what's going on...

middle of the month boredom
filed under: rant

at work at least. seems like the rest of my life is all-out racing ahead. some nights i feel like i don't darken my doorstep until 9pm...and that's before i go out dancing.

i must say that it's interesting to be in this real estate class and to hear all the theory behind the policies we have here at work. it almost makes all the class time and school bs worth it.

one thing i can't get over is what makes people take such a victim attitude nowadays. granted, i'll whine here sometimes and 'oh poor me' but really. you send in a rent check late. it's late. quit whining about your late fee and how you're power of attorney for somone over in iraq. yes, it would be nice if we could waive late fees for your friend, however, just because you don't know the due date isn't an excuse. you should have the presence of mind to make sure you know when everything is due if you're going to take on the responsibility of making sure everything is paid on time. unfortunately for everyone (or fortunately, depending on which side of the issue you are on at the moment), we have something called 'fair housing' we have to deal with. we can't treat any one group special above another. we can't favor military or a specific race or a specific religion or a specific familial status or any one of the other 15 or so protected classes.

really, you would think we were personally offending these people because they're not willing to take responsibility for their own mistake. yes, credit card companies can waive fees, however i doubt that the customer service person you are speaking with can be held personally liable in a lawsuit for doing so. in property management, i can. and i'm not about to risk a $25,000 fine just because you couldn't check when rent was due or get your sorry butt to the post office on time to get your rent paid. it's not like we don't give a 3-day grace period. people would rather skid in at the last moment than plan ahead...maybe postdate the check (which is allowed) or even pay mid-month if possible.

mostly i just don't want to listen to them whine when it's something they should be responsible for.