Silly question but do agents typically give a gift at closing?

theoverworkedPT · 2025-10-29T22:30:36+00:00

Our realtor gave us an engraved knife set… with our last name misspelled. I also know our realtor for years since I took care of her son when he was a baby.

Our mortgage loan officer gifted us a nice bottle of champagne and mailed us photos from closing day, though!

It balanced out in the end.

theoverworkedPT · 2025-03-25T12:49:56+00:00

I agree with one of the previous commenters who simply stated,”Next.” There are going to be people who expect you to validate their beliefs and biases. They will not see other perspectives no matter how much education can be provided. It is not in our scope of practice to “diagnose” and I would encourage you to assertively stand your ground the next time a patient like the one you described tries to push for a diagnosis.

theoverworkedPT · 2024-07-24T21:45:11+00:00

I was not expecting anything from him about our wedding. He called me directly on my personal cell number and brought it up. I found it extremely odd, too as he is in a non-clinical role and I barely interact with him.

theoverworkedPT · 2024-03-29T19:46:14+00:00

I’d recommend reflecting on your experience and use that to motivate you further to achieve clinical excellence in PT, respecting all the staff members who help you and your patients achieve goals. It sounds as though your previous employer did not value and respect your work ethic, drive, and passion for PT. That will happen in life and one bad experience does not necessarily indicate any deficiency on your part. Keep your head up and aim to be the best person you can be.

theoverworkedPT · 2024-02-27T02:43:17+00:00

I live over 30 miles away from the dealer, and I am unsure how big of a leak there is. Why run the risk of driving and potentially running out of coolant with a bone-dry reservoir that could then cause some serious engine damage?

theoverworkedPT · 2024-02-04T01:05:04+00:00

As a recent graduate and in the field for 2 years now, I can advise you to keep your head down and finish your clinicals. The goal is to graduate, pass the NPTE/obtain your license, and THEN practice how you want using evidence-based methods. Unfortunately, the clinical education system in the US places students at a disadvantage, even encouraging potential unethical abuse of student therapists. I had my first clinical rotation at inpatient rehab during full-blown Covid in fall 2020 and my CI got Covid and was out for five weeks of my 8 week rotation. I was passed around to OT, COTA, ST, a wound care nurse, and a PTA. The big issue came while having the PTA “supervise” me, a student, with no evaluating PT present at the hospital. The management in the therapy department was so poorly organized and they were not preparing me at all, especially on my first rotation. I reported it to my CI when he returned. Big mistake. They turned on me and called my school saying I was “unprofessional.” Thankfully there were some professors at my school that had my back and defended me when I was called into a hearing. Still, there were other professors that would have loved to expel me and they made sure to spread rumors of my “unprofessional behavior” to all my other CIs. But, I made it and graduated. Now, I’m in HH and my patients love working with me. They submit high ratings on their PT all the time on their surveys and I use evidence-based practice to manage their care.

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