Curious as to weather or not its really over here in Canada? Judging by reactions from the last few sp's i've seen, no. Both from indies & agency girls that i've talked too have said that its been so slow here in Victoria.
Where i work, there's been layoffs recently & i know i haven't been spending as much on pooning or had as much disposable income.
So i guess my question is have you changed your spending habits since 2008, or have you gone back to the same ol same ol?
For me personally, I lost my job in 2008 and after a fairly intensive job search, and now employed again in the same industry but making roughly 20% less than I was pre-recession. And that's not factoring in inflation.
No complaints really, as I am grateful to be gainfully employed again, but 20% less is 20% less. 20% off my take home pay means roughly 50% off my discretionary income, and that is the same budget that pooning comes from. I go for a session maybe once every three weeks now compared to once a week like I used to.
Bigger picture, it seems to me like the recession is deep enough to affect almost everyone in the U.S., whereas in Canada the pockets that haven't been touched seem a bit greater. Mind you, we had a somewhat lower standard of living to begin with, so if anything it's just evened things out.
As for SPs, I used to have to call early in a shift to get my desired time with a popular girl at a busy studio. Now it seems I have a pretty good chance if I call an hour before.
During the boom times, SPs in Calgary charged $300/hour. Then they lowered it to $260 during the recession and I don't think that rate has come back yet.
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