I’m intrigued by the recent story of Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who lost control when he was treated rudely and crudely by a passenger and slid down the plane’s emergency slide after cussing the passenger out over the plane’s P.A. system. Although he is potentially being prosecuted for his actions (which we know will never go to trial) he has garnered sympathy and support from over 100,000 (and growing) Facebook fans who in this frustratingly long and deep economic recession would love to voice their job frustrations, but fear recrimination and job loss as the result.

I’m surprised we haven’t seen this story before, with a Realtor being the culprit and losing it. After all, since 2006, how many times have we opened an escrow only to have our Buyer want to renegotiate the terms or price due to the declining market and then back out of the deal? How many “discussions” have we had with our Sellers about lowering asking prices yet still can offer little hope to them of selling their property? How many lenders have we seen exit the market making financing difficult or near impossible for anyone other than the most stellar? How many “commission conversations” have we had with our Seller’s being concerned, understandably, about their shrinking bottom line? How much more time is everyone spending and making how much less income? How many times have you heard agents say “this isn’t fun anymore”? How many of our friends and colleagues are no longer in our offices or even the industry? Well anyone in the business could go on and on with this list.

I can think of some pretty mischievous ways to go “Slater” but it probably wouldn’t change anything. I guess I’ll just have to enjoy the fantasies.

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