Stenton1's post in the "A Call in" thread about his fav's "anger management issues" struck a chord. I'm sure most of us have had similar experiences. Care to share?
Here's mine:
One of my first favs - 20 yo, petite blonde, girl-next-door type, always very sweet, liked to wear pink, had a little cutesy voice - gets called to the DJ booth. I glance over later and see her in a heated discussion with the pencil necked geek in an ill-fitting tuxedo who keeps track of the dances on a clipboard and collects the club's cut ($5 from a $20 dance). He's told my fav (I later learned) that she hadn't paid him for one dance, so he needed to collect the $5. My fav is having none of it, and getting really pissed and very loud. Soon I can hear her dropping F-bombs, calling him a liar, etc. even over the club's insanely loud music.
Now keep in mind this is all over $5, which I would have gladly given her. Older guy in an equally bad suit (the manager it turns out) comes over, tries to talk to her and she goes off on him too. When she finally comes back to my table, face all flushed and mascara smeared, she tells me she has to go clean out her locker cause the manager "fired" her for calling him an asshole (she was "re-hired" the next day, of course). Liked stenton1, it was a side of her I hadn't seen before, and frankly a little frightening, lol.
This is why I have learned to have multiple "insurance policies" in my back pocket. This way, ypu always have options with other dancers, and you can keep it moving! This episode I had wasn't the only one, but the most surprising! The amount of venom she leveled at me, was worst than any civilian I have ever encountered! LOL. On top of that, she has been seeing a psych for 4 years since her ex husband left her. A potential Pandora's box of issues that I nay have unfortunately uncovered. I find that if you put them on radio silence, they always come back. The question is, do you want them back? I have found the only way to deal with them is not to communicate with them at all, since they will call or text again, unless you block their number. Even though some may swear otherwise, it's all a con and a hustle. I just don't go to SCs for drama, we want fun and mutual enjoyment.