At first glance, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage seems to be a great company to work for, unfortunately, as time goes on and you become more aware of the companies dynamics and after they have financially sucked you dry making you pay for everything, you name it they will make you pay for it. The company and managers drill into telling you this it your business and you need to spend money to make money, which in most cause this is true, but then you realized the only ones that benefits is Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Joe Mamone the CFO continually told us how he wants to hear feedback and suggestions to improve on the company to move us to the future, what a crock. It became clear that the only feedback he want to hear is how the money is being made, THE BOTTOM LINE, that it. I was privileged to find this out first hand, after Elizabeth Johnson, the manager of the Bellmore office unlawfully terminated my employment without cause, a fact that was painfully obvious, her decision was solely base on prejudges, which was not a surprise because in the past she allowed bigotry to be the standard in the office with agents. She had made the assumption I was gay after listen to me on the phone, from then she treated me indifferently. She refused to help me with my with clients, I wasn't able to participate in discussions at our office meeting, she did everything to make sure I didn't feel welcome in the office. The worst part, Liz created a Click made of deceitful, backstabbing people. Tracy Goodman one of the agents in the office and it turns out, her close friends was among the click as well as an agent Moira Connolly who I are Top Producers I never spoke to them until on day I had asked Tracy about her listing and was told to shut the F&*K up. I was surprised by her reaction and walk out of the office, and never spoke to her since, then several months later I ran into Moira at the supermarket, I had seen her in the office but never spoke to her before, we started talking, she asked how I liked the office and the people, I told her I didn't feel comfortable ye, and I didn't think Liz like me, she said she is weird like that she said not to worry about it that she not important and not to care what she think. And the less I tell her the better, she went on to say that not to take her advise she had and it was bad, so I said why is she still there if she not a good manager, she said the all kiss up to Joe and act for the higher-ups so know one see it. I mentioned what do you do if you have problems with a manager, she said nothing you have no help they only protect the mangers, I told her that I vested so much time and money that I wanted try and make it work. I told her once Liz see me getting listing and making money hopeful she would respect me then. She then said Liz like listing and money only.in our company and office you're only as good as you last listing She said I her something with you and Tracy went on I said it was no big deal she asked again what happened, I said she said something mean to me but I didn't tell anyone because Liz didn't like me as it was so I didn't want to stir-up anything. She Tracy can be a bitch what did she say I said don't say anything she told me to shut the f*%K up because I asked her a bout a listing of hers. She said screw her and Liz you not there to make friends just to make money. Unfortunately, this business is very cutthroat and many people fail in the business, but I shouldn't worry just do your own thing and you will do well. I left feeling so much better about the people in my office. That week, Liz harassed us all to pay to go to a seminar that our home office offered, I figured this would be good even though I was broke I would go to show Liz that I was seriously working to do well. After the seminar was completed I went back to prospecting and working with buyers. I had just returned from prospecting and received a call on my cell phone from Liz asking if I was around the office and could I come in. I asked her what was wrong she told me I needed to come in. I told her I had a class tomorrow but I could come in after. She said fine, I hung up thinking I could imagine why she want to talk to me so bad, I know hadn't done anything wrong so it could be anything like that, I didn't want to wait around worrying. So I decided to run over to the office to talk to her. I get there and she is messing around, laughing with a guy in the office measuring each other with a tape, she looks up with this weird look acting indifferent as usual, she said I be right there So I started talking to Diane (office assistant) Liz stumbles over and tell Diane to come in the office with her and I, I sit down and said what's up, she starts rambling (she seem like she drunk or something but I wasn't sure, I had seen her drink at the office before, but I didn't know what she was on) Anyway, Liz starts asking did I tell someone that Tracy said Shut the F#*k up to me. I asked who told you that she said it none of my business I said If someone is talking about I should be able to confront them she told me no, and she was going to have to terminated me, and that my kind didn't need to be here (whatever that meant) I asked her for what reason she said some other crap that made no sense. And she didn't need a reason. I asked her why was I being fired for something someone else (who she refused to tell me their name, which because Moira is the only one I told that to, it was her, I wasn't aware, at the time she was one of the biggest cut-throat people she had warned me about) told you that was true if anyone should be fired it should be Tracy, I told her to have her come in and let me confront her she said no. She then told Diane to pull my card; I told her fine I would call my Lawyer she said do what ever you want, I asked if Joe yet she said no, she had the power. I said Find I call him and my lawyer she got up and kind of fell on the table as I walked out she then became erratic tell me not to use the phone and I couldn't talk to anyone get out of the building you can't talk to anyone in the office I said the other agents should know that you're a liar, she said I was nothing and she would call the police she ran to the phone like a crazy psycho, so I left I went home very upset that Because of immoral unethical bigots I lost my job, and how could someone be so consciously ruthless to set out to ruin someone career. I think people like the selfish woman in my office, they must have felt threatened by me for whatever reason, my guess was most likely because they realized that it was only a matter of time before I would be more successful then them. They let their own insecurities make them need to fabricate a personal agenda in order to have self worth, sad. Which had nothing to do with work. Anyway, I sent out email to Joe Mamone at home office and told him what had happened, he sent me back a short and polite response letting me known that he wasn't interested in feedback or and thing else like in the movie good fellow F. U pay me, the company don't care about their agents all about money, I realize you can stay in business without making money but The bottom line is without agents you have no business. A lesson that Coldwell Banker and the parent company NRT don't seem to care about. Its funny, Liz was so afraid of people being told what really happened and that she is a deceitful ineffective manager that should terminated herself. She tried to have my emails blocked from all the agents but having NRT human resources sent me a threaten letter and even after explaining to her she yes me to death and contacted Liz tell he I had sent out the email, so Liz went around asking the agents if the gone any email from me. What's pathetic is instead of NRT and the company doing the right thing by firing Liz and they other posers they would rather keep trying to cover it up. My advice is if Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage employs you, be careful and protect yourself, the company and its management has not loyalty to you and doesn't care about your success, I saw I first hand. To agents that are thinking of work there it's your decision just keep in mind what I said if you want to be always watching your back for the knife then more power to you if not, there are many more respectable company that would love to help you to become successful. Lastly, if any homeowners are thinking of listing home with on of the agents, Coldwell Banker residential Brokerage has many great agents and the company is lucky to have them, but please make sure your hiring a agent with morals and integrity, not one like the one I mentioned, it up to the buyers, sellers and good agents to help change the standards of the real estate market, we all work are and try to be good people or at lease we should so don't except the scum just because some are manager or Top Producers doesn't all mean they work the hardest or better, sometime they're Top Producers because they are a good liar, not all but some, it up to use to weed them out and stop letting them destroy the reputations of the good hard working honest agents like myself. At this point, I am thinking of suiting, I not sure if I want to take the time or just move on.
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