Angry Agents: What to do? If you have been in this business for any period of time you have probably run into an angry agent. Quite often they have been around for a long time and will tell you so immediately. These are people who have grown up in the days when no agent was your friend, when no agent had your back, when co-broke didn't exist. These agents are the people who look for the disrespect, they look for reasons to denigrate you or deny any truth to your statements. So what do you do in the face of this anger?
For me I do nothing. I wish them all the best. I offer an even and balanced opinion and if that is also met with vitriol I say good bye. There are all kinds of agents in this world. We will not always like them, they will not always like us. That is the way it is. But what is not acceptable, nor productive is to get into some kind of a "pissing match" back and forth. There is no 
productivity in this. There is no exchange of ideas. There is no co-broke. They are the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. It is your fault, not mine kind of people.
I came into this industry at one of the worst times in our economic history. The economy was in free fall, the job market and political climate was in a shambles and there was precious little activity other than fear. In this horrible framework I learned that sharing ideas and helping others was the only way to build your business. It was not me against you, it was we are in this together and let's figure a way out how to survive. As rough as this was back then I am pleased with all the relationships I made and still hold dear. I don't give a hoot about the angry agents screaming that they are right and you are a jerk. These agents are not blessed with colleagues they can call. They are not excited to wake up and know that this is a collaborative business and plenty for all. They don't know that shared ideas help raise the boat for all of us. Do nothing when faced with Angry Agents: What to do?
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