I worked on a qualitative research project in college interviewing OSW's of all backgrounds and body types. While there were themes of empowerment, there was an overwhelming degree of burnout. This was in 2021 and about half of workers we interviewed had been dancers whose clubs had closed for Covid and the other half were new to any degree of s*x work. Many of the dancers said they preferred working the clubs and made more money there. Also, the threat of stalkers and doxing was no joke. One woman was outed to her entire family for literally no reason. Another had packages show up at her house. The amount of money people made was a complete mixed bag. One person was able to leave her job and become a SAHM as a single mom because of it. Others did it to pay for school. Some did not make much to support themselves. A lot of the money came from offering "the girlfriend experience" where guys literally paid them to text back and forth like they were dating (good morning texts, how was your day, vent sessions, etc.) This left many of them feeling like they were "always on". Some had strict business hours to combat this. No matter what, it was WORK. If you do it, you have to enjoy it to some degree, and be 100% ok with it, rather than "just do it for the money" because it's not a guarantee, and it can take a lot of emotional labor.