AIBU?
AIBU to ask how hard a job as a very part time estate agent can be?
PeppermintDrop · 06/09/2022 09:00
Because I'm on the brink of turning down a very much needed job due to nerves and a lack of confidence!
I work for myself but need a little extra money right now as do a lot of us, so this seemed ideal.
It's only 8 hours a week, just as a sales negotiator and showing people round houses etc etc
Problem is, I suffer with anxiety sometimes and I've got myself in a tizz. I'm not great with computers and I'm terrified I won't be able to do any of it - from turning on the computer to actually using it!
Showing people round houses is something I would be comfortable with - having to update something online ... what happens if I can't do this and they think I'm an idiot?
I'm about to turn it down because I don't want to make a fool of myself but a small part of me is telling me to try and overcome these nerves
WWYD
titchy · 06/09/2022 12:04
I was replying to someone stating word isn't a basic processor, with the fact that 5 year olds can use it, so yes, it's pretty basic.
That was me. Word isn't a basic WP. It can be used in a basic way - that's not the same thing - it doesn't mean it's basic. Wordpad, notebook - they're basic. Word has lots of very advanced functions - therefore it's not basic.
charabang · 06/09/2022 12:26
What a super Saturday job! Please don't pass up the chance through being worried about lack of IT skills. I watched a Tiktok this morning of Sandra Bullock saying how the fear of turning up to each new job never leaves her, but that it was a good thing. Take your notebook, scribble down as much as you need and I'm sure you'll fly.
EssexCat · 06/09/2022 12:34
nutellachurro · 06/09/2022 11:03
Oooh we have someone else who can't read
Got a good collection on this thread
I was replying to someone stating word isn't a basic processor, with the fact that 5 year olds can use it, so yes, it's pretty basic.
Once again, read comments before replying in future - will make you look less silly
titchy · 06/09/2022 10:29
5 year olds can use word...
Don't be a ducking arsehole and try to imply OP is thick as mince because she said she didn't have a lot of experience with word processors etc.
And I doubt many 5 year olds can manage anything other than typing onto document - and Word is so much more than that.
Can they? I work with 5 year olds and they very definitely cannot use word.
Anyway, back to the OP, you’ll be fine! Just take notes, ask for things to be explained again if necessary and GOOD LUCK.
Ponderingwindow · 06/09/2022 15:06
I’m going to give you the secret to computers
you can google how to do anything.
If you call the help desk and they don’t know the answer, they just look it up online. When a programmer doesn’t know how to do something or doesn’t know the exact syntax, they look it up. When the office excel wizard wants to know how to make a really fancy graph, again, Google.
i had to learn all of this when this wasn’t possible. If we were lucky, we had access to manuals that took up several feet of shelf space and we still figured it out. You will be absolutely fine.
Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 06/09/2022 19:10
nutellachurro · 06/09/2022 10:00
5 year olds can use word...
titchy · 06/09/2022 09:27
How have you got through life not knowing how to use a basic word processor
Lord help when it comes to excel or updating Rightmove listings!
Yay how to boost someone's confidence - aren't you a peach.
Word isn't a basic word processor btw, and OP said she isnt that familiar - not that she's got no clue. She uses an iPad - there's no difference in terms of ability level between doing something in an iPad and doing it on a computer.
OP as I always said to my anxious ds - try it for three weeks. You can quit after that, but you have o give it a go first.
Has something unpleasant happened to you recently, Nutell?. Because you have been on a lot of threads in the past few days, always insulting or trying to hurt someone.
Perhaps you should try starting a thread and seeing if anyone could offer you some useful advice.,if it’s just malice, though…..
Tellmewhatyoureallythink · 06/09/2022 19:32
nutellachurro · 06/09/2022 10:24
Maybe you don't understand, it's fine some don't
But this is an ONLINE FORUM
Where people can post if they like
You as the original poster don't get to decide who and when people post
Maybe that's something you can pop in a notebook for next time
PeppermintDrop · 06/09/2022 10:21
@nutellachurro you can stop now - unless you really, really want my attention?
You probably missed the bit where I mentioned I'm just about to have spectrum screening? I'm sure you did .
Please stop with this now. It isn’t smart or clever and it’s not helping the OP. It’s just making you look like a dick.
OP, you can do this. I’ve always appreciated people with a can-do attitude that I can train up than some smart-mouthed smart aleck know it all who often doesn’t actually know quite as much as they think they do.
TheNoodlesIncident · 06/09/2022 19:34
What I would advise though, is getting that notebook you mentioned, and making notes in it after each viewing, as you'll be surprised how quickly the people and houses blur into one! Just a couple of lines in the car after each one. Something like: 10am, 4 Crawley Gardens, Mr and Mrs Smith, loved the garden, concern re 3rd bedroom size. That way when your boss says "what did the Smiths think?" or "how did it go at 4 Crawley?" youve got the info to hand.
This is really very good useful advice. I did similar in a job I had, and it wasn't just a help to me but also to my colleagues. Often they'd lose details like phone numbers or the like, but it was helpfully down on my notepad for anyone to see. I made mine into columns and dated each section so we could see when somebody had called, or if they'd called on Thursday 7th you just looked at the entries on that date. It seems so obvious but it hadn't been done in an organised way before.
Plus if you are a visual learner, it helps to see stuff written down where you can refer back as often as you need to.
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