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| Event host Althea Leonen / photo from her Facebook account |
Facebook user Althea Español Leonen, shared her
personal experience through a post about her prospective client who refuses to
pay for her accommodation and also her talent fee as an events host.
In her post, Althea started off by saying that she never
thought she would experience the bad treatment herself.
“Earlier this morning I was reading the posts about this
type of conversation. Little did I know I myself will experience this.” Althea
stated.
“We invest for our skills, plus pagod sa pagdadala nang weddings
and our efforts to doll up and dress up. Di naman ako after sa TF lang pero
sana makita ung value namin as events host. We invest for this skill. Di naman
po ako basta pinahawak lang ng mic then naging host na. Nakakalungkot na may
ganitong mga tao.” She added.
The event host included her screen-capped conversation with the
supposed client, who texted her and said that she was recommended by a friend.
Althea was asked if she’s okay to handle a wedding in September.
She then accepted and proceeded in asking for more details.*
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| Conversation screen-capped by Althea posted on her Facebook |
The client then informed her that the wedding will be on
September 15, in Batangas and that rooms were already booked for the couple and
the entourage. Althea was told to book a room for herself as the event will be
a sunset wedding.
Althea then asked if the client will be the one to book a
room for her.
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| Conversation screen-capped by Althea posted on her Facebook |
She was told that they can reserve a room for her, but she
has to pay for it at the hotel and that they can only provide for
transportation and recommendations in return.
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| Conversation screen-capped by Althea posted on her Facebook |
The client also said that the friend who recommended her
told them that she accepts free hosting or without any talent fee. And yes, she
has to pay for her own accommodation since she’s not part of the entourage.*
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| Conversation screen-capped by Althea posted on her Facebook |
Althea, in response, told the client that she could only do
free hosting if she’s doing it for a friend.
She also said it was a bit unfair for her to not receive any
compensation for her hard work and effort that even her friends would not let
her empty handed.
The client then throw insults at her, saying that she will not
become famous. “for sure di ka naman magaling eh. Magkano lang din naman ang TF
ng mga host e.” the message reads.
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| Conversation screen-capped by Althea posted on her Facebook |
Althea informed the client that the minimum fee for a
wedding host is around 5, 000. She then refused to host the event.
On her post, Althea also clarified that she’s not trying to
be famous and she just wants to share her talent and skills by being a blessing
to those who will get married.
“Wala naman po akong hangad na sumikat. I just want to share
this talent and skills and be a blessing sa mga kinakasal. I guess gaining a
little profit from hosting is not that bad.”Althea said.
This post from Althea went viral already, it now has almost
6 thousand shares, 15 thousand reactions and a lot of comments from netizens since
she posted it yesterday morning.
Source: Althea Español Leonen
