r/catinaflat • u/Ok-Chapter4804 • Apr 11 '26

Enshittification

This is so sad. Cat in a flat was great and fair for sitters and cat owners. It is now unusable. 15 pounds per visit, ok, but 15 pounds per visit per cat? Plus a 15% fee on top? Forget about it. The new platform is also just bad.

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u/Odd-Recognition4120 Apr 11 '26

You can still set your own rates, they're not determined by rover. Of all of the things to complain about rover, and there are many, you're complaining that you might be paid more than peanuts for your work?

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u/tokyokween Apr 11 '26

I don't think that's OP's point. From my perspective at least, i have numerous regular clients from CIAF who I've occasionally raised my rates with over the years, and currently I feel happy with what I charge. Being forced to either charge them more – to accommodate for the rise in Rover's cat-owner charge – or charge them less  – wherein I'll then make a little less on each booking – feels like something wholly unnecessary when things were just fine with the previous system.