Things that clients do that annoy you?

[Dova]

Just interested in what course you took?

kind regards
Judith

 

[McHobbit]

Reflexology

 

[Hiii]

Vickie I apologise that I have some what swayed your original thread It was not intentional.

 

[muffin]

Star 99, No worries. Good luck with finding clients. I was the same to begin with, don't worry it will take time and paitence. Maybe you should get involved with health club or gym and advertise with them offering them a discount. Don't worry about other therapists, they do offers too.

My regular clients don't book in with me last minute, its always new clients and I always state to book in advance as my appointments are on a first come basis due to me working full time and they may not get the orgininal time they wanted.

I suppose its one of the joys of working self employed, can't always turn down clients.

Vickie

 

[Yiocywehorpgd]

i hate people who not have the manners to cancel if they can not make an appointment it takes it away from people who really want it and wastes my time I could be shopping or any of the other million things i need to do and cant because ihave a booking

 

[Kaidell]

On the original thread It really annoys me when a client comes for reflexology and wants me to ty and guess whats wrong with them according to what i find on the feet,WITHOUT doing a case history first! the look of disgust I got when I explained no therapist worth their salt would work in that manner

 

[nqkbelzy]

Got a simple solution - refer them to me! I'll happily take any patients that you find so terribly inconsiderate as to think of you first when they're extremely busy.

 

[Bill Kaulitz lover 4ever!]

Hi TBB

Totally agree with you about reflexology. Clients must think we are psychic or something. Luckily I don't have many reflex jobs these days, massage client are far less hassle.

Hi every one

One of my pets hates on home visits is people's pets. Don't get me wrong I like doggies but not when they are barking at 90 decibels or wanting to join into the therapy fun. And what does the client say, "Ooohh isn't he a daring". No dear, he f###ing well is not!

RP

 

[Henry Spencer]

Hi myarka,

How did you get your client through Facebook? I know you can advertise on the site but for me at this moment in time this is not an option.

Love light and laughter

 

[Meghan Lister]

KVDP- I don't it terribly incosiderate, as you put it. I think its just manners, people shouldn't leave it to the last minute to book its the same with cancelling appointments. Something which you clearly don't have. Of course it can't always be help and I tell my clients that its a first come first served i like to know 48 hrs in advance, so i don't book anything else in. I work full time so I work my therapy around that, so I need to know so I don't book things for myself in such as shopping, housework, appointments etc. As previously said, I do have a life too.

 

[Gorgeous - Break For Love]

Well, lots of things occur to me from that. I presume it's clear when you're available and when you're not, like any other business: if you need time for other things, then take it, don't blame your patients.

Next point is that cancelling at short notice is an entirely different matter, I agree that is a total drag. But a patient booking at the last minute is a bonus, surely? Why would you want to put obstacles in the way of somebody spending money in your business during regular hours? If you can't fit them in, then most will be reasonable about it, otherwise do you really want them in your practice?

Perhaps most importantly, scatty behaviour and unreliability is part of the person's condition. I'm not sure what field you're in, but in my view - whether we're trying to help boils, sprained ankles, or depression - disorganisation and over-pressurised lives are clues to what's stopping a person from healing, if we don't address these then we're not really healing, we're just rearranging deckchairs.

But it is also possible that something in our own condition is inviting our patients to act in a certain way. Somebody once told me we get the patients we deserve, and I believe it.

Beyond that, they're just humans, and we're in a people business, we have a choice. We must be careful what we wish for...

 

[xfbeyjpr]

There's not much that bothers me about clients...

however....I am not too happy when someone makes an appointment and then reschedules (with less than 24 hrs notice) more than once.

By the third time, if they try again I don't give them another but the reception girls are nice about it by saying..."instead of booking again why not just give us a call when you know you are definitly available"

Patchouli