Originally Posted by
CurvaceousKate
If someone calls to tell me they are running late and I know I have another booking soon after, I will tell them when they arrive that I can not extend their original booking time. It is then up to them if they are happy to continue, knowing that it was not my fault they were late. However, if I don't have a booking I will reassure them that it is not a problem and they can still have their full time.
With regards to overlapping on a booking. If it is clearly just a matter of a few minutes to get to the point of no return, then I have no problem with that what so ever and would rather have a happy client, than an unfulfilled client. If however they have had their time and we have chatted and they try to start again a few mins before the end of their booking, I will tell them that they are welcome to extend the booking (if I'm able to) and that way they know the score and we are able to either continue knowing there will be an extra charge or they decide to finish and leave. If however, I don't have time I would politely remind them that we can't take it any further due to other bookings, but continue kissing etc until their time is up.
As with all jobs, it is important to be flexible where you can be, but as you have mentioned, this is an occupation and clients should understand that the time is not always there for them to have.