u/phoebecxx

i know this might be an unpopular take sa ibang psp, pero clients cancelling isn’t automatically “disrespectful” agad.

yes, as psp, our time, effort, and preparation matter. nakakapagod mag-ayos, magprep mentally and physically, tapos biglang hindi tuloy. valid yung disappointment na yon. but at the same time, clients are human too. people can suddenly get anxious, mawalan ng budget, magkaroon ng emergency, or realize they can’t commit anymore. cancellation alone doesn’t automatically make someone a bad person.

requiring dp is completely okay if that’s your personal boundary as a provider, but if walang dp agreement from the start, i personally don’t think clients should automatically be painted as evil for cancelling. at the end of the day, they’re still paying for a service, and people are allowed to change their minds.

at the same time, good gms also understand simple respect and communication. if sobrang tagal nila bago magconfirm na tuloy yung booking, then they also need to understand na they might have to wait kasi syempre hindi naman instant yung prep and readiness natin. respect goes both ways.

if hindi nila magets yung simple boundaries and communication mo, then that’s probably the time you cut them off peacefully. not every client-provider dynamic is compatible.

but if someone genuinely apologizes, explains na may emergency or something happened, wag na sana agad samaan ng loob. lalo na if inako naman nila yung mali nila and they communicated honestly. sometimes life just happens. i think mas healthy yung community kapag hindi agad hatred yung default response sa isa’t isa.