My pet peeves...
Oh there are many. And of course, I have been gifted with many of them, I have had to learn to tollerate in my own offspring. While in past I would just avoid people who possessed these traits. Those ones I won't point out here.
I will stick with pet peeves in this hobbying.
- misogyny (enough said)
- People demanding instant attention. (I have my own life to lead as well as do this, and won't answer while doing my civi job *8hrs straight*, on visits, driving, or having an emotionally difficult day; I can be an introvert, and sometimes struggle with all the socializing I have to do, though am an extrovert when around others, but find it emotionally draining.)
- People expecting that just because they wrote me I must now see them. (I see who I want, if I want, and if I don't like your communication with me, I will not see you.)
- People who don't want to be ghosted, but also won't let the conversation die out. (Some people leave no other option but to ghost them. You can say I'm not interested and have a good day, only so many times, not everyone gets the hint. And rudeness doesn't always deserve a responce back)
- Last minute, I want to see you now bookings with strangers. An appointment in time to come, and time to get to know/feel-out the person threw messages is needed. Often not an issue for repeating visits. (The OPs pet peeve is actually the stalling tactic for I can't, or am not really feeling up to making visits today. Delays might happen; while posting a long message on this board, playing a few rounds on a game, working out at the gym, already on a visit...ect. While on a good day the stalling is down to a minimum if at all.)
As for why I wouldn't have a booker, because a bookers job is to book appointments, and I am very choosy about who I am willing to see, and when. I don't trust or believe a booker would have my best interest at heart, or care if the person they are booking would be compatible with me. It would lead to a fast track of me no longer making this even an option to try and get by in life, and I would very quickly give up on everything, and disappear from even being an SP. I would burn out instantly.
Edit: This is not a job for me, but a hobby to add to and make life better, when it feels like work, I want nothing to do with it.