I SWEAR. SOMETIMES I FEEL STUPID BECAUSE I HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE. BUT THE BETTER I GET, THE MORE I REALIZE THAT COMPARED TO MOST OF THE PEOPLE I DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, I COULD AFFORD TO LOSE A FEW BRAIN CELLS. !!!!!!!!

 

 

IN ADDITION TO TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON MY JOB WHICH REQUIRES MATH, READING, AND COGNITIVE SKILLS, WHICH IS HARD ENOUGH, I GET TO ANSWER PHONE CALLS ALL DAY AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AVERAGE DAY. TIMES 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

CALLER#1: MAY I SPEAK TO KEVIN

 

ME: KEVIN ISN'T IN, HERE'S HIS CELL PHONE#

 

CALLER: MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME

 

ME: NO MAM, I CAN'T. IF HE'S YOUR APPRAISER, YOU NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

 

CALLER: I'VE ALREADY LEFT HIM A MESSAGE A MINUTE AGO

 

ME: THEN I'M SURE HE'LL CALL YOU WHEN HE GETS THE MESSAGE

 

CALLER: WHEN DO YOU THINK HE'LL CALL

 

 

 

 

 

CALLER# 2: MAY I SPEAK WITH MIKE

 

ME: SIR MIKE NO LONGER WORKS HERE, HE HAS HIS OWN APPRAISAL COMPANY NOW HERE IS THE #

 

CALLER#2: SO THIS IS MIKE'S #?

 

ME: UH YEAH, I DIDN'T MAKE IT UP

 

CALLER#2: SO IS HE STILL AN APPRAISER?

 

ME: NO, HE JUST OWNS AN APPRAISAL COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

CALLER#3: ARE YA'LL HIRIN

 

ME: SIR, DO YOU HAVE A STATE LICENCE

 

CALLER#3: NO

 

ME: YOU CAN'T BE AN APPRAISER TIL YOU GET ONE

 

CALLER#3: HOW DO I GET ONE

 

ME: SIR, I AM VERY BUSY, GO TO THE STATE BOARD SITE AND IT WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING

 

CALLER#3: I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER

 

ME: CALL THE APPRAISAL BOARD

 

CALLER#3: WHAT'S THEIR #

 

ME: SIR, I'M NOT A TELEPHONE OPERATOR, CALL DIRECTORY

 

 

 

 

 

CALLER #4: HOW MUCH WILL MY PROPERTY GO UP IN VAUE IF I ADD A PET ENTRANCE TO MY HOUSE

 

 

ME: IT VIOLATES STATE AND FEDERAL LAW TO GIVE VALUES OVER THE PHONE GOOD DAY

 

CALLER#4: CAN'T YOU JUST GIVE ME YOUR OFF THE RECORD OPINION

 

ME: SURE, BE GLAD TO A "DOGGIE DOOR" IS TOTALLY MEANINGLESS AND IN FACT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT WANT ONE SO IT COULD ACTUALLY HINDER YOUR PROPERTY VALUE AS YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEND MORE THAN IT COSTS TO REPLACE THE DOOR, ANYTHING ELSE?

 

CALLER#4: SO YOU DON'T THINK IT WILL ADD VALUE THEN

 

 

 

 

 

CALLER#5: MAY I SPEAK TO KIM

 

ME: THIS IS KIM

 

CALLER #5: SO THIS IS KIM

 

ME: YES IT IS MAY I HELP YOU?!

 

CALLER#5: YEAH, YOU APPRAISED MY HOUSE 5 YEARS AGO DO YOU REMEMBER?

 

ME: WELL, UH , NO. YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU LIVE???

 

CALLER#5: I STAY AT 501 ELM

 

ME: OH YEAH, YOU HAVE PIT BULLS RIGHT?

 

CALLER#5: YEAH, AND I WANT YOU TO APPRAISE IT AGAIN

 

ME: HAVE YOUR LENDER FAX OVER A REQUEST OK?

 

CALLER#5: CAN I GET A DISCOUNT

 

 

 

 

CALLER#6: KIM?

 

ME: YES, MOTHER

 

CALLER#6: ARE YOU BUSY?

 

ME: VERY VERY BUSY AND VERY STRESSED AT THE DAMNED PHONES RINGING (HINT HINT)

 

CALLER #6: WELL THIS WILL JUST TAKE A MINUTE, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT CAROLYN DID( NEICE) YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK

 

 

 

 

 

CALLER#7: MAY TO SPEAK TO BILL

 

ME: BILL ISN'T IN YET MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE

 

CALLER#7: IS THIS KIM?

 

ME: YES MAM

 

CALLER #7: AREN'T YOU BILL'S DAUGHTER

 

ME: YES MAM

 

CALLER#7: MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION

 

 

LIKE I CAN INHERIT 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ???????????????????????????????

 

 

AND WHEN I LET THE PHONE RING AND LET THE GUYS ANSWER IT, IT''S KIM LINE ONE, KIM LINE TWO, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

AND THEN MY CELL RINGS VIBRATES OFF THE DESK DURING ALL OF THIS.

 

 

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN TAKE IT SOME DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERY TIME I HAVE TO ANSWER THE PHONE IT TAKES ME TEN MINUTES TO REGROUP ENOUGH TO CONCENTRATE. DID THIS BOTHER ME BEFORE? YES, SOME. BUT NOW IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNBEARABLE.

 

 

P.S WE TRIED A RECEPTIONIST, DIDN'T WORK OUT. SHE TOOK UP MORE TIME ASKING ME QUESTIONS THAN IT DID TO ANSWER THE PHONE. AND BESIDES, I STILL HAD TO HEAR IT RING. I TRIED DICONECTING RINGERS AND LETTING IT GO TO VOICE MAIL, IT'S ON A NETWORK, NO CAN DO. I WENT TO MAIN CIRCUIT BOX AND DISCONECTED PHONES SO IT WOULD GO TO VOICE MAIL, THAT SCREWED UP THE FAX.

 

 

 

HHHHEEEELLLLPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!