Today is "pink shirt day" in honour of banishing bullies here in my corner of the world! Aiding that message today I shall blog about who you do and don't want to be known as in the circle of real estate professionals (or any circle for that matter!)
Years ago, when first starting in this profession, I can remember calling some of the veteran Realtors to book a showing or discuss an offer. I remember with clarity some of the nasty retorts I received from a few bullies practicing in our area: "That offer is not worth the paper its written on!" "Did you READ the listing?" I won't bore you or enliven them with more press; you get the idea.
Then we have the the snotties, those Realtors dripping with disdain about anyone who is not a client they're hoping to get. There is nothing the snotties don't know or haven't done. The snotties have never had a deal go sideways or made a clerical error. The snotties have never dealt with fickle clients. The snotties don't have any human experiences the rest of the Realtors seem to encounter on a regular basis! Ha!
As you can imagine...any Realtor falling into the two categories above does not solicit warm and fuzzy feelings of cooperation. And, if they think they're working in the best interest of their clients OR their wallets, they're sadly deluded. What they are doing is leaving a lot of business on the table. Who in their right mind would want to deal with overbearing, pretentious dipsticks?
Now, when I entered real estate I knew there were a lot of "type A" personalities in the business. I just didn't think A stood for a**hole.
Bullies and snotties of the world be gone! Life is way too short to listen to your self important drivel!
Thankfully these num-nuts are far overshadowed by delightful and humble Realtors I deal with. I remember with equal clarity these fine veterans who were kind mentors and helped me if I needed something when starting out. These characters are fun and fair and fine -- and you want to do as much business with them as possible!
We don't all have to hold hands singing Kumbaya together but professional kindness and courtesy takes exactly as much time as being rude and short tempered.
Be that great mentor and helper to those newer at anything than you. This is the true measure of success. Look out for your colleagues and friends; the return on that investment is priceless.
Years ago, when first starting in this profession, I can remember calling some of the veteran Realtors to book a showing or discuss an offer. I remember with clarity some of the nasty retorts I received from a few bullies practicing in our area: "That offer is not worth the paper its written on!" "Did you READ the listing?" I won't bore you or enliven them with more press; you get the idea.
Then we have the the snotties, those Realtors dripping with disdain about anyone who is not a client they're hoping to get. There is nothing the snotties don't know or haven't done. The snotties have never had a deal go sideways or made a clerical error. The snotties have never dealt with fickle clients. The snotties don't have any human experiences the rest of the Realtors seem to encounter on a regular basis! Ha!
As you can imagine...any Realtor falling into the two categories above does not solicit warm and fuzzy feelings of cooperation. And, if they think they're working in the best interest of their clients OR their wallets, they're sadly deluded. What they are doing is leaving a lot of business on the table. Who in their right mind would want to deal with overbearing, pretentious dipsticks?
Now, when I entered real estate I knew there were a lot of "type A" personalities in the business. I just didn't think A stood for a**hole.
Bullies and snotties of the world be gone! Life is way too short to listen to your self important drivel!
Thankfully these num-nuts are far overshadowed by delightful and humble Realtors I deal with. I remember with equal clarity these fine veterans who were kind mentors and helped me if I needed something when starting out. These characters are fun and fair and fine -- and you want to do as much business with them as possible!
We don't all have to hold hands singing Kumbaya together but professional kindness and courtesy takes exactly as much time as being rude and short tempered.
Be that great mentor and helper to those newer at anything than you. This is the true measure of success. Look out for your colleagues and friends; the return on that investment is priceless.
1 comment:
Kumbaya Beth!
I sometimes get the same responses from bankers and lenders I have to deal with, until they find out I have been doing the job far longer (and better) than them!
These people are in every profession, we have all encountered them in our day to day dealings, and thankfully we speak with our actions by NOT dealing with them in the future.
Probably the best part of my job (and yours I'm sure) is protecting my clients from having to deal with these types of people, and making the process of buying, selling or financing their home as painless and even as enjoyable as possible!
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