Tardiness - Amateurs and Pros
I’m about to poke some nerves I’m sure. 😬
If my 45 minute lesson starts at 3:30, and I’m 15 minutes late and get a 30 minute lesson, I get it (with a caveat below). The trainer has a schedule to keep with other lessons. I pay for the 45 minutes without complaining.
I once had a trainer that moved my time up an hour. On the first day, I forgot. Totally my fault and I paid for the lesson and rode on my own without complaining.
So what’s the complaint? That the trainers themselves are so often late. “Oh, sorry. I got into something with a horse or the student before and had to fix that.”
I get that and I try to stay flexible. However, I expect some flexibility in return. I got tired of being held to a standard that the trainers weren’t holding themselves to, and that’s part of why I got away from it.