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Have you ever been asked to do multiple meet and greets?

I was asked by an owner to do a meet and greet every week this month till mid August for free!

I said no because... 1. multiple visits aren't meet and greets, it's a service and it's called a drop-in visit 2. on my profile it says I only do housesitting (currently I can't do a lot of driving around do to health) 3. my calendar was already full for this month.

Now my profile will be penalized because I had to cancel her request. Hardly seems fair. How would you have handled this situation?

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I’m confused? I’ve never had my profile penalized for not booking a client? Or canceling a request?

Hannah W.

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Shawn K.

Yes! I recently did 7-night stay with owners who asked me to come by three times beforehand, each for over an hour. I should have listened to my gut when it told me this wasn't a good use of my time, and to set boundaries, but I felt bad because they're sweet seniors. I might contact Rover support to ask about this situation. Unfortunately in my experience, even if your policies, availability, etc. is clearly written, many owners don't read.

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Lori F.

Could you have archived it instead without saying you were not available? I don't think that penalizes you if you specify the owners plans changed.

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Right! If you give a reason for archiving that's about the owner, not you, it shouldn't penalize you. Also I've found a lot of people are just new to Rover and you have to explain the different options

Anne B.

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Nicole F.

Yes! I tell them it’s $10 every 20 minute visit I do after the first free meet and greet. They usually just pay me that in cash or I modify the booking and add it

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Grace T.

I have not, but I wouldn't agree to anymore than one M&G, after that it is not a M&G... Time is money, especially for low hourly wage gigs of Rover.

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