It really annoys me when scheduling conflicts arise. Preventing them is a top priority of mine. I do everything possible to avoid them. I maintain an online calendar and a full paper calendar as backup. I keep copies of every single contract I issue in the book that holds my calendar. I check and double check scheduling before booking. The people who I work with are as thorough (anal) as I am in regard to scheduling issues.
One has reared it's ugly head for this coming weekend. When I touched base with a client scheduled for Sunday, she informed me that her party is in fact on Saturday. I didn't book this, my friend, the agent did. The best that we can piece together is that it's the clients fault-she booked the wrong date and didn't read her contract. (Contracts are always issued based on the date the client provides. She signed the contract, agreeing to Sunday's date.) But you can't say to a client, "Sorry but you f***ed up." I am the only entertainer who performs the show she booked. (I'm the only one who offers it-I developed it.) So I had to get coverage for my Saturday gig to cover the client who was supposed to be on Sunday. It means that I loose out on some income for this weekend. It's not fair to me. It sucks. While I am rightfully annoyed, there is nothing I can do about it, except accomodate the client.
On the flip side, I booked a last minute gig for this coming Tuesday. So it will help make up for the loss of income from the Saturday gig.
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