The new job.

So, the new job is locked down. We will officially be taking aover as the Apartment Manager Sept 1st. All I have to say is- what a fucking cluster fuck! The management company that is running this show is soooooo disorganized. I'm afraid. It's really no wonder that the last 5 have all failed so miserably. I'm guessing I will pretty much be on my own. We'll see how much support I get. It really is unfortunate because the building has potential, the units are really kickass, but fuck if we can get 4 washers and 4 dryers for a 36 unit building all working at the same time.

I have done two training 'sessions' thus far. One for their computer software - which I need to VPN to their system to use, and oh btw it doesn't work with Macs. I'll have to see about upgrading to OS 10.5 and using Bootcamp. Hmm, maybe I'll just purchase the OS out of their petty cash.

The second bit of training was last night. My direct manager went over signing leases and landlord tennant laws, etc. Let me describe how the meeting went. (Mind you, I have NEVER done anything like this before).

"When going over the lease, you should have them sign here, here, and here. They need to print their name here. Collect money. Here is a packet about landlord tennant laws, you should read that. Any questions? Good, see if you can fill the 6 vacancies before the end of the month."

Us: "We don't have keys, know which units are vacant, have deposit forms, anything that we need to do our job"

Him: "Yeah, you should try to get in touch with the old manager. Alright, if you have any questions email me"

Us: "But..... um..... wtf?"

So yeah, WTF? He gave us absolutely no info but yet wants us to fill the place up. This is going to be a nightmare for the first couple of months. I think once it gets rolling and we are full and really only need to keep the building up, it will be a cake walk.  Also, he informed us that really nothing has been done as far as paperwork goes for the last 4 months, we will need to straighten some of that out. I'll keep you posted.

As for filling units - anyone in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle looking for a 1 bedroom???