I'm new to an NYC commercial real estate firm. Broker hasn't given me any training, and not sure if what he tells me to do is normal. Need some advice
I recently got my license (I'm 24) and have been working at a commercial brokerage. The broker is older (in his seventies) and kind of scatter-brained, it seems. He seems to stay busy, but at the same time, it doesn't seem like he's actually getting much done. I could very well be wrong, though.

Anyway, he often asks me to just go on the internet and for a specific NYC neighborhood, find every single warehouse listing and "put it in the system," referring to me creating a database of property inventories for when we get calls from people looking for a space to lease/buy. Or, he'll give me a specific sized property to look for online, because someone calls him asking for something. But then he never mentions it again. It seems like there is little reward, as nothing much gets accomplished from what I do.

There isn't much communication between what's going on with the company (it's just me, another sales/finance person, and the broker), as the broker kind of runs around doing his own thing. He may bring the other salesperson with him, which to me is kind of awkward, because I feel left out (divide and conquer), and don't know what they are doing. Not sure if he's trying to keep me in the dark on purpose, or if he is just absent-minded. I think he may be semi-manipulative. Also, I have no idea how a commercial real estate deal gets carried out. 

I can't ask the broker for much help because he will think I don't know wtf I'm doing (again, he has not shown me how to do anything). 

Advice? I think I may be approaching this job entirely wrong. I spend pretty much all of the time in the office, and am pretty sure I should be out more. I'm trying to figure out how to make the first right steps and "jump start" this career.
[{"id": "ditphth", "text": "You should communicate to him that you'd like to be more involved in his deals. He probably doesn't know what to do with you.. I'm sure what you're doing serves a purpose, but you could be doing more interesting/\"useful\" things. If you don't like the job as it is, it never hurts to ask.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ditstbv", "text": "Your experience seems pretty standard. You should definitely have a conversation with him re:how he views you/your role. In my experience most young brokers start by databasing the entire market.  From there they move on to cold-calling the ownership and hopefully picking up their first clients. Each brokerage team is effectively its own business so that fact that you're not hearing what the firm is up to isn't too surprising.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "diu07dk", "text": "Use your position now to leverage yourself into a better company that will train you. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "diuaxxv", "text": "Well if you are brand new, then yes, databasing is exactly what you should be doing, so that's on point and a good place for you to start.\n\nHowever, he should be doing more to also educate you and walk you through the process and ideally cutting you in for a very small percentage of some of the deals he's working on and having you do some of the busy work so you can learn via being around deals and seeing how they come together.\n\nI'd offer to buy the senior broker lunch or coffee, go somewhere off site where you are away from the day to day and can discuss this and what you can do to help him more and how he can help you gain more experience.\n\nedit: If he's unwilling to listen to your concerns, or talk about this openly, you may need a new mentor.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "div1b2u", "text": "www.massimo-group.com/newtobusiness\n", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]