A young negotiator working for a corporate will have to pay for his own attendance at an acclaimed training seminar – and take the day off as holiday.
Richard Rawlings, who is running a nationwide series of seminars under the banner of the Estate Agency Survival Tour, said: “This is a disgraceful lack of support for keen new blood.”
Rawlings received an email from the negotiator keen to attend the session, which said: “I work for a major corporate and they expect immediate results without giving us the training. That’s why I am looking into external training as I believe in investing in myself.
“If I can get the day off then I will be paying for the day for myself.
“I can email you my personal and branch targets for this year – to say they are close to impossible is an understatement.
“And our new regional director along with the managing director are both visiting our branch this week.
“The branch where I am based is like a cold start office and I truly believe it will take at least 18 months to two years to turn it around and bring it back to profitability. However, we have about six to 12 months to beat our sales and valuations targets for last year.”
Rawlings, who did not name either the negotiator or their employer, said that feedback from his Estate Agency Survival Tour has so far been excellent, with 500 agents currently booked to attend.
One attendee said: “23 years in estate agency and I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Another said: “This morning’s seminar was actually quite a shock – but exactly what we needed.”
Extraordinary!
Richard – please pass on my details to this individual. If they are interested in working in the Cambridgeshire area I’d be happy to interview them for a position at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings.
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in my day that muppet would have been moved to an office 50 miles away…i hated training. i taught myself.
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this is #fakenews.
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Thanks for this Simon. I’d happily pass him your way but sadly he is not local to you. I’m actually meeting him next week as he is keen to progress but he is in two minds whether to leave his current position. I have made it quite clear to him what I would do in his position! Have a great day. R.
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Excellent self promotion Richard. I presume you are waiving your fee to this bright young lad?!
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I guess he probbaly did give him a discount but if he had stated that you would really have gone to town on him for self promotion
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I think the neg is showing the sort of ethics a good estate agent needs, “I can see the writing on the wall and I’m prepping myself for a bright future, I don’t expect my current employer to pay for it, I won’t pull a sickie, I will do the right thing by them but moreover by me”
Great attitude neg!
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If he’s Norfolk / Suffolk based I’d love to chat!
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Forget the RR self promotion BS.
Let’s focus on the neg / BM of this story.
If ever you needed a wake up call corporate agents are horrid soul sucking companies to work for here it is.
Not only are they going round closing offices because they feel hybrid agency is more cost effective (it ain’t ) but you are really only a figure not a person to them.
If you are a good agent and you work hard leave the corporate you are athe and go to an independent.
All the corporate can offer you is a title. Lose the ego and go and work somewhere you are happier, safer and probably earn more.
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