ashtoreth
This may partly be a rant, so bear with me
If I knew an acquaintance who managed a club, for instance, I would not randomly ask them for free entry or VIP passes out of the blue. Or, if I knew a lawyer friend, I would not ask them legal advice without offering to hire them for their services first. I would expect the same back of them.
Unfortunately with our profession people who meet you in a party or have met you once try to approach with random questions or doubts in hope of free advice. Example in question: a girl I know said she saw something in a dream, and what does it mean? It annoys me to have to evade answering such questions because this is the sort of thing I would do professionally and for a fee.
I understand there is such a thing as favours and I am often happy to help (I even work on a sliding scale) but this feels like it happens way too often with me! Especially when I have a dry spell of clients, I feel rather riled up having to deal with freeloaders! Help!
If I knew an acquaintance who managed a club, for instance, I would not randomly ask them for free entry or VIP passes out of the blue. Or, if I knew a lawyer friend, I would not ask them legal advice without offering to hire them for their services first. I would expect the same back of them.
Unfortunately with our profession people who meet you in a party or have met you once try to approach with random questions or doubts in hope of free advice. Example in question: a girl I know said she saw something in a dream, and what does it mean? It annoys me to have to evade answering such questions because this is the sort of thing I would do professionally and for a fee.
I understand there is such a thing as favours and I am often happy to help (I even work on a sliding scale) but this feels like it happens way too often with me! Especially when I have a dry spell of clients, I feel rather riled up having to deal with freeloaders! Help!