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The “move fast and break things” ethos that informs gig economy startups (as it does social media companies) really doesn’t work well when it comes into contact with living things. Read full topic
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Do companies actually sue if you break such an NDA? It would be a poster child for the Streissand effect. One should also consider the size of the company when considering the risks to the pets: "More...
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Maybe I am old fashioned and live in a different world but … isn’t this the kind of thing you ask a reliable teenager in your social circle to do? They always have something they are saving money up...
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Bernel: Do companies actually sue if you break such an NDA? It would be a poster child for the Streissand effect. NDAs are very court-tested. A recent example that comes to mind is when Oculus Rift...
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My wife and I dog sit through Rover, we have for about 7 years (though we have only taken repeat clients for the past 3). It’s true that there is huge variation between people on the site. We’ve had...
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Had similar experiences trying out pet sitting services for our cat. Everything from leaving the water running in the bathroom for two days to getting our keys and ghosting to literally fleeing the...
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Gave me the collywobbles, can not, will not watch someone abuse an helpless animal or human being. Read full topic
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I had a great experience with Rover. I think the key is to use it as a matching service and vet (heh) the sitter personally. We spent about an hour with our dog and the prospective sitter, just...
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AnthonyC: the average dog lifespan is around 40,000 days I’m thinking you meant 4,000 days (which strengthens your argument). Anyway, great post! Read full topic
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Thanks! Wishful typing, I guess. Read full topic
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That was definitely my thought. The 6 stories presented here are tragic, and zero is the ideal goal, but I’d want to see data on how their issues compare versus an aggregate of other dog-sitting...
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Sure, if you have healthy dogs without major hangups and you’re just going away for the weekend. We used Rover a lot when traveling for a week or more at a time while one of our dogs was towards the...
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AnthonyC: the average dog lifespan is around 40,000 days 107 years? Read full topic
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the company uses arbitration and NDAs to muzzle customers “Muzzle”. I see what you did there. Bad Rover! Bad! Read full topic
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I would agree with @AnthonyC and @hyouko that while the pet parents profiled in the CNN article clearly suffered tragic loss, they are not in themselves evidence of widespread malfeasance by Rover. My...
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Best strategy is to leave the dog in the care of a neighbor who already knows the dog and has positive interactions with him/her. OK, so the same neighbor took care of our daughter when both of us...
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