Just finished my first week at a commercial brokerage
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[{"id": "f0x85lt", "text": "What did you learn?", "replies": [{"id": "f0x994i", "text": "Time is money\nHow to work", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "f0xc8w7", "text": "A new level of respect for people who make it in this game. This shit is not for the weak of heart. I\u2019m lucky to have connections entering, and a couple deals in my back pocket, which is a lot more than many starting out can say, and which I\u2019m grateful for. But you are literally building your own brand and business. In a field where thousands have have more experience and confidence that they can do better than you. It\u2019s incredibly intimidating. \n\nI am exhausted and stressed. It\u2019s been a long week. Sleep has been cut by half. Diet was ridiculous. I\u2019m still adjusting to the routine of it all, I guess. \n\nBut I have a super supportive managing director that I gelled with from the start. He low key got me through it all when I started having doubts about if I could make it through the transition. He always says uplifting comments to me when he sees me slaving behind a phone/computer for hours on end. If you\u2019re a managing director out there reading this, or anyone in a supervisory role, please do this more often to people who you feel have potential and are working hard. You can\u2019t understand how much it means!!!! I also have a kick ass top producing mentor that has \u201cbig plans for me\u201d. The kind of guy that you could totally hang out and get shitfaced with but that also destroys the game. So that helps. \n\nI\u2019ll be back Monday. This chaotic shit is where I\u2019m meant to be. I can feel it in my bones.", "replies": [{"id": "f0xl67q", "text": "Good luck!! Sales job is hard work for the first couple of years but very rewarding.\n\nOnce you get into a routine I\u2019d strongly recommend asking your mentor and other people in you company out for lunch and then expand it out to people outside your company. Great for networking.\n\nUse your time efficiently and ask questions. Going to be a fun 3-5 years for you just stick with it and remember for every no you get your that much closer to a yes. Take a shit ton of notes on your calls and make recalls. A no is just an invitation for a follow up call in a few months.\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!!", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f0x9bqr", "text": "You shouldn\u2019t. Get to the point where there\u2019s so much work for you to do you physically can\u2019t do it everyday and then hire a snotnose to do it for you while you lay back and collect cash\n\nSource: am currently a snotnose", "replies": [{"id": "f0xa5g9", "text": "This is dumb. Don\u2019t listen. \n\nWork for (practically) free, learn the game, then come up with your angle to make money.", "replies": [{"id": "f0xaem8", "text": "Lol how is that dumb? You\u2019re assuming the guy has funds to last him while he learns the game alone. \n\nLatch onto a senior agent, do their bitchwork which is how you actually learn and get paid in the process\n\nIf you have 2 years to waste then yea learn it yourself, but I\u2019d rather get paid $200k a year to learn and build relationships", "replies": [{"id": "f0xap72", "text": "Well your OP doesn\u2019t really convey the message I think you were trying to. \n\nI\u2019m with you 100%. The OP felt like it was saying \u2018fuck that noise, don\u2019t work for someone else, string it together yourself, you be aight.\u2019", "replies": [{"id": "f0xatmq", "text": "Respect that it is an unclear statement and I made assumptions on the base statement", "replies": [{"id": "f0xaxlc", "text": "Likewise. Again, agree 100% with your clarification. \n\nBtw, I never downvoted you. ~&lt;3 some anon did I guess.", "replies": [{"id": "f0xb2tq", "text": "Yea lol the one good thing about working in this industry is I really don\u2019t care about what other people think unless I respect them", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]