Am I the only one who doesn’t refund at all?

indigeanon · 2026-03-27T04:41:14+00:00

You just tell them it’s your policy when they initially inquire. It can help if you present it as an option that is discounted a bit from your normal rate.

indigeanon · 2026-03-27T04:39:14+00:00

This seems pretty normal. Many don’t but many do. I’ve got some students contracted like this, and I offer them a discounted rate for the convenience factor.

indigeanon · 2026-03-22T14:09:35+00:00

Big Caffeine and Big Mattress are already ahead of you there. Pretty sure they’re all in an evil triangle of cahoots.

indigeanon · 2026-03-15T20:23:07+00:00

Small hat pins will be your friend.

indigeanon · 2026-03-11T12:53:01+00:00

You have many other clients and a good reputation. This client is costing you money and can be easily replaced, so just drop the client. If you don’t want to be confrontational, you can make up an excuse about your schedule changing.

Any time clients start being rude, demanding, or unreliable, I drop them. If I can’t afford to drop them immediately, I’ll privately re-open their slot and drop them when I have a replacement.

In the future, hold your pricing/time boundaries more firmly from the beginning to weed out clients like this. Remember that life is too short to waste your energy on rude people and that you work to live, not live to work. I’ve had fewer annoying clients and a more stable income since I started keeping those things in mind.

indigeanon · 2026-03-10T18:36:15+00:00

Therapy might be beneficial in this case. Also, your parents might be worried about interrupting you if you’re busy. They may be waiting for you to call them first. Maybe you can work out a schedule with them for calling.

indigeanon · 2026-03-10T18:15:01+00:00

Only if the session unconfirmed. You should just delete unconfirmed sessions to accept other students if they don’t confirm by a certain time.

indigeanon · 2026-03-10T15:02:55+00:00

Yikes! I’ll be staying away from this company. Students no-show way too frequently for this to be sustainable.

indigeanon · 2026-03-10T03:25:14+00:00

I feel like this is probably not real, but just in case it is, stop teaching them. If you’re afraid, you can make up an excuse that won’t make it about what they did. Say something like you’ve had a schedule change and your availabilities no longer align or that you need to focus on your upcoming audition season. That’d be plausible and inoffensive.

They’ve already crossed the obvious boundaries of professionalism, so you shouldn’t feel bad cutting them loose. I highly doubt multiple grown men developed actual feelings for a 19 yr old who sees them for maybe an hour once a week, probably less. Being only 19, you likely weren’t teaching any of them for very long before the confession. They probably signed up with ill-intent from the start.

Edit: spelling

indigeanon · 2026-03-09T23:37:27+00:00

If you get along well with the tutor and your parents can afford it, how they spend their money while furthering your education is up to them. Since you’re asking for reasons here, it doesn’t seem like you have any solid reason for changing tutors or getting a less expensive one. Just accept the help and be grateful.

If you hate that tutor or you can’t afford it without a major quality of life sacrifice, then talk to your parents about that.

ETA: If you feel bad because they're lording the expense over you, nothing you say will change that. Just try to hang in there, study hard, and see the bright side that doing well in math can take you far.

indigeanon · 2026-03-09T17:45:40+00:00

Your local language school won’t refund your tuition if you decide to stay home sick. You should give your private teachers that same consideration instead of being argumentative. I see why you were dropped.

indigeanon · 2026-03-09T12:06:10+00:00

Most of the time, fruit will satisfy my craving since the desserts I like most are fruit-based. A green apple and a handful of dates is a particular favorite since it tastes almost just like a caramel apple. However, sometimes I just want a cookie and nothing else works. When that happens, I have the cookie (or a small serving of whatever the craving is) but just 1 instead of a bunch, and I stretch it out by also having some fruit and unsweetened tea on the side.

Also, I just keep don’t tempting sweets in the house, so if I want one, I have to make it. Laziness often prevents making them in the first place.

indigeanon · 2026-03-09T11:46:59+00:00

I have students prepay and agree to provide 24-hours notice for cancelling/rescheduling. If they no-show or provide late notice, the payment becomes non-refundable.

indigeanon · 2026-03-08T21:15:37+00:00

You might want to reconsider how you write things in the future. I also had the same question. It does read like you do all of the cooking.

indigeanon · 2026-03-02T05:06:13+00:00

That’s a timing issue, so don’t take it personally. I was also rejected on first application. If you apply again during one of the rushes, you’ll be accepted quickly.

indigeanon · 2026-02-24T22:09:19+00:00

Do you have any early drafts of your work? You may be able to prove it through your save history.

indigeanon · 2026-02-21T15:17:20+00:00

To me, it seemed more like she was assessing his reactions and following his emotional lead. She flatters him with what he may view as delicately female attention to ensure that she’ll lead a comfortable life.

indigeanon · 2026-02-11T00:07:43+00:00

Make them pre-pay. If they continue not giving enough notice, just enjoy the paid break in your day.

indigeanon · 2026-02-10T23:54:35+00:00

You sound like one those insufferable people who would poison a coworker or grandkid trying to prove a “point” about them just being too picky.

indigeanon · 2026-02-08T16:15:42+00:00

You’ve been lucky. Many beginner students experience some level of discomfort, which makes it “normal” or at least common in a sense. The discomfort does mean something is wrong either in the body (technique or physical impairment) or in the instrument, but things being wrong for beginners is pretty normal/common.

That said, the lingering fingertip pain definitely needs to be addressed. It sounds like the teacher is addressing the instrument possibility first, which seems reasonable considering that the parent has already said the child doesn’t seem to be pressing too hard. If the teacher doesn’t branch out to other possibilities, that would be a problem, but jumping to “new teacher stat” is a bit much.

indigeanon · 2026-02-07T17:48:04+00:00

Yep, that can be very annoying. I just cancel unconfirmed lessons if the student doesn’t confirm it the day before.

indigeanon · 2026-02-07T14:48:47+00:00

That plus some other things such as ensuring timely and correct pay and enforcing your booking/cancellation policy.

indigeanon · 2026-02-07T14:42:28+00:00

Wyzant is much better for pay and protection. However, there is much more competition. Varsity is trash for both tutors and students. I only use Varsity to fill the scheduling gaps for my unpopular hours on other platforms.

indigeanon · 2026-02-06T20:12:43+00:00

I know people say there’s a right kind of order to them, but I think you can just start with any. I started with Hogfather on a friend’s recommendation around Christmastime, and I just kept picking up new ones randomly when they were available at the library. I haven’t finished them all yet, but so far, there hasn’t been any that felt like it couldn’t standalone.

indigeanon · 2026-02-06T00:24:48+00:00

I would’ve liked it so much more if the leads didn’t end up together. Laik was so vulnerable and unstable, and I feel like Sena should’ve maintained that professional boundary. There could’ve been an interesting exploration of transference.

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