. I’ve been a sitter for over a year and have 14 stellar reviews, all 5 stars in all catagories, with highly positive comments. That being said, I of course realize that doesn’t always mean a h/o should automatically pick me, as they know better than anyone if I seem like a good fit for thier needs.
However, I’ve had several frustrating encounters lately that I just needed some validation !
Over the past several months, I had 3 h/o’s simply never accept or reject my (or anyone else’s) application. I assume their travel plans changed, which I get can happen. A simple message to the 5 applicants shoudn’t be so hard IMO, but whatever.
I then had one sit that was last minute, had a great Zoom interview and h/o agreed that I would be the sitter. We talked times of arrival and everything (sit was to start 2 days from the call),and she was going to forward me her welcome guide shortly after our call. By that evening she still hadn’t accepted my application, so I sent a quick message reminding her that she had to accept me before she could forward the welcome guide. Crickets.
Then, early the next morning (the day before the sit was to start), she messaged me saying something like “So sorry, but I found someone more familiar with the area that I think would be better, but maybe another time…” (I am somewhat local but live in a suburb, and this was a city sit). I was surprised and (not gonna lie) slightly offended, but it actually worked out better for me because the weather was frigid for the length of the sit and I would’ve had to walk her dog at least an hour a day outdoors.
Next, I applied to a sit I had also applied for over a year ago when I had just one review. She had never replied to me on that application, but I noticed she had no prior sits completed, even now (I checked the app to make sure), so I figured okay, she must’ve cancelled her travel plans for that trip. I applied for the new dates and…crickets. After it showed she was reviewing applications for 5 days, I withdrew my application. I then noticed she re-posted the same dates the next day.
Silly me thought okay, she’s new to the platform, maybe she doesn’t understand quite how it works. So I sent her a message (since I had previously applied I was able to do that rather than reapply a third time) saying basically “Hey, I noticed you reposted dates that I had previously applied for, not sure if you thought I wasn’t a good fit, which would be fine, or if you’re just not familiar with the platform, but I’m still available, if you think I’m a possible good candidate just let me know and I’ll re-apply”. She read my message quickly and–you guessed it–crickets! And then, the listing went into review again, only to be quickly re-posted a THIRD time!
At this point it’s been 4 days since her third re-posting, and she has zero applicants. So everyone must be fed up with her. It’s just like–come ON already! I wish we could flag these listings somehow so THS could, I don’t know, “school” these people on manners LOL!
I so badly want to message her something snarky, but I will restrain myself!
Thanks for listening, and if you can relate, I’d love to here your story too!