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Do The Right Thing...Big Brother May Be Watching!

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Real Estate Agent with Prudential California Realty

Big BrotherThe last couple of days I noticed that ABC has had some interesting shows on.  Last night was the Inner Beauty one (I missed it because I zonked out at 9:00) and tonight there is one called What Would You Do?

I am loving that there are hidden cameras with extenuating circumstances and people treating other poorly. It is so interesting to see what people do. Do they step to make a difference? Just watch it all unfold? Join in with the discrimination or other act of unkindness?  The ones that joined in are getting popped and so funny how so many make excuses!

This got me thinking about real estate.  So many things go on behind the scenes that sometimes make my stomach turn.  Agents that speak ill of their clients or make excuses as to why things are being done properly; I hate it!  If someone was watching them and holding them accountable, would it be different?  I wonder sometimes. 

If we all conducted our business as if we were being secretly filmed, I bet all of us had a thing or two we would change. Hmmm...Just food for thought.

Two questions that were posed:

You order a bottle of wine but you are not charged for itWhat do you do?  Would you do it differently if there were cameras watching?

You are accidentally cc'd on a confidential email that your boss is getting layed off...and he is getting ready to close on an expensive new house.  What do you do? This one is tough!__________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

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Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

The wine?  Well, I wouldn't say anything.  The boss?  That is a tough one.  Sorry, Cristal, not enough info to answer that one.  I do love those shows though.  Have you seen the Secret Millionaire one?  That's pretty good!

Jan 06, 2009 10:04 PM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Cristal,

I will always pay for that that I have not been charged for and if the manager says it was comped I will still tip the server based on that amount being in the bill.

The boss, the email stays with me and no chatter at the water cooler.  This is based on the information at hand.

Jan 06, 2009 10:29 PM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Crystal ~ I wanted to see that Inner Beauty show.....darn I missed it too!

I would ask about the wine and I think I would keep confidential info confidetial.

Jan 07, 2009 01:53 AM
Brian Griffis
Realty Choice - Springfield, MO

I guess we all should just act like God is watching, because he is.  That is truly who we have to be worried about lol. I did have a similar situation yesterday, a salesman did not put something I ordered on my receipt, in other words, did not charge me for it.  When I reminded him that he did not charge me, he was soooo surprised. So I guess there is your answer what most people would do, most people would just let it go. 

Jan 07, 2009 02:38 AM
JL Boney, III
Coldwell Banker - Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC Real Estate

It's certainly an interesting way of looking at it. I'm sure there would a lot of agents conducting themselves differently if they knew someone was watching them that closely.

Jan 07, 2009 03:14 AM
Leslie Prest
Leslie Prest, Prest Realty, Sales and Rentals in Payson, AZ - Payson, AZ
Owner, Assoc. Broker, Prest Realty, Payson,

What ever happened to the idea of doing the right thing BECAUSE it is the right thing? Is that too old fashioned?

Jan 07, 2009 05:47 AM
Shirley Parks
Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX
Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

Reminds me of the song From a Distance... "God is watching us, God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance."
  Forget the cameras.  :-)

Jan 19, 2009 01:53 PM