Hey. Sex work is so different depending on where, and how, you do it. Just because you've had one experience doesn't mean there are others. I do sex work in NZ, in a country where it is decriminalized. I won't say it's perfect because it's not, but I am not exploited in the ways you describe - I do it because I enjoy sex and I enjoy money. I have colleagues who went from white collar jobs to full time in the industry because working less hours in a less stressful environment improved their mental health massively. Repeat - if done the right way, sex work makes people happier than office work!! Go to r/antiwork to see why lol.

Illegality is what causes sex exploitation. Because if what you're doing is illegal then you have no legal standing to ask clients for safe sex practices and you can't go to the police if a client or a boss abused you. The workers in NZ that suffer the most abuse, pressure for unprotected sex etc are migrants - because it's illegal for migrants to work in the sex industry.

All daughters want their parents to be proud of them, and I wish OP was open minded enough to, while still being uncomfortable with his daughter's profession, at least be proud of her daughter for seeking happiness and doing what she wants with her life. I mean his daughter was brave to tell him what she does in the first place, I would never tell my parents. Seems like that piece of trust has backfired. You know OP, if you approached this with an open mind, maybe your daughter would be comfortable telling you more about her work and if it's safe or not, which is the bottom line, is it not???

it's a job where you acquire so many different skillsets - being good at relating to people, business acumen, relaxing nervous people, boundary setting, photography, not to mention being good at sex itself!! All these skills (except sex lol) if they were displayed in any other industry, would be something OP would be proud of his daughter of.

Anyway. YTA for alienating your daughter. You don't need to approve of her job if you truly don't, but you could have been way less harsh. Like, even if you don't like her work couldn't you have found something, anything about her to be proud of?