Should agency ladies get shares & bonuses?

[xUxJr311fr3P]

The idea is to introduce a system at agencies where all ladies can get minority shares and a year-end bonus based on individual performance (say 60%) and agency performance (say 40%). This would align the interests of the ladies to their agency and vice versa. It would also encourage ladies to share and try to help other ladies that are not performing to up to par. Finally, agencies should introduce a pool system that helps ladies when they are sick or unable to work can also promote loyalty to an agency.

Let me know if you think this idea can work. It is based on trust but it is also based on alignment of interest. Make the ladies part owners and you'll see a huge change in terms of loyalty and the bottom line. Anyways, that is what I think - give the ladies a vested interest and see if it works.

GG

 

[gravitas]

it a cooperative of sorts......hookers of the world unite

if it would reduce the cattiness I think its a hell of an idea

 

[LutherBlissett]

Yes, it will work.

Before I quasi-retired, I had about 20 years where a large part of my business was advising people on productivity improvement. The studies that have been done on service businesses show that what is called "Gainsharing" can work like a hot damn if a continuing process (not a one shot 'program') is set up the right way. There are some critical factors and true employee "buy in" is essential. I never liked the term "buy in" because it means I'm selling something you may not want but it is the common parlance, so it fits here. So how do you get "buy in"?

For the escort/mp industry to utilize the techiniques of gainsharing, it would take an enlightened boss. The first thing I did when I was going to work for a company interested in gainsharing was ask to see the head guy. I would give him a book on how to get employee involvement and ask him to read the first three chapters. If a week or a month passed by and I didn't hear from him, I knew I couldn't get a gainshare going. The boss has to want to involve the employees in virtually every aspect of the business otherwise it is doomed. He/She cannot do it on the cheap, either. The rule of thumb in the gainshare trade is the employee has to be able to earn at least a new car payment extra per month (or a minimum of 10% of their regular paycheck). Some gainshare programs are combined with stock options but they work best when the employee has "good line of sight" --- that is, they can see that their "discretionary effort" and cooperation bears monthly fruit in the pocket.

On the employees side, to make the cooperation work, you need some strong peer leaders and this could be the tricky part in a massage parlour with a constantly rotating cast. It would probably be much easier in an agency with mostly mature women.


If you want to read more about this, try Edward Lawlor's High Involvement Management or Aubrey Daniels' Bringing Out the Best in People or google "gainsharing" and see what you get. Their are some fantastic success stories out there and some unmitigated disasters but the successes far outnumber the disasters.

 

[xUxJr311fr3P]

Yes, it will work.

On the employees side, to make the cooperation work, you need some strong peer leaders and this could be the tricky part in a massage parlour with a constantly rotating cast. It would probably be much easier in an agency with mostly mature women.

LutherBlissett,

I asked Merb, Merc, and Terb members the same question and I thought you had the best response by far. In the end, the agency gets more profits, the ladies more money and the clients get better service.

Thanks,

GG

 

[LutherBlissett]

No, Massage Lady, the increase in productivity is from having happy repeat customers, from maximizing the return on the costs of production. Happy hookers make for happy customers. A harmonious work environment is always more "productive" and is less abusive to the employees. A great gainsharing process benefits the employer, the employee and the customer, otherwise it isn't a great gainshare.

I will expound at length if necessary but there is no thought in mind that women that don't want to do certain things would suddenly have to do them -- just the opposite!!!

I'm sure all the experienced pooners on this board would agree that greater mileage does not always equate to greater pleasure for the pooner.
I've had a far better time with totally safe women who enjoy the total experience than with women that I knew would do unsafe things if I paid them enough but would do it reluctantly. There is a reason not all of us seek out the lowest cost, highest mileage provider -- it's called mutual pleasure.

 

[pickupjoe]

LutherBlissett,

I asked Merb, Merc, and Terb members the same question and I thought you had the best response by far. In the end, the agency gets more profits, the ladies more money and the clients get better service.

Thanks,

GG

agency gets more profits- yup

the ladies more money - yup

clients get better service - naaw. More like creating a production line of lets see how many clents can an SP get thru during her shift than providing better service to me

 

[aznboi9]

No, Massage Lady, the increase in productivity is from having happy repeat customers, from maximizing the return on the costs of production. Happy hookers make for happy customers. A harmonious work environment is always more "productive" and is less abusive to the employees. A great gainsharing process benefits the employer, the employee and the customer, otherwise it isn't a great gainshare.

I will expound at length if necessary...

I would be interested in reading your thoughts on this; expound away! Otherwise, is there somewhere where one can read more info on this?

 

[LutherBlissett]

Yes, I will expound away when I get time but I have another thread I`ve got to get busy on:

https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=44328

I have two very impatient sex-charged women I have to keep happy and I promised them something very titillating today.

Basically the Sheik has got it right -- markets decide.

 

[Cinnamon Girl]

SPs need a better support system

We have no job security - it is often an unpredictable week to week business where we have to manage our time & money for the month ahead.(easy for me) Pooling money for others security when out of work is not going to work.
Some last a month, some 2 years...

If someone started a financial planning service for SPs individually, I think that would be a hit...especially the younger ladies who don't think about retirement, legitimate income taxes. If they start young, they will be miles ahead later on.

A group investment plan is another option (many places buy lottery tickets to share the winnings)

I believe an incentive for some cash back at the end of each month would be great for the ladies at MPs. A happy work place is created in an environment where ALL the girls are secure with who they are. Keep catty/high drama chics out of the equation. Its simple. In this biz, you get back what you put out there...

 

[LonelyGhost]

this system would work with escorts with a little planning: simply put, the longer the sp stays with the agency, the greater the share at year end. so if you up and quit every month, your share is much less than if you stay the full term.

gainsharing would also be based up productivity ... if a lady wants a few clients and fewer sessions, but stays the year, she just gets a percentage based on her earnings -- and if she takes on other tasks (schedules, phone-girl etc) she can increase her share even without more clients.

the ladies bringing in lots of clients would have a higher income anyway, and their bonus would still be the same proportion of earnings, but a bigger sum based on those earnings.

there is no need for 'share purchase' etc., because every dollar 'earned' through clients or time working is a 'share'.

the bonus though, is that this 'co-op' can get extended benefits and dental as part of the 'company'.

this is the economic 'model' that i would like to see for all businesses. make employees stake-holders in the company's health and in their own performance. show up as a 'slack-ass attitude problem' and you're gone.

 

[Creole Lady Marmalade]

It's a great idea. So what agency/MP will be willing to pose as an example? Anyone?

 

[Chingada]

Although the intent is fairness, it's an impractical suggestion that has no application in the real world because we are dealing with independant business operations -- not franchises.

The owner of an agency is entitled to operate his/her own business in any way they see fit. If the employees of that agency disagree with the business model and feel they are not getting their "fair share" of the revenues generated they have one option -- quit and go work somewhere else or be an indpendent operator and get 100% of the revenue.

A nobel idea but unworkable in the sex trade.