Today, I had a no show from a provider.
We had communicated through RM message at first. I noticed he took days to answer any message. However, thought he wasn't connected to RM 24 hours a day hence the delay. After a while, we switched to WhatsApp. His response time was marginally better, although still slow, I thought. Again, I thought he was not checking his phone 24/7- fair enough.
We arranged to meet at a hotel, which I paid for as I had family visiting my place. I confirmed the date and time the day before and the morning of. I checked in and waited. 2pm came and went. I texted him after 20 minutes; no response. I tried calling 15 minutes later; no response. I texted and asked if he was coming or not at 3pm. I got a reply stating, "hi man, I might". I texted back, "what does that mean? No response.
I wanted another 30 minutes and still nothing. In the end, I texted this message.
Hey there, bummed you were a no-show. I was looking forward to meeting you. In the future, you should let someone know if you aren't gonna make it, as to not waste their time. Have a good night."
I get that things come up, but all he had to do was tell me. I thought about sending a review to RM, but as I understand it, they wouldn't publish it as we never actually met. I am not out for revenge or anything, and I suppose I should shrug this off and move on. It's just that I prepared all day and paid for a hotel room, and he didn't have the maturity to call me. This guy has excellent reviews on RM, and I was really looking forward to meeting him and, if not for the pandemic, we would have met.
Am I guessing this has happened to others? How did you handle it?