One of our top priorities as notary signing agents (in addition to providing a service) is making money. It's why we're in business.
But sometimes we have to turn down opportunities to make money.
I got a call on Saturday to do a closing, scheduled for 2 PM. I told the caller that I couldn't do it -- that I had other obligations. I didn't go into details. He wouldn't have wanted to take the time to listen anyway.
The reason that I couldn't do the closing was because I had 3 packages of loan documents to drop off from signings that I had done on Friday. I couldn't simply drop them in a drop box. I had to take them to different parts of the city. I couldn't rest until that was completed. There were three companies that were depending on me.
It occasionally happens that companies will put us in a position where we have to turn down other jobs. But we're independent contractors. We can work for whomever we choose. Right? Not exactly.
Our first priority is to complete any tasks that were assigned to us. If you try to juggle too many tasks, you will end up dropping the ball. And dropping the ball can mean the loss of future business from that company.
If that caller is reading this, I hope you understand. If it were your company depending on me to get the job done, I would have done the same.
Setting priorities often means that we have to shift priorities.
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