Becky, I agree with everything you said 100%. People will only take advantage if you allow them to. I felt it was the r...

Thank you both for sharing your opinion. I didn't get into the details of the specific client because I wanted a general idea about how other sitters felt about the way Rover handles the holiday rate being applied to the extent of the whole stay but I understand the need to adjust accordingly. Here are the details I left out. This client is not new and I've watched their dog for close to a year and they have always expressed how much they love my service. They are a high maintenance client and they have repeatedly asked for discounts on their stays which I've always said no to. I feel the people who ask for discounts, in my experience, have always been red flags. I feel my rates are set accordingly and if you're looking for something cheaper then there are many other sitters out there you could find in your price range, especially since my rates are already on the low end for the area. I eventually decided to part ways with this client by politely letting her know I don't think I'm a good fit for what she's looking for in a sitter.

Deb- I have been thinking for awhile that my prices were set too low for my area and have thought about raising them but since I only take in small dogs combined with clients repeatedly asking for discounts, I've kept them at this rate a few years now. However, I do get more requests than I can take on which is a sign that my prices may be too low.

Hello fellow sitters,

I have a client who is looking to book a long stay for 20+ days. Her dates happen to fall on a holiday so the app is charging her the holiday rate for the entire stay and not just on the holiday itself. She's pushing back saying it isn't fair to be charged the holiday rate for the entirety of the stay since it is so long. What are your thoughts on this as a sitter?

"As always, we’ll continue to watch for updates to laws, but we expect that sitters and other pet caregivers using the Rover website and app will remain independent contractors/business owners and will continue to use Rover largely as they do today." Looks like we're in the clear for now.

This is what I received back from support: "While the impact of the bill on other companies is being discussed in news coverage, our understanding is that it won’t have the same impact on the work that pet caregivers do when they use a platform like Rover."

I've emailed Rev Support asking for details on how this would affect California Rover sitters. I'll share with y'all what I find out.

It's worrisome. I hope Rover has a better solution than the other company of just dropping their CA based workers to avoid the bill altogether.

Hello all!

I can't find anything online specifically stating Rover sitters in California would be affected but has anyone else heard anything? Another company I was freelancing for (online) sent us an email stating they will no longer have freelancers from CA working for them because of this new rule and the company will be closing CA freelancers' accounts. I'm just hoping Rover doesn't do this too.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/gig-economy-2/ (https://calmatters.org/commentary/gig...)

I have to say, this is the part as a sitter that I like the least about this job. It bugs me to no end when people aren't respectful of others' time. I wish I had an answer, but so far not much has worked. This happens to me on a very regular basis and what I do if it's a repeat offender is drop them as clients. Which is a bummer because some of them have dogs that I really care about. I've tried to note in my profile about pick up and drop off times without sounding too annoying but I think there are just flaky people out there who just don't get it or who just don't respect you enough to care. The second issue I've lost clients to is the people who want to book and only pay for one night of boarding but they want to drop off their dog at 8am on the first day and pick up their dog at 8pm on the last day. Sigh...trying to practice patience.