Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Professional Clarity

I have a general disdain for the grey-area terminology of the Escort industry.

I like my business dealings to be defined in clear-cut and explicit terms. I can talk a special dialect of implication and innuendo with people I have a deeper rapport with, but when I am working with perfect strangers in professional settings, I would really rather say, what I expect from a client, deliver on my end of the bargain and demand a certain level of mature composure, rather than having an unfortunate exchange later about what "time" and "roses" and "services" all mean.

Summary: You will pay currency money dollars for the focus of my attention and a domineering or directorial attitude on my part, usually with some sense of sadomasochism attached.

My Time: ... it may be valuable, but regardless of the professional or industry, you are obviously using time as a reference point for payment, not paying for actual time. I can't give you time, time can't be packaged, time can't be valued on it's own terms; my time in the bathroom has a different value from my time focussed on what you're saying or doing.

This is not code for "you will pay for the time it takes to have sex with me." I do not have sex on paid time. I do not get you off on my paid time. If it was legal -- and for extra emphasis, if it was legal, which it is not -- I might deign to engage in such business practices. Under certain circumstances. Very specific circumstances.

As it happens, with me -- and in most of life, in every possible context -- you make your own "happy endings."

Roses: I am not looking for "roses." I barely feel comfortable using terms like "donation" or "tribute," though those at least give a sense of drama. However, I do this for a living. For cash. I can say this because I have no intention of straddling the grey-areas of legality and no desire to play off of terminology loopholes.

Also, the things I do are things I like. If you have a career rather than a job, you understand this point of view -- (and if not, this is something we can discuss while you're at my less-than-tender mercies, as I will NOT stand for someone wasting the one lifetime they can actually bank on having) -- getting paid does not make you any less valid in your interest, correct? So I expect never to hear the words come out of your mouth "I thought you were 'lifestyle.'"

I do this with people in my personal life, don't get me wrong. They earned it through their own time, shared rapport, a show of dedication and effort, and I charge them as such. There is always a fair exchange. Some of those people read this blog, too; they know who they are, and they know what I demand. From everyone else, I require to spend what I would consider a highly flexible working-day to pay my bills while enjoying myself, regardless. My personal life is run by invitation only, just as yours should be.

In short, if you see me, you are getting a specific service. We're not going to do the terminology tango. Nobody is going to try and put one past anyone else. The exchange is equal, professional, and cooperative.

This isn't only what I ask, it is what I demand, and I offer the same in kind. Treat me with the utmost professionalism and I will do the same for you. If it isn't working, nobody is obligated to continue the exchange, end of story.

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