I work for a firm of solicitors as a Conveyaning Fee Earner. This means that I buy and sell residential property for clients and that the fees I generate for the firm are target driven with a (theoretical) bonus paid to me if I exceed the target. The said bonus scheme is extraordinarily complex and probably unachievable in any event particularly in today's market. The bonus, if achieved is then paid over 5 months, thereby dissipating it's effect.
The residential property market has been hit by the introduction of the poorly thought out and expensive Hips, together with successive interest rate rises. Peculiarly, every month the Senior Partner will call me and ask me why my costs are down and why do I think I'm not opening so many new files? Perhaps he doesn't read the newspapers or watch t.v. - I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that one. I give him the same stock answer each time. Add into this equation the fact that he took on another solicitor with two support staff in June of this year, thereby almost doubling the office overheads - I'm not counting on any bonus this year.
Everyone knows that buying and selling property is one of the most stressul things one can do. Imagine being the person at the end of the phone trying to explain the complexities of the conveyancing process, when all the client is interested in is a moving date. There must be a better way.
By 10a.m. today, one of my more difficult clients had reduced me to tears. This is not a normal reaction for me, but it's Monday and I'm pissed off and unmotivated.
Maybe I'll apply for a job at the supermarket.
2 comments:
Bad day at the office, huh? I know how that feels. There's no quick fix unfortunately, I find swearing and eating chocolate helps, but if all else fails, gin.
It can only get better!
Thanks for visiting again. This morning at the office an elderly male client kissed my hand - p'raps it's worth it after all. and yes, the Gin certainly helped!
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