Broker has office phone connected to his mobile phone, so all incoming calls go straight to him. Is this normal?
We're only a three-person team - him and us two salespeople.
[{"id": "di2y07g", "text": "Yes. I was on a commercial brokerage team and we all had our phones forward to our cell phones so we wouldn't miss calls. ", "replies": [{"id": "di2ybtj", "text": "This is not what OP is asking... His broker boss has ALL calls go straight to his cell, leaving the two sales guys in the dark.", "replies": [{"id": "di7jc8u", "text": "Exactly. Is this normal?", "replies": [{"id": "di7jgyz", "text": "Not at all. He's paying money for you to be under his wing along with taking on the extra liability associated.. you'd think he'd want you to succeed. Maybe he's a new broker and doesn't know? How did you meet this broker? ", "replies": [{"id": "dia2sn5", "text": "&gt; Maybe he's a new broker and doesn't know?\n\nOk, not necessarily true. Obviously the guy has been in it long enough to get a brokers license and operate his own firm. I'm guessing he doesn't necessarily trust letting his agents (ill_silent_lasagna) answer all the phone calls due to their lack of experience (you are asking if this is normal hints the lack of experience). I wouldn't worry about it. Once you prove yourself, your broker will allow you to take calls. For now, he is taking all the calls and turning them into leads/sales/money. ", "replies": [{"id": "dia2wlu", "text": "I'll go with this as well. ", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "di2ype6", "text": "We forward our phones to our cells as well, but only after hours. During business hours I find it a little strange. ", "replies": [{"id": "di7jcqw", "text": "I'm saying all the office phones go straight to the broker's mobile", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "di30f5o", "text": "I don't know if it's strange or not, but I assume the question is being asked because you are wondering whether to have an issue with it or not. The broker can do as they please. It's their firm. I don't know where you are, but in Texas even if you went out and sourced a deal from scratch it still belongs to the broker. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dieutx3", "text": "There's an easy fix. Only give out your direct line. Not your office. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]