Have You Ever Thought About Getting A Real Job?

I'm late to the party, but this is a great post, Amanda. Thanks for the comparison and the acknowledgment that you get out of your career what you put into it.

I am afraid I might have hurt her feelings.  Just because she couldn't make a successful career in real estate doesn't mean it's not a real job, just that she couldn't do it.

Love what I do ... it's not job when it's your passion -- this is my second career and I've been in real estate 22 years and finding and learning new things every day. Never a dull moment.  I also have been asked "when are you going to find a real job?" I don't want a job ... I was to make a difference.

I have seen this happen many times in the past, a Realtor works hard and has very low success. I don't see how every licensed agent can be a top producer. 

I do wonder what I am going to do when I grow up.  In my life I have worked at a number of different things.  I have only had real success when I worked for myself or on commission.  I do not enjoy punching a clock or being tied to a desk.  So I guess when people see me sleeping in at times or doing fun stuff in the middle of the week they do not understand that I have late nights at my desk and work lots of weekends. 

Amanda S. Davidson been there done that!  MORE....I get calls at 6AM, people saying "Are you up yet?!"  Then calls at 11:PM and still "Are you still up!"  Or... when I'm out between showing properties or between clients and another client calls asking "where are you right now, what are you doing?"

A job is a position where you trade your time for money from your employer, essentially, you're a slave and as a slave, you are not paid first, however, you could still be a slave and have a career too. 

Funny you got asked that question. I used to sell real estate. 18 yrs ! I used to get that question all the time.  In 2007 I had a stroke. Now I am a right Brain thinker. It's funny - After the stroke I did'nt get that rush ,whenever I did a deal. That was the one thing that kept me going after all those years.  I knew I had to change professions.

I became a real estate photographer!

Good food for thought. 

Real estate will be my third career, and each time I've known it was time to move on when the prior career became "just a job". First I had a 14-year career in the veterinary world starting as an assistant, then as a licensed technician, and then office manager, constantly moving up and out until burnout hit.

I'm now looking to end a 19+-year career climb in IT which has lately become just a job I can't wait to escape. Sadly, that job will need to linger another year or two at least. {sigh} Sure wish I could drop it cold turkey and jump 100% into real estate. :0)

This is a great post! I have had a "real jobs" and 'career". My "real" jobs were boring and very stressful. Those were stuck behind a switch board where I was constantly cursed at and had to listen to it or get fired. The next one was stuck in a cubicle and process and file papers. Both jobs, I got tired of getting cursed at and lied about and therefore was fired. My careers, hairdressing and real estate became my real jobs for me. And I don't have to ask for a bathroom / "necessary" break.  

Amen!  I can't imagine leaving real estate for a "job."  I'd rather drive a milk truck than get a job, but i guess that is a job!  

I previously had a "Job."  Sometimes I wish I had that regular paycheck, but the past 27 years I have had a career - real estate.

Nothing regular about real estate!

Sure I have. There are times when I think it would be nice to punch out on Fridays and not worry about anything until Monday. But still wouldn't give up what I do...I love it. 

I laugh because i always say I don't ever wanna get a real job!  Because I don't consider real estate working- I know it is work but love it and would not ever want to sit behind a desk 9-5...  I love being able to have freedom, take off and vacation when I want etc.. Meet new people.

Hi Amanda...I've had "jobs" that have been every bit as interesting and exciting as my career in real estate. One was as the Community Liaison Officer (CLO), a member of the Ambassador's Team at the Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia.

I really like real estate and have been doing it since 1986 but I've also loved some of the other jobs I've had. I'm thankful for that.

Kate

I've been asked this question too Amanda S. Davidson and I tell people a job makes you work.   I don't work doing mortgages, I do them because I love my career and my clients.

Amanda S. Davidson 

Really poignant post. I get a call about every month from someone wanting to be a Realtor. Most people don't realize it is a Career not a job and it is starting a business. Few people are ready to start a business and have the capitol to survive until that business can make money. 

Hello Amanda, RE is not for the weak! I've seen many folks try and give up too quickly. Generally it's because they had unrealistic expectations and they were not financially prepared for the start up.

Where to look for a job? I know there are many resources but which one would be reliable?

Have you heard anything about the platform indeed? It seems to me that this is a good option for those who are looking for work now. I can also recommend that you check out the article about indeed search job, which might come in handy if you want to understand how this resource works. I hope it will come in handy for you.