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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/lemmyshitpost
 
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[–] [email protected] 184 points 6 months ago (3 children)

6 days with 1 john is probably a lot less work than 30 1 hour sessions with varying johns. Also getting a discount when buying in bulk is pretty common with most goods. Not sure if it's so with sex work in real life tho.

[–] frickineh 95 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's definitely way less work. If you get hired for an hour, you're pretty much expected to be fully engaged in, if not sex, then at least being entertaining in some way. With the type of sex work she did, she was never getting paid for time spent sleeping or eating (and definitely not hanging out and shopping), unless that was someone's kink, I guess. I had a series of sugar daddies in my early 20s, and don't let anyone tell you that's not sex work, and I definitely made less per hour than a more traditional prostitute, but I also put in a lot less energy. Plus, it came with a lot more perks.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Sex workers do sometimes offer reduced effective rates per hour for extended time.

Usually you're not gonna be allowed to offer for those unless you've spent time with that worker already and they've decided you can at least be trusted enough to not go psycho with enough time on hand.

By the time you're talking about overnight service, either they know ya and they like ya enough to spend an evening with you, or they're advertising the package openly because they're pretty confident that they can bring anyone who tries something funny down harder than a meteor, that kind of work makes folks stronk, and they ain't afraid to use that if you're fuckin' around.

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[–] [email protected] 164 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Well, she's advertised as a pretty woman, not a smart one.

And now, with a little less jest: It's a stable income over a week, with a guy she evidently likes to at least look at. No need for advertising in that time. Meals are paid, as is time off. Also, the 21$ assume that she is paid 24 hours a day (3000$ ÷ 24 ÷ 6 = 20,83333...$) so she gets paid for sleeping, eating, essentially her own time. She also gets the opportunity to scout new, well off clients.

I would take that deal.

[–] Dkarma 55 points 6 months ago (2 children)

3k pays your rent in San Fran with cash left over in that time period...ur damn right she's hanging out with a rich dude and getting spoiled for a week and her rent paid. Mf out here acting like they're breaking down door dash hourly.

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[–] Jarix 52 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you calculated it as 8 hours a day of work it would work out to $62.5/hour

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

i mean it's just a discount like when you're buying things in bulk, it makes sense

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

So... I guess she is a smart woman after all?

OTOH I hope OP is at least pretty.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But think how many fewer cocks it is to deal with.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Plot twist: Richard Gere was actually George Washington!

[–] HowManyNimons 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Non American here: I don't get it. How many cocks did Washington have?

[–] [email protected] 62 points 6 months ago

Someone doesn't get the differences between contractor and salaried.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To make that $3000 at her normal rate she would have had to work 30 hours in that same week, which I bet is a tall order for all the unpaid hours that takes attracting customers individually.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Not to mention her luxury room and board, the shopping sprees, and the jewelry gifts.

[–] NeptuneOrbit 26 points 6 months ago (3 children)

As others pointed out, a lot of factors would go into this decision. How many working hours can she normally put in if the average client only pays for an hour? How much time does she have to spend cleaning herself up between? How much risk is there in taking a new client?

Its pretty similar to working freelance compared to a paycheck. If I wanted to go on my own as a freelancer I could probably charge 2-3x my hourly salary rate as a freelancer. But I'd have to hunt for my next meal. I'd have to figure out all my 1099s. I'd have to change stragies to get new clients.... Or I can just work my current corpo job making an OK salary but always know I have a paycheck coming and insurance.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Its pretty similar

No, that was the sequel.

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[–] eager_eagle 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

With sleep, meals, etc included. She was even making money while pooping. This was clearly a win for her.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’m sure a lot of sex workers make money while pooping.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh my god...where....tell me so I can avoid places where such disgusting things are happening.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)
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[–] shalafi 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

$3,000 was $7,209 in 2024 money (from 1990). $21/hr. would be $50 in 2024 money.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Stop looking at those 'inflation adjustors' and look at what you could actually buy.

Average rent per month in Los Angeles in 1990 was under $600.00/month

Today it's over $2,000.00

If he paid her five months rent today, it would be $10,000.00, not $7,000.00

[–] Wilzax 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Inflation has affected our country very differently in different locales. Change in cost of living is the real metric for what inflation is trying to quantify

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

That's why I stick with real world examples.

For example, the minimum wage in 1960 was $1.00/hour. The cost of the average home was $11,000.00

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago

Every time she puts on her Jammies, I imagine she’s excited to wake up 160 dollars richer.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

well, $100 in 1990 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $240.30 today (source) so 21 usd/h should be about 50 usd/h today and the 62.5 usd/h calculated by @[email protected] should be 150 usd/h

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Yeah, like she has usually 8 clients a day...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Unless you do this in tacos, I'm not gonna check the math.

[–] doingthestuff 5 points 6 months ago

If this was Taco Tuesday I'd do the math. But it's the weekend, so no.

[–] Jarix 3 points 6 months ago

What's your favorite taco place?

[–] boatsnhos931 7 points 6 months ago

I mean one guy can only bust so many nuts.. now if she had a guy every couple hours filling her full of cum... Well you see now why she takes the cum sum instead of individual deposits..a lot more work

[–] f4hy 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

6 days of work, 8 hours x $21/hr x6 days is only $1008

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[–] PunnyName 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Guess it also depends on what her typical hourly rate was when factoring in eating, sleeping, popping, living, etc..

[–] boatsnhos931 3 points 6 months ago

The cum to USD ratio is actually quite competitive

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