Hi everyone, I'm a long time snuggler both in my personal life and professionally. Along with working on here I have also worked for a few different companies. I have noticed a reoccurring trend for a specific company I have worked for. I did two sessions for this company that were paid beforehand using a credit card. Between the two sessions I politely texted asked if I could be paid for the first session, and the owner (a man named Evan) was exceptionally rude, heartless and not helpful. He told me he'd pay me after both sessions were completed. His exact words being :
"You text too much."
"You will be paid after your second session with Greg"
and my favorite:
"You are annoying."
i quickly apologized for for bothering him, happy to have a job...
and I went about completing the second session with a very kind and polite man. After the session I texted that it was complete and asked for payment. I have sent him the same quick reminder "please pay me and thank you" text over and over again the last two weeks with no response or payment received. After some time I went on their Yelp reviews and saw some terrible things.
The Yelp for your own eyes:
https://m.yelp.com/biz/the-snuggle-buddies-marlton Snuggle Buddies does not have a single good review on Yelp and in fact there are several bad reviews from clients stating that although the snuggler was nice the owner and customer service is terrible. There are photos and reports of racial slurs and rudeness going waaaay back and SEVERAL snugglers report not getting paid hundreds of dollars for sessions. If you look at the photos you will see photographic evidence of Evan calling a customer (not a snuggler but an actual paying customer) the *N*-word in email and calling them stupid. (See for yourself)
On top of that the Yelp page says it is closed, but it is certainly not. I assume Evan put it closed to protect himself from people seeing all the bad reviews. Rest assured this company is alive and kicking and in no way closed. This company is international and there are over 300 snugglers working across the US for Evan. I'm wondering if there are any positive experiences people have had with him specifically or if there is anybody else who has been ripped off, scammed, not paid, or insulted by him? I saw at least 10 people on Yelp. Are there more? Also, is this perhaps something that we as a community should fight against or possibly take legal action towards (if there are other people he has scammed or harmed?)
any thoughts would greatly help me. I'm wondering if I'm the only one. I know it's a giant company and there must be positive snugglers and experiences, so feel free to chime in on your views both positive and negative! Thank you!