Entitlement for the F of it! Are people expecting way too much?!

Yesterday, I had an enlightening experience. A client who`s daughter I helped with a job came into my office upset! I didn`t pay her daughter what she deserved!

To be quite honest, I gave her a job as a favor to her parents because they`re in the midst of losing their home. The daugther came to my office with the intentions of IM`ing and texting her friends, she also decided that napping in our office was a good thing as well!

She worked a total of 6 hours for which I compensated her.

When I gave the young lady her paycheck, she was enraged claiming I cheated her!

She wanted to be compensated for 10 hours worth of work! I explained to her that Im`ing and texting her friends on my time didn`t equate to working. Upset, she told her Mother who in return was upset with me!

Looking back, I began to realize, so many people nowadays believe their "Entitled" to everything without earning it!

I had an incident the other day in which I was working out in the gym, doing cable exercises. I go to the gym with one thing on my mind and that's to "workout" I don`t go to socialize, which a gym is really good for. This man wanders over to me and asks me if "He could jump in?"... I looked at him and told him "No", I would be done in 5 minutes. Visibly upset he mumbled something under his breath and walked away, clearly annoyed. When I was finished I signaled to him he could have the machine,but he was busy chatting with his friends.I guess he felt at that moment he was "Entitled" to "Jump In" because he wanted too!

Last week, we`re dealing with a client who`s looking at homes for rent. The area they want to live in is in "high demand'. We locate a 3bedroom, 2bath,Home for $1800 a month. They want to offer $1500. I explain to them the mortgage payment on this home is $2000 per month as it is. The landlord can`t afford to take a $500 a month loss on their home. They insist I call the landlord again, and explain their "hardship". They just lost their home to foreclosure, and need someone who will give them a break!?! Total "Entitlement".

I contact the landlord in front of them on the telephone, he`ll go to $1700 with a security deposit,1st, and last months rent! The tenant gets upset at this ridiculous counter and bails! Turns out they don`t have enough money to rent a home, but feel someone needs to cater to them!

I don`t understand what`s happening in the world, but I`m seeing a pattern where people expect to be rewarded on the merit of who they are! It`s getting very weird out there!

Are we as Realtors the blame for everything our clients have going wrong in their life?

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