I am on another house site as an owner; when I post a sit I can check a box as to whether my dates are flexible. It would be helpful to have this option on THS, which would potentially then allow sitters to connect with HOs despite having sits already booked.
I’m beyond disappointed and frustrated. As @Colin says, the “power users” of THS are ambassadors for the brand. It certainly seems like the new direction of the company is recruitment rather than retention. While perhaps the growth numbers are good for the bottom line, the decreasing quality of new users is diluting brand trustworthiness way way down. I have taken the referral link off my business cards and will no longer promote it on social media.
This is heavy-handed attempt to make certain we’re “trustworthy,” without taking into account the multiple issues with the platform itself. If confirmed dates could be easily amended, variable dates allowed, or the calendar to function at all, then the uproar wouldn’t be so loud.