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How to politely decline a housesitting request?

Liz T.'s profile image

I had a home meet and greet for a possible housesitting job around Christmas. The problem is the owners smoke inside, and after about half an hour, I smelled strongly of smoke. I have a lot of health issues that are exacerbated by cigarette smoke. There's no way I can housesit and not harm my health. How do I politely decline? I'm afraid it will sound like, "Ew your house smells" if I'm upfront about it. I don't want to make her think she has a sitter and then bail on her. Thanks for the advice!

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Usually, it's simplest and best to just tell them you're not the best match for them (and not elaborate). Instead, you can re-direct them to Rover support who will try to help them find a great match. If you're inclined, you could contact support and let them know it's a smoking household and you're sensitive to smoke (with optimism that could help in finding the right person).

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