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Small-Talk Journal #1 – Active Listening
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I enjoy saying that I work for a software company, although my position within the company is very annoying. My job is to pretty much listen to people all day and enter their work orders for their rented house or apartment. Our company, which is a property management software company, decided to make some extra money and provide a service to help out property managers and their maintenance staff and also entertain themselves with our recorded calls.
Even though our company is rated as the 23rd best place to work at for a small company, according to Glassdoor.com, my specific job isn’t the best. I actively listen every single day and although it is very tiring, it has advanced my multitasking and communication skills drastically.
It’s a regular day, getting one …show more content…

My stool.”
Me: (Realizing that they honestly may not know what a toilet is, I move forward with the conversation.) “Alright where is at exactly, which bathroom is it in?”
Tenant: “It’s in the master bathroom.”
Me: “Okay, so just to clarify, there’s a stool that’s broken and stopped up in the master bathroom, is that correct?”
Tenant: “Yeah, get someone over here now Ben! This shouldn’t be happening; I pay $300 a month for this to not happen.”
Me: “I completely understand your frustration and what I’m going to do for you is contact the Property Manager and make sure we get someone out there as soon as possible for you.”
Tenant: (Goes on long rant about lack of service by Maintenance Department… I actively listen and compliment the conversation with “mhmm” and “yeah.”)
Me: “Yeah I know exactly what you mean, and I do understand where you’re coming from. I’ve been in a situation like that myself lately so let me go ahead and take care of you and contact them right away.”
Tenant: “Thanks Ben.”
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