How do I alter or end an assignment that no longer seems suitable?
Hi everyone, have kind of a sensitive question. I have a client that lives within my accepted radius but the road is unpaved and there is incline after incline, with switchbacks galore. They live soooo high up on the side of a mountain basically. They are working on this house that they bought and living there, However, there is no running water, (I bring my own for the dog) no indoor plumbing. The couple works tremendously long hours, in another town and when I am not there, they keep the dog in a locked room 10 x 10 appx room with no contact. My auto is old and guzzles gas like crazy. Our arrangement goes on a biweekly basis (every two weeks) with an "assumption" that this would be ongoing until further notice. I approached the owner with a couple of options, which she quickly poo poo'd . To be honest, I don't feel this is a suitable fit for me, though we are in our 3rd week now. I've been officially told that I should have assessed this at the Meet & Greet, but I didn't realize at that time that my car would basically be eating up my drop in fees in gasoline just for the travel. I certainly don't want to drive it in the winter, that would not be a good idea, but she said we should just deal with it at that point. I don't even want to drive it should it rain since it's all dirt...I'm afraid I'd slide down. Since I've brought this up, just the travel aspect, she has been curt and rude and I just don't want to continue the assignment, especially with winter right around the corner. I don't want to wait until there is a storm to come up with a plan. I want to have it established beforehand.I also don't want to basically slide down the road should it rain, it's doing a number on my brakes as it is. Like I said, officially we schedule every two weeks. I would understand if we already had a long-term deal on the books, but like I said, we go two weeks at a time. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this? I have no idea how to navigate this one! Thanks in advance.