My broker decided last month that we needed to have "mandatory team-building" every Friday afternoon. Not optional, not "swing by if you can," but mandatory. So now I'm supposed to cancel my 3pm showing appointments during prime showing hours to sit in the conference room eating stale grocery store cookies while we do trust falls and talk about our "why." Last week's activity was literally going around the circle and sharing our "biggest fear about success." I said mine was missing closings to attend meetings about feelings, and somehow I'm the one who got pulled aside for a "attitude check." Meanwhile, our broker hasn't sold a house since 2019 but has plenty of opinions about how we should all be structuring our days. The same broker who takes 45 minutes to respond to a simple commission split question but can fire off a group text about "maintaining positive energy in the office" in under thirty seconds. I did the math. These meetings have cost me roughly $12,000 in missed opportunities this quarter. But sure, let's do another round of sharing our vision boards.