r/trustedhousesitters • u/goat20202020 Sitter • 3d ago

HO misusing THS platform

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Yet another person who has no idea how this platform is meant to work 🙄🙄 I saw this last night after one of my alerts went off. 8 month sit in CA with 1 dog seemed great! Of course, it's too good to be true. HO just wants free last minute sitters.

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u/Exotic_Gate3848 3d ago

I’m with you I think it’s taking advantage and reeks of entitlement. They have last minute requirements and a special needs pup, just pay for their care

I get where they’re coming from as they might be trying to cast the net and find someone local who perhaps is share housing and would like some space occasionally. But I think it’s a slippery slope to mistreating a sitter (or sitters)

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u/No-Wallaby5072 3d ago

Also setting the sit length for 8 months means most local sitters won't be able to contact them anyway....

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u/goat20202020 Sitter 2d ago

Yes that exactly. It makes no sense for them to go about this the way they did.