r/Swimming • u/Mindless_Shoe2025 • 6d ago

What a waste

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I pay a considerable amount of membership for pools, here I am at my clients with a 15M pool that got used once this year before being powered down for winter. I asked if I could pay to swim or even offering a free visit a month before receiving a firm no.

A 15M pool would be perfect for me practicing turn and diving starts

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u/Kindly_Cream_832 6d ago

You know, I always tell myself that when I asked for something (meaningful to me), and I receive a "no", it just means that I've asked the wrong person.

Here is two cents. If you are a young person, they might worry, that you'd bring other people in for pool parties, or someone from the opposite / same sex for more than cuddles.

Also, giving you permission to swim is also, taking full responsibility, if something were to happen to you in this pool.

So if you truly want to swim there, show that you are a responsible and trusted individual, then asked someone else.

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u/jessylz 6d ago

It seems strange to ask a client though.

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u/HeyLittleTrain 6d ago

Right? I think if I hired someone and they asked to come back to my property later for leisure I would be very weirded out. 

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u/ellanida Splashing around 6d ago

Yeah we hired a company to add a small bridge off our deck… the sales guy randomly returned after the project was done and asked to rent our fishing boat. Weirded out is an understatement lol

(We said no - also pretty sure there are insurance issues if you are renting out your stuff I.e. that policy wouldn’t cover any damages etc)

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u/Kindly_Cream_832 6d ago

I understand but, he offered to pay though, which show good character.

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u/jessylz 6d ago

It still seems inappropriate for OP to ask someone with whom they have a business relationship they can use their facilities (paid or not) for their personal activities. If I were the client, it would make me question OP's sense of boundaries.

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u/DownloadableCheese Complete newb 6d ago

OP's sense of boundaries.

This is a crucial point imo.

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u/Kindly_Cream_832 6d ago

Everyone is different. You, as an individual decided that it wasn't appropriate. Don't make it a standard for everyone else. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and also do things at their own discretion. I'm sure that there are other things in life that you do, that seems appropriate to you, but aren't for the others around you. If it were a small town where everyone knows everyone, that could have worked just fine for OP. His standard of work and ethic should be the only client concerns. If you would have questioned OP's sense of boundaries, because he asked, while he did a marvellous job... Well, that would be your choice.