Smartassery

I think the real estate bubble in the Bay Area is about to burst. I can tell because no less that 21 realtors have applied to the administrative position we recently posted.

Now it’s my time to get “realty” even. 

First, it seems these realtors all think they are entitled to $90K a year while starting at the bottom in a new career. McDonald’s sandwich assembler? $50K a year + bonus. Executive Assistant in Venture Capital? Naturally, $90K-$120K. Simpleton’s logic.

We actually got a raging candidate (seriously, I think she may show up with the Kalashnikov) to tell us that we should increase our salary offering or else we would go to hell…not knowing, of course, that we are actually already there. That job application? A screening for assistant boiler stirrer! 

She was also of the opinion that applicants and not employers establish the rules (which may work in…oh, that’s right, nowhere). Incidentally, she met NONE of the basic requirements for an administrative job, including but not limited to acting like a professional (darling, NO means NO), composing a coherent sentence or spelling her insults correctly.  

Then, there’re the ill conceived cover letters with sentences like “thru my career,” the e-mails full of color and irksome fonts, and the resumes with plenty of real estate licenses and certifications but zero mention of PowerPoint (Jade 4.7 doesn’t count), a high school degree, or ever having assisted anyone.

Hang on to your bloomers bitches because the self-proclaimed Renter Avenger is here to place your resume squarely where it belongs.

In the real estate of my trash can. 

 

You may want to hang on to these while you wait for my job offer

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