Hello, I’m a HO newbie and would like some time frame advice. I had a Zoom call with a potential sitter on Friday, she said that she would discuss the sit when her husband when he returned on Sunday. I went ahead and confirmed the sit on my end on Friday since she said that she should be able to get back to me at the end of the weekend. I followed-up on Wednesday via personal email when I realized that my THS “great to meet you” message was unread.
If I don’t hear from her in a week, should I cancel my confirmation and move on to my next choice? I asked about her time frame in case she was waiting back to hear from a different host, but have not received any response.
I want make sure that I’m giving the potential sitter enough time, but communication is key in any case. From another forum post, I gathered that the other sitters receive notification that I’ve confirmed with someone else or is that only when the sitter accepts?
Personally, I would be seeing red flags if that happened to me. She should have gotten back with you Monday and I think it does not show respect or responsibility on her behalf. I would unconfirm and find another. Just message her that since she didn’t respond you had to find another sitter.
Welcome to our community forum @Cybelle and you’ve already received great advice which has determined how you will manage this application sometimes we just need a little reassurance to help us listen to that “inner voice”
You will have made the right decision.
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I always say in my applications “ if I do not hear from you within a week”, i will assume you have found your sitter. I Think it should work this for the owner to sitter as well. It is just common courtesy.
Thanks! Update: I canceled the sitter request, messaged my next choice, and she confirmed right away! Yay, very happy to have this wrapped up and I appreciate everyone’s feedback.