The Current Crisis
Summary
I just want to share my experience, so far, with the riots, black lives matter and how the chaos in society, overall, affected my real estate business, Homesale Realty and even Millersville University.
Homesale
Just... yesterday, I got this email from my ‘boss.’
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Impact
It's not the greatest feeling know you should be on the lookout for any riots! Rod has been incredible with providing us the most important information right away. I can't imagine having to keep up with everything to the extent he has been. Our excellent leadership at Homesale has provided covid-specific contract addendum's, safety protocol and health screening logs so that Realtor’s can continue doing business.
My business
The civil movement and riots have effected my business directly in several ways. I was not expecting any of these scenarios, so they were very surprising to me. People are beginning to fear for their safety, and other's have fallen subject to employment compromising events.
Client Story
A client of mine is in the national guard. Some thugs set fire to a military truck at his place of work that resulted in a million dollar, heavy-duty pump to blow up. He, and the rest of his co-workers, were sent home for their own safety with full pay. The fire took place on Wednesday night, and it was declared terrorism due to the direct threat it posed to the military. The FBI is now involved, and this client has been notified that they may be called upon for active duty in response to the violent riots and vandalism taking place across the nation.
If he's called upon for active duty, he'll risk missing deadlines in the contract to purchase his home. Though his leave is paid, any changes to employment status can raise concern in the eyes of the lender. Prolonged unemployment could lead to disqualification for the financing he's in the process of obtaining. Not to mention the obvious stress in anticipating a call for active duty, with no clue where he'd be sent. If he is relocated for active duty, settlement will definitely have to be rescheduled which will obviously change the initial cost estimate/net sheet that both buyer and seller received.
Social Media
I shared someone else's post on Facebook this week. Here's the post.
Someone had declared their own meaning of the post, then called me 'distasteful' just for sharing... Even though I had never included my opinion about the post, in the post— I just shared it. Dragging my name AND company name into their own post, I was made out to be an oppression-supporting, disrespectful, ignorant 'Karen.'
In the comments, someone actually referred to me as 'a Karen.' That is an appropriate name for any white chick, apparently. I feel as though I was unfairly targeted and made out to look like these were my own words. The author of the post, Skip, deemed his own interpretation of the post as the official meaning.
**Note the 1,100 shares and 500+ comments. That is viral on MU scale.
Comments
James Duncan's video: https://www.facebook.com/100001635076648/videos/3308233925907744/
Student made subject video: https://youtu.be/ophNL97IQJE
This is not a good look for MU!
I just want to share my experience, so far, with the riots, black lives matter and how the chaos in society, overall, affected my real estate business, Homesale Realty and even Millersville University.
Homesale
Just... yesterday, I got this email from my ‘boss.’
.
.
.
" "
Impact
It's not the greatest feeling know you should be on the lookout for any riots! Rod has been incredible with providing us the most important information right away. I can't imagine having to keep up with everything to the extent he has been. Our excellent leadership at Homesale has provided covid-specific contract addendum's, safety protocol and health screening logs so that Realtor’s can continue doing business.
My business
The civil movement and riots have effected my business directly in several ways. I was not expecting any of these scenarios, so they were very surprising to me. People are beginning to fear for their safety, and other's have fallen subject to employment compromising events.
Client Story
A client of mine is in the national guard. Some thugs set fire to a military truck at his place of work that resulted in a million dollar, heavy-duty pump to blow up. He, and the rest of his co-workers, were sent home for their own safety with full pay. The fire took place on Wednesday night, and it was declared terrorism due to the direct threat it posed to the military. The FBI is now involved, and this client has been notified that they may be called upon for active duty in response to the violent riots and vandalism taking place across the nation.
If he's called upon for active duty, he'll risk missing deadlines in the contract to purchase his home. Though his leave is paid, any changes to employment status can raise concern in the eyes of the lender. Prolonged unemployment could lead to disqualification for the financing he's in the process of obtaining. Not to mention the obvious stress in anticipating a call for active duty, with no clue where he'd be sent. If he is relocated for active duty, settlement will definitely have to be rescheduled which will obviously change the initial cost estimate/net sheet that both buyer and seller received.
Social Media
I shared someone else's post on Facebook this week. Here's the post.
Someone had declared their own meaning of the post, then called me 'distasteful' just for sharing... Even though I had never included my opinion about the post, in the post— I just shared it. Dragging my name AND company name into their own post, I was made out to be an oppression-supporting, disrespectful, ignorant 'Karen.'
In the comments, someone actually referred to me as 'a Karen.' That is an appropriate name for any white chick, apparently. I feel as though I was unfairly targeted and made out to look like these were my own words. The author of the post, Skip, deemed his own interpretation of the post as the official meaning.
Right— I don’t get to have an opinion, no....
Further, he implied that this awful, racist and oppressive interpretation of his, was actually my intended message AND that it was OBVIOUSLY my intended message.
I don’t know if I really need to say this, but... His message was not my message. However, I can see where he is coming from, and why he would be so angry. I do not feel the need to defend myself, but regardless... I'm entitled to an opinion just as much as the next guy. Though I did leave my two cents out of it, somehow I was still made out to look like a racist at the end. Could Skip have made his point without bringing me and my company into it? Absolutely. Would his point have been as good? Of course not.
On the bright side, many friends messaged me to bring this post to my attention. It was nice to see how many people were looking out... or, at least real enough to say something directly to me! I received much more direct support than the post did in the end, so I kept biting my tongue.
However, many people are not as fortunate as I am. My situation was hardly embarrassing compared to how severely some people were treated over disputes on social media. I'm sure you're.... well, probably you have heard about the racist snapchat that surfaced on facebook. Millersville has fallen subject to terrible bad mouthing and I feel that it is also unwarranted for MU in this case, too.
Media
*offensive language
I don’t know if I really need to say this, but... His message was not my message. However, I can see where he is coming from, and why he would be so angry. I do not feel the need to defend myself, but regardless... I'm entitled to an opinion just as much as the next guy. Though I did leave my two cents out of it, somehow I was still made out to look like a racist at the end. Could Skip have made his point without bringing me and my company into it? Absolutely. Would his point have been as good? Of course not.
On the bright side, many friends messaged me to bring this post to my attention. It was nice to see how many people were looking out... or, at least real enough to say something directly to me! I received much more direct support than the post did in the end, so I kept biting my tongue.
However, many people are not as fortunate as I am. My situation was hardly embarrassing compared to how severely some people were treated over disputes on social media. I'm sure you're.... well, probably you have heard about the racist snapchat that surfaced on facebook. Millersville has fallen subject to terrible bad mouthing and I feel that it is also unwarranted for MU in this case, too.
Media
*offensive language
**Note the 1,100 shares and 500+ comments. That is viral on MU scale.
Comments
James Duncan's video: https://www.facebook.com/100001635076648/videos/3308233925907744/
Student made subject video: https://youtu.be/ophNL97IQJE
This is not a good look for MU!
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